News & Information
COVID-19 Update: GDS Financial Support Package
All Scottish NHS GDS providing dentists, please see the attachments below which include a covering letter and urgent memoranda from the Chief Dental Officer released…
Read MoreUrgent Communications around COVID19
COVID19 and Quality Improvement 1. CHECK YOUR EMAIL REGULARLY IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU REGULARLY CHECK YOUR PRACTICE NHS GENERIC EMAIL ADDRESS AS ALL **OFFICIAL**…
Read MoreOral Health Assessment and the OHIP… Respond Now!
SDCEP are reviewing their guidance on ‘Oral Health Assessment’ (the all-singing-all-dancing super-checkup some of you may remember from a pilot run a few years ago)…
Read MoreTemporary Clinical Waste Service Update
A contingency arrangement has been implemented by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for this service. Rentokil Initial UK has been appointed as the interim provider…
Read MorePSD Arrears Update
From Nicola Kaya, BDA: Martin Morrison has informed me this morning that in November there are two items under the SDR that PSD must action:…
Read MoreUndergraduate Patient Recruitment
The University of Glasgow Dental School is currently recruiting patients for free NHS dental treatment by BDS students. Motivated patients in need of routine dentistry,…
Read MoreClinical Waste Update
CLINICAL WAST UPLIFT SERVICE UPDATE FOR INDEPENDENT SITES A contingency arrangement has been implemented for the above Service and Rentokil Initial UK have been…
Read MoreAre you paying too much tax?
Many of you will be aware that in Scotland we pay higher rates of tax than the rest of the UK, but there is a…
Read MoreOral Health Improvement Plan: Update
The Scottish Government Oral Health Improvement Plan (OHIP) was launched on 24th January 2018, following a period of consultation from September 2016. The main themes…
Read MoreGP Sub and LDC Elections 2018
GP Sub Committee (and Local Dental Committee) Elections 2018 All dentists with a Greater Glasgow and Clyde list number should now have received nomination papers…
Read MoreNew Ionising Radiation Regulations IRR17 and IRMER18
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED All dental practices working with Ionising Radiation must ‘apply to register’ with HSE by 5th February 2015. You must apply whether or…
Read MoreNew NHS Complaints Procedures for Dental Practices
Following on from the introduction of the Patient Rights Act (Scotland) 2011, changes are being introduced to procedures dealing with NHS complaints in Scotland, which…
Read MoreFinancial Sustainability of NHS Dentistry Under Threat
The British Dental Association today highlighted a 35% collapse in earnings which is undermining the future of NHS dentistry. It is described as the biggest…
Read MoreScottish Government Consultation on the Future of Oral Health
The Government will be launching a consultation on the review of NHS general dental services on the 15th of September 2016, for a period of…
Read MoreGDC slammed by the Professional Standards Authority
A highly critical 306 page report by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) into the performance of the General Dental Council (GDC) was published today. The…
Read MoreScottish Patient Safety Programme: Dentistry in Primary Care Consultation
Greater Glasgow and Clyde LDC would like to encourage GDPs and their staff to participate in a survey being undertaken by the Scottish Patient Safety…
Read MoreRegulation of private dental clinics
Regulation of Private Dental Clinics in Scotland: From April 2016 Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) will start regulating all independent clinics in Scotland – that is,…
Read MoreSugar Tax Debate
A high profile reformer has called on the Scottish Government to implement a Sugar Tax to fund a 2p Income Tax cut. The former chair…
Read MoreNew GDC Consultation
The General Dental Council has launched a new consultation on the annual retention fee (ARF) suggesting a freeze in the current rates. The BDA has…
Read MoreOut of hours emergency cover
Greater Glasgow & Clyde Out-of-Hours Emergency Dental Service (GGCEDS) – telephone 111 In addition to evenings’ and weekend cover, GGCEDS will provide emergency care on…
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