The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is currently developing advice for dentists to facilitate the implementation of NICE Clinical Guideline 64 – Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis. To better understand how this recommendation is currently being interpreted, SDCEP is inviting dentists to complete a short survey which asks about their antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis…
The Scottish Government’s new Oral Health Improvement Plan is launched today and sets out a new preventive system of care to assess patients based on risk, and address the link between deprivation and ill-health. It will see the introduction of personalised care plans which focus on lifestyle choices, for example diet, alcohol and smoking, and…
All equipment included on the agreement has been rigorously evaluated to ensure it meets all relevant guidance requirements.
Changes to legislation relating to radiation protection will be taking place in 2018, including a new HSE notification process. All dental practices must re-register with HSE by 5th February 2018. A guide to registering is now available through the SDCEP Practice Support manual (PSM)
James Lind Alliance Oral and Dental Health Priority Setting Partnership Oral and Dental research in the UK is world-leading. Nevertheless, it is fragmented and does not receive the funds it deserves, resulting in a small National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio of research, and a possible shortage of evidence to inform decision making. One…
Following a successful pilot using Primary Care dentists to collect data for a National Oral Health Survey we are hoping to recruit a larger number of dentists to participate in this round of data collection. Dentists across Scotland working in the NHS General and Public Dental Services are invited to participate in this novel method of…
Changes to legislation relating to radiation protection will be taking place in 2018, including a new HSE notification process. All dental practices must re-register with HSE by 5th February 2018. The Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 (IRR17) will replace IRR99 and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2018 (IRMER18) will replace IRMER 2000 and its later amendments.…
Registration is now open for the 3rd Childsmile Evaluation symposium. Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel Beardmore Street Clydebank 09:00 – 16:30 On 23rd January 2018 The conference is FREE but places are limited. Further details and registration
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is currently developing advice for dentists to facilitate the implementation of NICE Clinical Guideline 64 – Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis. A draft of the implementation advice is available now for open consultation, which will end on 31 January 2018. To view the consultation draft and instructions for how…
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) yesterday released an advisory note for users to exercise caution when using this product as the translucent tip-cap sometimes remains on the syringe tip when pulling the red cap off nessesitating manual removal. Further information is available here
Following a successful pilot of using Primary Care dentists to collect data for a National Oral Health Survey we are hoping to recruit a larger number of dentists to participate in this round of data collection. Dentists across Scotland working in the NHS General and Public Dental Services are invited to participate in this novel method…
A priority setting partnership (PSP) has been established to work with patients, lay people and clinicians to identify area of uncertainty in treatments to improve dental health. The aim is to agree a list of priorities for future dental research. Click here for more information and to take part in the survey
An updated guide to help with health care costs is now available. The leaflet included information on, young people, people receiving benefits and people on a low income and their entitlements. More information of dental treatment changes is available here Download Copy of Guide
The National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) is carried out annually with the support and approval of the Scottish Dental Epidemiology Co-ordinating Committee. Two school year groups are involved: i) at entry into Local Authority schools in primary one (P1) and ii) in primary seven (P7) before the move to secondary education. The Inspection Programme has…
This Memorandum (PCA(D)(2017)6 advises dentists and dental bodies corporate of the introduction of the NHS (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017. It also advises of the publication of an amendment, Amendment No 136, to the Statement of Dental Remuneration. Download a copy of the memo here
The next Childsmile Evaluation Symposium will be held at:- The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel on Tuesday 23rd January 2018 Further details about the programme and registration process will disseminated later.
A new amendment of the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), has now been released . This will come into effect on the 1st October 2017 with a 2.25% increase in the fee-scale for all courses of treatment started on or after 1 October 2017. The maximum patient charge for a single course of NHS dental…
Practitioner Services are delivering a series of evening roadshow events across Scotland, to engage with dentists and dental care professionals who are delivering General Dental Services in NHS Scotland. The events will support dental teams with:- Understanding of the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) Prior approval requirements and discretionary fees Understanding eSchedules . The events are…
The Scottish Government has today issued a memorandum advising of an exercise to update practice valuations for reimbursement of practice rental costs under Determination XV of the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR). For the last revaluation exercise in 2015 all practice premises were individually inspected. This time the current market rent is determined by the…
The Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB) issues policies which provide guidance to PractitionerServices and dentists on interpretation of the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR). These policies have recently been reviewed and updated. They can be accessed at www.shsc.scot/meetings/scottish-dental-practice-board/sdpb-policies/ Please make sure you keep up to date with these policies and share them within your practice.