Category: COVID-19
Revised SOPS for Dental Teams
2 February 2021Standard operating procedures for dental teams in Scotland Download the SOPS revised 20th December 2021 (PDF) Download the SOPS, revised […]
SDCEP Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review Update
25 January 2021The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has today issued an update to their ‘Rapid Review of the Mitigation of […]
Funding for Primary Care PPE provision
19 January 2021A letter from Paul Cushley, Dental Director at National Services Scotland indicates that funding for PPE in General Dental Services […]
Latest COVID Restrictions, 05 Jan 2021 – CDO Letter
5 January 2021CDO Letter clarifying the position for dental practices following the further restrictions announced from 5th January 2021.
Level 4 COVID restrictions – CDO letter
23 December 2020The Chief Dental Officer (CDO) has today issued a letter about the Level 4 COVID restrictions coing into force on […]
Non-CE marked Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
18 December 2020During the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic when PPE supply chains were at risk, the European Commission issued an […]
COVID Vaccination Programme – 2020/21
1 December 2020This memorandum, PCD(D) 2020 (14) advises NHS Boards of the opportunity to involve NHS dental contractors in the COVID-19 vaccination […]
Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services: Phase 4
24 November 2020Update 24th November: an updated version of the Standard Operating Procedures for Dental Teams was released. As previously indicated NHS […]
Letter from the CDOs of the four UK nations
11 November 2020This is a joint letter to all dental health professionals from the UK’s four Chief Dental Officers.
COVID-19: infection prevention and control dental appendix
23 October 2020A 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
12 October 2020In a letter released today, Tom Ferris CDO Scotland announced that, as of Sunday 1st November dental contractors will be […]
SDCEP Rapid Review on Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry published
25 September 2020Today the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published their rapid review of the evidence related to the generation and […]
CDO letter and NHS advice about FFP3 respirators
7 September 2020Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer and NHS NSS Clinical Directorate address have written to dentists about the safety of the 3M 1863 FFP3 respirators provided by NHS Scotland to allow the provision of urgent aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in practice.
Providing Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) in Practice
8 August 2020A new Memorandum PCA(D)2020 (11) has been issued providing guidance on the provision of certain AGPs in practice from the […]
Ventilation, water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19
4 August 2020This SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) on ventilation water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19 was developed […]
CDO Letter – Examinations Phase 3 Remobilisation
28 July 2020The Chief Dental Officer has issued a new letter outlining an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) in […]
Aerosol Generating Procedures and their Mitigation in International Dental Guidance Documents
28 July 2020The COVID-19 Dental Services Evidence Review (CoDER) Working Group has just published its rapid review of Aerosol Generating Procedures and […]
Updated information for patients about remobilisation of dental services
13 July 2020As the lockdown measures continue to ease in Scotland it’s now possible to access a wider range of dental services […]
Phase 3 Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services
10 July 2020Today sees the release of three important documents from The Scottish Government about the remobilisation of NHS dental services in Scotland.
SDCEP-Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry
26 June 2020SDCEP, with the support of Cochrane Oral Health, is coordinating a rapid review of the international evidence related to aerosol […]