Category: NHS dental reform

CDO Letter – Oral Health Metrics

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter to the workforce regarding changes to system architecture for the collection of […]

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 […]

CDO Letter on Amendment Regulations

To support the implementation of payment reform a range of consequential amendments to existing regulations have been undertaken. A letter […]

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)4 – Fees for Determination I

The Minister for Public Health, and Women’s Health, Jenni Minto MSP, has issued a letter to the sector regarding PCA(D)(2023)4, […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA – 12 April 2023

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC), Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA – 29 March 2023

Present: Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA Scotland, Tom Ferris, Chief Dental Officer, Gillian Leslie, Deputy […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 10 May 2023

BDA Scotland / SDPC representatives/ Scottish Government joint update on payment reform: “BDA Scotland/ SDPC representatives and Scottish Government held […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 1 February 2023

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC), Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA […]

Ms Todd Letter to NHS Dental Teams – Reform Payment Showcase – Temporary Pause – 20 March 2023

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 18 January 2023

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC), Josephine Weir, Deputy Chair of SDPC, Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA […]

Letter to NHS dental teams from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, has written to NHS dental teams to provide an […]

Regular Dental Reform Meeting between SG/BDA/SDPC – 7 December 2022

Present: David McColl, Chair of Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC); Jeff Ellis, SDPC member; Charlotte Waite, Director, BDA Scotland; Chief […]

PDS Liaison Group – Meeting Papers

Following the recent survey offered to the dental workforce, of which 557 respondents provided their views, responses have been analysed […]

Reform of NHS Dental Service – PDS Liaison Group

A PDS liaison group has been set up to share and discuss the proposed changes to Determination I from the […]

Updated 17/01 – CDO Advisory Group – Meeting Papers

Following the recent sectoral survey, of which 557 respondents provided their views, responses have been analysed and a report has […]

Reform of NHS Dental Services – Survey 1 Report

As you may be aware, the profession, including dentists, members of the wider dental team, Health Boards, and professional organisations, […]

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, […]