Scottish Dental

• Aberdeen dental students now eligible for bursary support

  Final year students at Aberdeen will be eligible to apply for the bursary support that was made available to students in Glasgow… Read more

  February 24, 2021 / infocus

• Political parties face call for ‘effective response to the crisis facing dentistry’

  The number of children seen by a dentist between May and December 2020 was around a quarter of the 2018-19 average,… Read more

  February 23, 2021 / infocus

• Scotland’s dental school intake put on hold

  Scotland’s dental schools will not be accepting new students in September because of the decision taken last week to defer… Read more

  February 19, 2021 / infocus

• SDA invites profession to a summit on the future of NHS dentistry

  

  Tom Ferris

  A vision for the future of NHS dentistry in Scotland will be discussed at an event next month attended by… Read more

  February 16, 2021 / infocus

• Scottish Government ‘must avoid two-tier support for dental students’

  The British Dental Association Scotland is seeking urgent clarification from the Scottish Government, following news that final year students at… Read more

  February 16, 2021 / infocus

• Support for dental students announced as graduations are deferred

  

  'The quality and calibre of dental treatment in Scotland is outstanding and it needs to be protected' - Mairi Gougeon

  A bursary of up to £6,750 will be offered to dental students who have to repeat a year, the Scottish… Read more

  February 12, 2021 / infocus

• Dental hospital installs ‘AGP pods’

  

  The pods at Dundee Dental Research Hospital and School

  Special pods are being installed at Dundee Dental Research Hospital and School, allowing aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) to be undertaken… Read more

  February 10, 2021 / infocus

• Slower drill rotation could reduce COVID spread during dental procedures

  Researchers at Imperial College London and King’s College London have measured and analysed aerosol generation during dental procedures leading to… Read more

  December 17, 2020 / infocus

• Government ‘holds the key’ to restoring services for millions of patients

  A package of capital funding offers “the only hope” of restoring routine services to millions of patients, the British Dental… Read more

  November 16, 2020 / infocus

• Two COVID-19 diagnostic ‘megalabs’ to open in 2021

  Two ‘megalabs’, one in Scotland, will open early next year and will each add 300,000 to the UK’s daily testing… Read more

  November 16, 2020 / infocus

In Focus

• Dental practice using patients’ own blood plasma to grow bone on implant

  

  Dr Callum Graham

  A dental practice in South Lanarkshire renowned for its implant work has seen a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in… Read more

  November 6, 2020 / infocus

• Scotland’s CDO says ‘patients shouldn’t be forced into private treatment’

  People in need of dental treatment should not be put in the “invidious position” of being forced to pay for… Read more

  November 5, 2020 / infocus

• Patient expectations need managing as ‘full service’ resumes in Scotland

  The British Dental Association Scotland has warned that the reintroduction of the ‘full range’ of NHS treatments this week will… Read more

  November 2, 2020 / infocus

• Winter PPE ‘action plan’ published by Scottish Government

  

  Providing key workers with access to personal protective equipment (PPE) to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through winter and beyond… Read more

  October 30, 2020 / infocus

• Jason Leitch awarded 2020 Fletcher of Saltoun Award

  

  Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s National Clinical Director and a former consultant oral surgeon, has been announced as the fourth of… Read more

  October 30, 2020 / infocus

• Concerns raised over return of full NHS treatments on 1 November

  The British Dental Association Scotland has warned of the increased pressure on dental practices and their financial sustainability following the release… Read more

  October 26, 2020 / infocus

• ARF remains unchanged for 2021

  The annual retention fee (ARF) for 2021 will not change, the General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed. At a meeting… Read more

  October 26, 2020 / infocus

• Practice group reports ‘surge’ in buy-out enquiries

  Scotland’s largest dental group is looking for new acquisitions after confirming plans to invest further in the industry. In the… Read more

  October 26, 2020 / infocus

• Six-month dental check-ups ‘not necessary for healthy adults’, according to study

  A Dundee University team, led by the School of Dentistry’s Patrick Fee, in collaboration with Manchester University and Cochrane Oral Health, has… Read more

  October 23, 2020 / infocus

• 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

  October 23, 2020 / infocus