Caring for Smiles – A guide for families
This booklet has been developed for family members and close friends of people living in care homes who depend on […]
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Oral Health Improvement & Dental Services in Scottish Prisons
This document provides guidance to NHS Boards for the delivery of Oral Health Improvement and Dental Services in Scottish Prisons. […]
Emergency Drugs and Equipment in Primary Dental Care
This National Dental Advisory Committee (NDAC) document revises requirements for emergency drugs and equipment in primary dental care updating a 1999 publication.
Approaches for local authorities and their partners to improve the oral health of their communities
Guidance from NICE on on undertaking oral health needs assessments, developing a local strategy on oral health and delivering community-based interventions and activities.
Decontamination into practice
Decontamination into practice is a series of documents that provides advice on various aspects of instrument decontamination in dental practice, […]
CPD for dental professionals
All dental professionals have a duty to keep their skills and knowledge up to date. CPD for dentists and DCPs […]
Prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases in primary care
Guidance on the Prevention and Treatment of Periodontal Diseases in Primary Care was first published in June 2014. The guidance […]
Dental interventions to prevent caries in children- SIGN 138
The guideline provides recommendations based on current evidence for best practice in dental interventions to prevent caries in children aged 0-18 years.
Child Protection and the Dental Team -Scottish Addendum
n each section where there is variance we have made short notes that highlight the differences.
Management of acute dental problems
This guidance from SDCEP is intended for use by staff in any healthcare setting who may be asked to advise […]
Caring for Smiles – A guide for carers
This pictorial guide provides carers with the key information about cleaning of the mouth teeth and dentures. Download a copy […]
Dental Recall (CG 19)
The NICE dental recall clinical guideline helps clinicians assign recall intervals between oral health reviews that are appropriate to the […]
Oral Health and Nutrition Guidance for Professionals
The purpose of this guidance is to provide agreed, consistent, evidence-based guidance on oral health and nutrition for professionals.
Smile4life
Smile4Life is developing, implementing and evaluating an oral health preventive programme for homeless populations across Scotland.
Oral health management of patients prescribed bisphosphonates
This guidance provides clear and practical advice for dentists in primary care on how to provide care for patients prescribed […]
Oral health assessment and review
This guidance document aims to facilitate the move from a restorative approach to patient care to a preventive and long-term […]
Sedation in children and young people
This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of children and young people under the age of 19 having sedation for therapeutic or diagnostic procedures.
Guidance on the Safe Use of Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
The aim of this publication is provide definitive guidance to enable all persons involved with dental CBCT equipment to work with it safely and in accordance with UK radiation protection legislation.
Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children
“Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children” is designed to assist and support Primary Care practitioners and their teams […]
Practice support manual
The practice support manual has been developed to support the organization, management and running of primary care dental practices. It […]