Tag: general dental services
Emergency Dental Boxes – Supply Issue
3 June 2021The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service has issued a letter regarding the supply problem with the Emergency Dental Boxes. Download […]
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 […]
Practitioner Services – Information for Dental Practitioners
21 April 2021Following launch of the new NSS website (nss.nhs.scot) on 1st April 2021, content on the previous NSS website has been […]
£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
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 […]
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 […]
Rent Reimbursement and QI Cycle- CDO Letter
21 December 2020The Chief Dental Officer (CDO) has issued a letter today providing information on the practice premises revaluation exercise and quality […]
Re-routing of low-level concerns
18 December 2020A new process allowing for the repatriation of low -level concerns to Health Boards and dental practices has been agreed […]
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 […]
NHS Dental Services Phase 3 –Remobilisation
25 June 2020This letter from CDO Scotland confirms that Phase 3 re-mobilisation of NHS Dental Services can start from Monday 13 July, […]
SDCEP – Comparison of UK Return-to-Practice Documents
24 June 2020The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) have published a comparison of the five main UK documents published in recent […]
NHS Dental Services-Phase 2 Remobilisation
18 June 2020A letter from the Chief Dental Officer confirms todays announcement from the First Minister that NHS Dental Services can move […]
Reopening dental practices – Latest CDO update
16 June 2020This latest CDO letter provides information on plans to reintroduce dental services on a phased basis over the course of […]
Updated – Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services in Scotland
8 June 2020In a letter published today Tom Ferris, Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer updates the process to ‘Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services in Scotland’.
SDCEP Reopening Dental Practice Guide launched
25 May 2020In a letter of the 20th May the Chief Dental Officer outlined a phased remobilisation of NHS dental services. To […]
Quality Improvement Activity for General Dental Practitioners 2019-22
9 July 2019A new memorandum [PCA(D)(2019)10] outlining the arrangements for the quality improvement (QI) activities undertaken by dentists for the forthcoming 3-year […]
GDPs Annual Expenses Exercise 2019/20
20 May 2019This memorandum, PCA (D) (2019)8 , provides information about the forthcoming annual expenses exercise for GDPs in Scotland providing NHS General […]
General Dental Services Amendment regulations and SDR amendment No. 136
19 October 2017This Memorandum (PCA(D)(2017)6 advises dentists and dental bodies corporate of the introduction of the NHS (General Dental Services) (Scotland) Amendment […]