Latest news
Practices open for non-urgent care from 13 July
All dental practices in Scotland can see registered patients for routine care, that does not involve aerosol generating procedures (AGPs),… Read more
Scotland facing ‘oral health disaster’ unless new funding is agreed
The Scottish Government has been urged to provide “urgent financial support” to private dentistry within mixed practices to ensure it… Read more
10,000 additional appointments ‘available across Scotland’
Dental practices can resume seeing see NHS patients in need of urgent care from today, the Scottish Government confirmed today.… Read more
From the Magazine
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans
Preparing for this piece, I knew the direction that I wanted to take and the points I intended to make.… Read more
Musings on furlough
As I am sitting writing this article, it’s a bit overcast and I’m looking out of my window over some… Read more
We can see you now, virtually
To say that Gregor McPherson’s journey to becoming a dentist – aged 30 – was unusual, is an understatement. “I… Read more
From the Archive
Right place, right time, first time
Joyce Dalgleish, Communications Manager for the 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment programme, explains the process involved in the development of dental specialities referral pathways for orthodontics and oral surgery Read more
Removal of the dental biofilm
Marilou Ciantar explains the role patients and clinicians play in removing the dental bacterial biofilm, the cornerstone of non-surgical periodontal therapy Read more