PCA(D)(2023)3 advises of the publication of an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), Amendment No. 160. The amendment comprises changes to: 2. Determination IV – to increase the vocational training grant. A copy of the memorandum and a full updated SDR can be viewed below. Memorandum – PCA(D)(2023)3 Amendment No. 160 to the…
PCA(D)(2023)1 advises of the financial support available to dentists opening a practice, including: It also advises of changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration to update the eligible areas for the Recruitment and Retention Allowance. A copy of the memorandum and a full updated SDR can be viewed below.
Amendment No. 158 advises of the arrangements for the pay award for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) which comes into effect from 1 November 2022. The PCA Memorandum and a full updated version of the SDR can be viewed below.
PCA(D)(2022)6 provides details of a number of changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR): Removal of protection payments for: Commitment Payments (Det IX), General Dental Practice Allowance (Det XIV), and Rent Reimbursement (Det XV) from 1 July 2022; Revised conditions for new applications/entrants to claim rent reimbursement from 1 July 2022; Changes to Determination…
The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(6) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), Amendment No. 152, which takes effect from 7 September 2021. The Memorandum advises NHS dental contractors of the funding support for electric drill hand pieces and…
The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(5) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), Amendment No. 151, which takes effect from 1 February 2021. The Memorandum advises NHS dental contractors of the update to maternity, paternity and adoptive leave payments.
Memorandum PCA(D)2021(3) outlines the latest amendments to the statement of of dental remuneration (SDR). The memorandum contains details of:- Funding support for ventilation equipment in dental practices Consequential changes to the SDR. The memorandum also provides a link to the findings of the recent ventilation survey which had a response rate of 65%. Key findings…
Update 24th November: an updated version of the Standard Operating Procedures for Dental Teams was released. As previously indicated NHS dental services will be moving to phase 4 of the NHS Dental Remobilisation Plan from the 1st of November. From that date NHS dental contractors will be able to provide the full range of NHS…
The latest amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)12. The changes come into force on the 1st November 2019.The The full SDR No. 142 to the SDR can be downloaded from our SDR page
A new amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2019)2. The changes come into force on the 1st February 2019. Amendment No. 140 to the SDR can be downloaded from our SDR page
A new amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released Memorandum PCA(D)(2018)12. The memorandum advises of increases in the fee scale, prior approval levels, vocational trainee salary and GDP allowance cap. The revised fee scale come into force on the 1st November 2018. The maximum patient charge remains at £384. Amendment…
A new amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) has now been released. Memorandum PCA(D)(2018)8) advises of new arrangements relating to the phasing down of dental amalgam and outlines changes being brought into affect in amendment No. 138 to the SDR. Amendment No 138 to the SDR can be downloaded from our SDR page.
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 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.