SDCEP’s new Dental Companion app launched
A new app, the Dental Companion, launched today by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP), delivers easy mobile access to SDCEP’s evidence-based guidance.
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New QI eLearning modules
Quality improvement elearning modules for all of the dental team.
Safety Climate Survey
The Safety Climate Survey for dental practices will open on Thursday 1 August 2019 and close on Tuesday 31st March 2020
No health without oral health – Report
How oral health contributes to Public Health Priorities in Scotland This report has been produced by the Consultants in Dental Public Health (CsDPH) and Chief Administrative Dental Officers (CADO) Group in Scotland as part of the Public Health Reform Programme. This paper outlines the successes in oral health and outlines the challenges to be faced…
Scottish Health Awards 2019
Dentist Award Why not nominate your dentist for the 2019 Scottish Health Awards Dentist Award? Anyone can nominate and nominations from the public are welcome. This award is for an individual dentist providing excellent NHS dental care for people in Scotland. This award aims to recognise the high quality and dedicated NHS dental care that an individual…
Quality Improvement Activity for General Dental Practitioners 2019-22
A new memorandum [PCA(D)(2019)10] outlining the arrangements for the quality improvement (QI) activities undertaken by dentists for the forthcoming 3-year cycle 2019/22 is now available. Dentists are required to undertake quality improvement activities as a terms of service requirement, as described in paragraph 40 of Schedule 1 to the NHS (General Dental Services) Scotland Regulations…
Oral Health Community Challenge Awards announced
The Community Challenge Fund was one of the proposals in the Oral Health Improvement Plan. Details of the fund and a call for proposals was launched in February of this year. Details of the successful oral health improvement projects and funding have now been released by the Scottish Government. Details are available on the Scottish…
Dental Amalgam
The Scottish Govenment has provided a plan of the action it is undertaking to reduce the use of dental amalgam in Scotland. This is part of a U-wide response to an EU directive which places restrictions on the use of dental amalgam. For further information click here
Amendment No 141 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration
Scottish ministers have amended the regulations on dental remuneration, effective from 1st July 2019
Use of external advisers for senior dental appointments in the PDS
Letter from the Interim Chief Dental Officer, 4th June 2019. This updates the previous CDO letter on external advisers issued on 2 June 2015.
Smile4life questionnaire
Smile4life is the national oral health improvement programme for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland. As part of an investigation into how Smile4life is being implemented we invite all practitioners that work in oral health and homelessness to complete a short questionnaire. It takes 10 minutes to complete and asks practitioners about their beliefs and attitudes…
GDPs Annual Expenses Exercise 2019/20
This memorandum, PCA (D) (2019)8 , provides information about the forthcoming annual expenses exercise for GDPs in Scotland providing NHS General Dental Services. The exercise will run from 21st May to the 18th June 2019 and involves the completion of an online accounts template. Download a copy of Memorandum PCA (D) (2019)8
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initative
This letter PCA(D) (2019)7 provides details of a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initative (SDAI) which will take effect from the 1st May 2019. Download a copy of PCA(D) (2019)7
Scottish Adult Oral Health Survey 2016-8
Information Services Division (ISD) has today published information on the Scottish Adult Oral Health Survey (SAOHS) . The report provides statistics for the combined 2016 and 2018 SAHOS surveys. Data was collected by 126 dentists for a total of 3,114 patients aged 45 years and over. Main Points This project has shown that collecting survey…
Dental management of patients at risk of Infective Endocarditis – Survey
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published implementation advice regarding Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in August 2018. To help explore the usefulness and impact of this advice, we are inviting you to take part in a survey which explores dentists’ current practice, attitudes and beliefs regarding dental management of patients at risk of…
Sustainability and the Childsmile Programme
All dental resources used and distributed by the Childsmile programme are purchased as part of a single national contract which goes out to European tender. However, this year we will begin the process for setting the specification for the next contract at which point we will look at all the products we use and identify…
RCPSG – Top Tips for GDPs – 31st May 2019
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow ( RCPS) is running their very successful Top Tips for GDPs Couse again on Friday 31st May 2019. The day will be presented as a series of short presentations, addressing topics of particular relevance to those working in primary care dentistry. These will include tips on…
Dental Nurses Survey
The Scottish Government in conjunction with the BDA (Scotland) has just announced a forthcoming survey of Dental Nurses. The survey announcement was made in the PCA (D) (2019)6 . Practitioner Services will be emailing a link to the survey to all designated dentists and the survey will close on the 5th May.
Revised Scottish Dental Access Initiative
This letter advises of the latest revisions to the Scottish Dental Access Initiative (SDAI) which will take effect from the 1st April 2019 . It outlines the designated areas of Scotland where financial assistance will be available to expand or purchase existing NHS dental practices. Download a copy of the Letter PCA(D) (2019)5 …
SDCEP – Oral Health Assessment and Review – Questionnaire
SDCEP (Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme) is reviewing the evidence underpinning the current Oral Health Assessment and Review guidance. To support the review SDCEP is inviting practitioners to complete a questionnaire regarding your current practice, and beliefs and attitudes towards specific aspects of the Oral Health Assessment and Review guidance. The questionnaire should take about…