Tag: COVID-19
CDO(2022)2 – CDO Letter – Updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
4 April 2022Please find attached the updated SOP for dental teams in Scotland updated 4 April 2022. These sections reflect the main […]
De-escalation of COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) measures
1 April 2022The Chief Nursing Officer’s Nosocomial Review Group (CNRG) have reviewed the advice from the Antibiotic Resistance & Healthcare Acquired Infection […]
Use of Midazolam 10mg/2ml ampoules for buccal administration in Emergency Dental Boxes
18 March 2022The Deputy Chief Dental Officer has written to NHS dental teams on 18 March 2022 to advise of the use […]
Managing Impact of COVID-19 on NHS Dental Services Over the Winter Period
20 December 2021The Chief Dental Officer has written to the profession to provide an update on managing the impact of COVID-19 (Omicron) […]
Red Band Handpieces
11 October 2021A webinar held in Sept 2021 with Tom McWilliam that provides and overview of the use of speed adjusting handpieces […]
CDO Letter – Infection Prevention and Control guidance
8 July 2021In a letter today the Chief Dental Officer has provided an update on some forthcoming actions in relation to infection […]
CDO Letter – Activity Management- General Dental Services
29 June 2021Today the Chief Dental Officer has released a letter providing further information regarding activity monitoring in the General Dental Services […]
Equitable remobilisation of dental services
14 June 2021The Scottish Consultants in Dental Public Health and Chief Administrative Dental Officers have published a position paper on the ‘equitable […]
COVID-19 infection prevention and control dental appendix
3 June 2021This guidance is issued jointly by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Public Health Wales (PHW), Public Health […]
Environmental mitigation of aerosol generating procedures in dental practice – SDCEP Survey
2 June 2021Following the publication of the Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry, the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is […]
Ventilation Information for Dentistry from SDCEP
4 May 2021SDCEP has published a summary of currently available information on ventilation. This has been compiled from several key publicly available […]
SDCEP -Rapid Review of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry- Update
29 April 2021SDCEP has has issued an update to Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review within a new […]
COVID-19 Surveillance Programme in Dental Settings
26 March 2021The Chief Medical and Dental Officers have just issued a letter indicating that the dental asymptomatic infection screening programme is […]
£500 one off non-consolidated payment to persons working within an Independent Service Provider
8 February 2021Letter regarding the £500 payment to NHS staff including NHS Dentists and dental teams
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 […]
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 […]