PCA(D)(2024)3 – Amendment No. 165 to the SDR – New Fee Scale, Updates to Pay Award, Commitment Payments and Allowances/Grants

PCA(D)(2024)3 advises of the arrangements for: A new fee scale for Determination I, effective from 1 December 2024; An update […]

PCA(D)(2024)2 – QI Activity – 2022-25 cycle and Amendment No. 164 to the SDR – Enhanced Domiciliary Care Fees

PCA(D)(2024)2 advises of the arrangements for QI Activity for the 2022-25 cycle and Amendment No. 164 to the SDR. QI […]

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 […]

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)1 – Amendment No. 159 to the SDR – Financial Support for Dentists Opening a Practice

PCA(D)(2023)1 advises of the financial support available to dentists opening a practice, including: It also advises of changes to the […]

PCA(D)(2022)8 – Amendment No. 158 to the SDR – Pay Award for GDPs

Amendment No. 158 advises of the arrangements for the pay award for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) which comes into effect […]

UPDATE: Amendment No. 157 to the SDR – Allowances

PCA(D)(2022)6 provides details of a number of changes to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR): Removal of protection payments for: […]

PCA(D)(2022)5 – Dental Equipment Repairs

PCA(D)(2022)5 provides details of the arrangements for the Improvement Allowances for Replacement and/or Repairs to Dental Equipment, including how to […]

UPDATE: Amendment No. 155 to the SDR – Recruitment and Retention Allowance

Amendment No. 155 advises of changes to the geographical areas and eligibility criteria for Determination XIII – Recruitment and Retention […]

Amendment No. 154 to the SDR

Amendment No. 154 advises of changes to Item 1 Examination and Report; item 2 Procedures to Assist Diagnosis and Treatment […]

Amendment No. 153 to the SDR

Amendment No. 153 to the SDR advises of the pay award for General Dental Practitioners which comes into effect from […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No. 152

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(6) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No. 151

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(5) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.150

Memorandum PCA(D)2021(3) outlines the latest amendments to the statement of of dental remuneration (SDR). The memorandum contains details of:- Funding […]

The Scottish Government

Statement of Dental Remuneration Amendment No.149

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a letter PCA(D) 2021(2) advising NHS Boards and Practitioner Services of the publication of […]

The Scottish Government

Remobilisation of NHS Dental Services: Phase 4

Update 24th November: an updated version of the Standard Operating Procedures for Dental Teams was released. As previously indicated NHS […]

CDO Letter – Examinations Phase 3 Remobilisation

The Chief Dental Officer has issued a new letter outlining an amendment to the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR) in […]

The Scottish Government

NHS Dental Services-Phase 2 Remobilisation

A letter from the Chief Dental Officer confirms todays announcement from the First Minister that NHS Dental Services can move […]