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PCA(D)(2024)1 – AMENDMENT NO. 163 TO THE SDR – Det I Minor Changes, VT Allowance Update, and Recruitment and Retention Update

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2024(1) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

PCA(D)(2023)6 – Amendment No. 162 to the SDR – Determination I minor corrections

Amendment No. 162 to the SDR, which will be effective from 1 November 2023, makes minor corrections to the following […]

PCA(D)(2023)5 – Amendment No. 161 to the SDR – Payment Reform

Amendment No. 161 provides the new Determination I for general dentistry, which will be effective from 1 November 2023. The […]

FAQ on Payment Reform

The full FAQ on payment reform, referred to in PCA(D)(2023)5, can be viewed and download below.

PCA(D)(2023)1 – Amendment No. 159 to the SDR – Financial Support for Dentists Opening a Practice

PCA(D)(2023)1 advises of the financial support available to dentists opening a practice, including: It also advises of changes to the […]

PCA(D)(2022)8 – Amendment No. 158 to the SDR – Pay Award for GDPs

Amendment No. 158 advises of the arrangements for the pay award for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) which comes into effect […]

UPDATE: Amendment No. 157 to the SDR – Allowances

PCA(D)(2022)6 provides details of a number of changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR): Removal of protection payments for: […]

PCA(D)(2022)5 – Dental Equipment Repairs

PCA(D)(2022)5 provides details of the arrangements for the Improvement Allowances for Replacement and/or Repairs to Dental Equipment, including how to […]

UPDATE: Amendment No. 155 to the SDR – Recruitment and Retention Allowance

Amendment No. 155 advises of changes to the geographical areas and eligibility criteria for Determination XIII – Recruitment and Retention […]

Amendment No. 154 to the SDR

Amendment No. 154 advises of changes to Item 1 Examination and Report; item 2 Procedures to Assist Diagnosis and Treatment […]

Amendment No. 153 to the SDR

Amendment No. 153 to the SDR advises of the pay award for General Dental Practitioners which comes into effect from […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No. 152

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(6) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No. 151

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(5) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.150

Memorandum PCA(D)2021(3) outlines the latest amendments to the statement of of dental remuneration (SDR). The memorandum contains details of:- Funding […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.149

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(2) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

The Scottish Government

Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services: Phase 4

Update 24th November: an updated version of the Standard Operating Procedures for Dental Teams was released. As previously indicated NHS […]

CDO Letter – Examinations Phase 3 Remobilisation

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a new letter outlining an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) in […]

The Scottish Government

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 […]

The Scottish Government

SDR Amendment 143

Amendment 143 to the Statement of Dental Remuneration is out now.

SDR Amendment No. 142

The latest amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR)  has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)12.  The changes come into […]