This page lists all clinical practice guidelines that affect dentistry in Scotland. The full list can also be accessed via the Library. by selecting “guidance” in the Publication Type filter.
British Dental Journal
European Commission
General Dental Council (GDC)
Health Scotland
International Association of Dental Trauma
National Institute for Health and Social Care Excellence (NICE)
- Approaches for local authorities and their partners to improve the oral health of their communities
- Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis
- Service guidance on improving outcomes in head and neck cancers
- Dental Recall (CG 19)
- Guidance on the Extraction of Wisdom Teeth
- Oral Health Promotion – general dental practice (NG 30)
NHS Health Protection Agency
NHS Scotland
- Disposal of dental service waste
- Scottish Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer – Head and Neck Cancer
- Optimal Head and Neck Cancer Diagnostic Pathway
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
- Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer – SIGN 90
- Dental interventions to prevent caries in children- SIGN 138
Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP)
Guidelines
- Conscious sedation in dentistry
- Decontamination into practice
- Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children
- Drug prescribing for dentistry
- Emergency Dental Care
- Management of Dental Patients taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet drugs
- Management of Acute Dental Problems
- Oral Health Assessment and Review
- Oral health management of patients prescribed bisphosphonates
- Oral Health Management of Patients at Risk of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
- Practice Support Manual
- Prevention and treatment of periodontal disease in primary care