COVID-19 testing turnaround times and capacity ‘a priority’, Government told
Chief Nursing Officer, Fiona McQueen
COVID-19 testing turnaround times and capacity must be the Scottish Government’s priority, a review of the current strategy has found.… Read more
‘Be Proud of Your Mouth’ campaign unveiled by FDI
Picture: obs/FDI World Dental Federation
Representing more than one million dentists worldwide, the FDI WorldDental Federation (FDI) has unveiled a three-year ‘Be Proud of YourMouth’… Read more
Oral health inequalities will widen ‘without clear commitment from Scottish Government’
As new data reveal that the oral health gap shows little signs of closing, the British Dental Association Scotland has… Read more
Dentists increasingly complaining to GDC about colleagues
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today published several reports which provide statistics and examples of fitness to practise case handling undertaken during 2019.… Read more
FGDP(UK) & CGDent update COVID-19 guidance synopsis
The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK and College of General Dentistry have published an updated synopsis of their guidance… Read more
Professor warns of potential dental nurse redundancies
A professor has voiced concerns about dental nurse jobs being put at risk as the profession continues to be plagued… Read more
Dental practices among ‘79,000 businesses in Scotland’ helped during pandemic, says UK Government
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, pictured last Friday preparing to announce further financial support measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Businesses in Scotland benefitted from more than £2.9 billion of government support “to protect and support jobs across the region”,… Read more
Health minister accused of ‘disrespect’ over NHS dental announcement
The British Dental Authority’s Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) has accused Joe Fitzpatrick, the Scottish Government’s health minister, of being… Read more
Caries risk assessment joins 21st century
There are many factors that affect how likely a patient is to develop caries, and during this time when dental… Read more
New dentistry dean at leading surgical college
Professor Philip Taylor, announced as Dean Elect of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of… Read more
NHS dental services ‘to restart across Scotland from 1 November’, says Government
But the response on Twitter to Joe FitzPatrick, Scotland’s Public Health Minister, was scathing.
See also 13 October update appended to this post. NHS dentistry services in Scotland are set to resume next month,… Read more
AGPs review ‘still valid’ despite rising COVID-19 cases, says specialist adviser
The conclusions reached by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme’s ‘rapid review’ on the use of aerosol generating procedures (AGPs)… Read more
Scottish Government faces questions over ‘neglect’ of dental profession
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at 6 October press briefing
The Scottish Government faces questions in Parliament over its “neglect” of the dental sector, with warnings that half of dental… Read more
Dental fallow time calculator launched
A free-to-use fallow time calculator has been launched to enable dental professionals to determine, justify and record the fallow period necessary following… Read more
Scottish Government legislates on St Andrews University dental degrees
St Andrews University will be able to award medical and dentistry degrees through a new Bill introduced to the Scottish… Read more
Nakao Foundation launches new research grants
Mrs Makiko Nakao, President of the Foundation Board and Mr Makoto Nakao
Dental academics and clinicians have been invited to apply for research grants from Foundation Nakao. This is the second round… Read more
Call for UK roll-out of Scots initiative to ‘stop the rot’
More than double the number of children – 23,529 – underwent hospital treatment for tooth decay, than for the second… Read more
New funding model for NHS dentistry – working group formed
The Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) has established a working group to consider options for an NHS funding model post-COVID-19. Tom… Read more
Dentists should warn patients: periodontitis increases risk of stroke
Patients with gum disease should be told that they have a higher risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases – including myocardial… Read more
College of General Dentistry announces new ambassadors
The College of General Dentistry announced the further development of its ‘College Ambassadors’ scheme with the appointment of two new… Read more
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‘Protect Scotland’ COVID-19 contact tracing app launched
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister, has urged people to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app, available for free the… Read more
Mouth cancer rates set to go ‘through the roof’
Dentists have said that thousands of cases of mouth cancer may be going undetected as a result of millions of… Read more
Associates snap up practices following lockdown
Since the beginning of the UK lockdown, specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has witnessed increased buyer appetite from… Read more
Government-procured PPE ‘is safe to use’, says NHS
Dentists in Scotland who received Government-procured personal protective equipment (PPE) marked as passed its use-by/expiration dates “can be assured those… Read more
Strengthening your business with a membership plan
Describing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dentistry as ‘challenging’ feels a little like calling a mountain a bump… Read more
‘Don’t use Scottish Government supplied PPE,’ BDA advises
The British Dental Association has advised dentists in Scotland not to use stocks of free personal protective equipment (PPE) provided… Read more
Introducing Oral-B iO
The new Oral-B iO toothbrush
Oral-B unveiled an “unprecedented era in brushing” with the introduction of its most advanced rechargeable electric toothbrush, the Oral-B iO Read more
Enhanced PPE at Scottish NHS practices ‘passed expiry date’
Some ‘enhanced’ PPE provided to practices in NHS Scotland has passed its expiry date, according to the BDA. It said… Read more
GDC publishes research into the meaning of professionalism
Findings from independent research, designed to inform a better shared understanding of professionalism, have been published today by the General… Read more
BDA targeted in ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack
The British Dental Association’s website was hacked yesterday, the organisation said, with visitors being greeted by a ‘server error’ page.… Read more
IoS payments to resume in phase four, but CDO promises consultation on long-term funding
Item of Service payments, including the patient charge, are set to return in phase four of the remobilisation of dentistry… Read more
AGPs return to NHS practices on 17 August
NHS dental practices can re-introduce a range of procedures – such as the use of drills – “on a limited… Read more
Review of international guidelines on AGPs published
A rapid review of how dental aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) are defined in international guidelines – and a summary of… Read more
Government admits engagement with profession has been ‘inadequate’, says BDA
A Scottish Government minister has admitted that its engagement with the dental profession has been “inadequate”, the British Dental Association… Read more
Scotland’s CDO challenged over ‘lack of engagement’ with profession
Scotland’s Chief Dental Officer (CDO), Tom Ferris, has been accused by the British Dental Association (BDA) of a “lack of… Read more
Practice allowance ‘increased by 30 per cent’
The General Dental Practice Allowance (GDPA) has been increased by 30 per cent, the Scottish Government said today. It also… Read more
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
UK lowers COVID-19 alert level
The UK’s chief medical officers have agreed that the threat from COVID-19 can be lowered one level on the alert… Read more
Scottish dental practices to reopen next week
Dental practices can reopen from Monday (22 June), the Scottish Government has announced. Further changes to lockdown restrictions in Scotland… Read more
Lockdown 2020’ raises webinar bar – and more than £37,000
Towards the end of March, Clive Schmulian was scheduled to present an NHS Education Scotland workshop on oral surgery. With… Read more
Funding crisis: more than 50 per cent of practices ‘may not reopen’, according to poll
More than half of Scottish practices questioned in a poll said they may remain closed, despite the Government’s remobilisation plan… Read more
NHS lawyers say dentists treating private patients for non-urgent care could be reported to the police
Lawyers advising NHS Scotland have said that health boards can report dentists to the police if they are found to… Read more
Scotland’s private dentists reopen
Regulator gives green light, though Government urges: ‘follow the spirit’ of route map Read more
Phase one of Scotland’s practice ‘remobilisation’ underway
The first phase of Scotland’s plan to ‘remobilise’ dental practices gets underway today with an increase in the range of… Read more
‘Test and protect’ to be rolled out nationally, says Scottish Government
Test and Protect – NHS Scotland’s approach to controlling the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community – will be… Read more
Practice ‘recovery toolkit’ published
A practice ‘recovery toolkit’ has been published by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP). It follows the letter from… Read more
Scotland’s private dentists can reopen for emergency care, says regulator
Private dentists can now open to see patients for emergency care, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) said today. In a letter… Read more
Dental staff support for COVID-19 vaccine trial
Dental staff in Glasgow have been encouraged to apply to take part in Oxford University’s trial of a COVID-19 vaccine.… Read more
Phased return of dental services outlined in Government’s ‘route map’
An increase in care offered at emergency dental hubs is included in the first phase of the Scottish Government’s ‘route… Read more
CDO announces ‘remobilisation’ of NHS dental services in Scotland
The first steps in the “remobilisation” of NHS dental services in Scotland have been announced by Tom Ferris, Scotland’s Chief… Read more
GDC refuses to change annual retention fee amid COVID-19 crisis
No changes to the annual retention fee (ARF) will be made by the General Dental Council (GDC) in response to… Read more
Scotland expands COVID-19 testing
Testing for the coronavirus is to be opened to everyone who is symptomatic over the age of five, the Scottish… Read more
COVID-19; loss of taste or smell added to symptoms that should trigger self-isolation
The Scottish Government has published a joint statement from the four UK Chief Medical Officers. “From today, all individuals should… Read more
