COVID-19: infection prevention and control dental appendix

A new dental appendix to the recently published UK COVID-19: Guidance for the remobilisation of services within health and care […]

CDO Letter – Full range of NHS dental treatments from 1st November

In a letter released today, Tom Ferris CDO Scotland announced that, as of Sunday 1st November dental contractors will be […]

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SDCEP Rapid Review on Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry published

Today the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published their rapid review of the evidence related to the generation and […]

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Ventilation, water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19

This SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) on ventilation water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19 was developed […]

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Aerosol Generating Procedures and their Mitigation in International Dental Guidance Documents

The COVID-19 Dental Services Evidence Review (CoDER) Working Group has just published its  rapid review of  Aerosol Generating Procedures and […]

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Phase 3 Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services

Today sees the release of three important documents from The Scottish Government about the remobilisation of NHS dental services in Scotland.

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SDCEP-Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry

SDCEP, with the support of Cochrane Oral Health, is coordinating a rapid review of the international evidence related to aerosol […]

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SDCEP – Comparison of UK Return-to-Practice Documents

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) have published a comparison of the five main UK documents published in recent […]

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NHS Dental Services-Phase 2 Remobilisation

A letter from the Chief Dental Officer confirms todays announcement from the First Minister that NHS Dental Services can move […]

Reopening dental practices – Latest CDO update

This latest CDO letter provides information on plans to reintroduce dental services on a phased basis over the course of […]

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SDCEP – Resuming General Dental Services Guide – minor update

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) have issued a minor update to their Resuming General Dental Services Guide. These […]

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Accessing PPE – an update for dental practices in NHS Scotland

This is a letter about PPE to all dentists from National Services Scotland’s Directors of National Procurement and Dentistry.

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SDCEP Reopening Dental Practice Guide launched

In a letter of the 20th May the Chief Dental Officer outlined a phased remobilisation of NHS dental services. To […]

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Rapid Review of recommendations for re-opening dental services

Guidance to support decision-making for re-opening dental services closed or reduced across the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SDCEP-Drugs for Management of Dental Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic – Update

SDCEP has updated the Drugs for Management of Dental Problems During COVID-19 Pandemic supplement, which was first published on 8 April 2020.  The […]

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Recommendations for the re-opening of dental services

A rapid review of recommendations for re-opening dental services following the closure or reduction of dental services across the world […]

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SDCEP – Dental Practice Closure During COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness programme has created a new guide entitled Dental Practice Closure During COVID-19 Pandemic. This guide comprises a […]

Infection Prevention and Control in Urgent Dental Care Settings during the period of COVID-19

Health Protection Scotland have released a new document that outlines infection prevention and control advice for dentists and the dental […]

NHS financial support measures during COVID-19 and other sources of funding support

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a memorandum for independent contractors (dentists and dental bodies corporate) with specific guidance for […]

COVID-19 Resources

As the number of our news stories and resources related to COVID-19 grows we have developed a new page for […]