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Last November the Scottish Chief Dental Officer published timescales for compliance with decontamination requirements in Scotland, namely, installing local decontamination units (LDUs). Her letter to the profession can be viewed here.
Date: 19/07/2010
Information about the National Health Service (General Dental Services)(Scotland) Regulations 2010 which came into force on 2 July.
Date: 14/07/2010
The Scottish Government Health Directorate is responsible both for National Health Service Scotland (NHS Scotland) and for the development and implementation of health and community care policy. In July 2010 it consolidated the regulations that govern the Scottish general dental services.
Date: 07/07/2010
The NHS Dental Pay Circular: PCS(DD)2010/6 authorises changes with effect from 1 April 2010 in the pay and terms and conditions of service of administrative Dental Officers, Community Clinical Dental Officers and Salaried General Dental Practitioners.
Please click on the pdf below to view full details.
Date: 09/06/2010
The BDA's Scottish Salaried Dentists Committee has been involved in discussions which have led to NHS Education Scotland developing a course for dentists in the assessment of incapacity and will include learning outcomes. The course will be in addition to the programme already provided by Napier University. Initially the course will be piloted in Lanarkshire, but it is likely to be rolled out to all dentists in Scotland in the future. Amendments to the regulations and changes to the Scottish Statutory Instruments will be required in due course.
Date: 18/05/2010
Following approaches from the BDA’s Scottish Dental Practice Committee, Tayside Pharmaceuticals, NHS Tayside’s pharmaceutical manufacturing unit, have agreed to supply emergency drug kits to dental practices in Scotland who choose to use their services.
Date: 22/04/2010
After protracted discussions between the Scottish Dental Practice Committee (SDPC) and Scottish Government over the latter's intention to introduce continuous registration. Despite opposition from SDPC and the wider profession, the Scottish Government will be introducing lifelong registration from 1 April 2010.
Date: 01/04/2010
Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) today voted by a margin of 7-1 against a motion to annul legislation to allow the introduction of continuous (lifelong) registration of dental patients in Scotland.
Date: 17/03/2010
Dr Robert Kinloch, Chair of the Scottish Dental Practice Committee, has branded the announcement of a 0.9 per cent increase to item of service fees for independent contractor dentists in Scotland as a major disappointment that fails to recognise the significant challenges dentists are trying to overcome.
Date: 11/03/2010
The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) to request the development of a guideline on dental instrument decontamination.
Date: 10/03/2010
Discussions between the BDA and the Scottish Government Health Directorates on the new salaried dental service in Scotland are progressing well. A joint statement has been agreed between the parties and can be viewed below.
Date: 24/02/2010
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