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…
Today sees the publication by Information Services Division of the latest National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP) data from Primary 1 children in Scotland. The data shows that while oral health in P1 pupils is continuing to improve, the rate of improvement is slowing. The proportion of P1 children with no obvious decay now stands at 69%…
If you are a Dentist working in the NHS General and Public Dental Services in Scotland and are interested in participating in a National Dental Survey and associated audit you only have until Friday 29th January 2016 to register! Further details can be found here 3 clinical audit hours are available for participation in the…
While Scotland has had high quality information on the dental health of children for many years data for our adult population is much more limited. In order to gather information on adults we are exploring a new approach to gathering this data. Dentists across Scotland working in the NHS General and Public Dental Services are…