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Reform of NHS Dental Services – CDO Advisory Group

As you will be aware, the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, in his letter of 28 June 2022, […]

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Protecting Vunerable Groups (PVG) Scheme

Disclosure Scotland is the Executive Agency of the Scottish Government which checks and shares information about people’s criminal records. This helps […]

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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 […]

Defibrillators in Independent Dental Practices

The interim Chief Dental Officer has just written out to Dentists and their staff regarding their continuing support for the […]

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New- Scottish Oral Health Improvement Plan

The Scottish Government’s new Oral Health Improvement Plan  is launched today and sets out a new preventive system of care […]

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Practice premises revaluation exercise -1st April 2018

The Scottish Government has today issued a memorandum advising of an exercise to update practice valuations for reimbursement of practice […]

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Future of Oral Health – Consultation Roadshows

The consultation on the future of oral health services in Scotland is set to run until 8th December. Roadshows are […]

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Consultation on the future of oral health

Today the Scottish Government launches its consultation document on the future of oral health. Over the past decade the landscape […]

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Changes to entitlement for free dental treatment

This memorandum advises of the introduction of take-home pay thresholds implemented from 1st November 2015 for claimants on Universal Credit […]

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Strategic vision for E-Dentistry

This letter outlines the Scottish Government’s  ‘Vision for  e- Dentistry’.  Phase 1  will include a range oc complimentary ‘buisness efficiency […]

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Statement of Dental Remuneration – Amendment No.130

This letter advises of an amendment to the  ‘Deemed NHS Committed’  Status for New Practices Claiming Additional General Dental Practice Allowance […]

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Scottish Dental Access Initative – revised Nov 2015

This letter provides advice on a further revision of the Scottish Dental Access Initative (SDAI) which will take effect on […]

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Statement of Dental Remuneration -Amendment No.128

The revised statement of dental remuneration (SDR), will take effect from 1st April 2015. Download a copy of  SDR- No.128 […]