For the attention of dental practices in the City of Edinburgh, East and Midlothian Only As several practices have already enquired, I write to confirm that the out of hours service for dental emergencies will operate on the first Monday in May 2020 – ie 4 May 2020 – and not on Friday 8 May […]
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Edinburgh College – Dental Nurse Training
on 26th November 2019
Dear Dental Team, We are pleased to advise applications for Edinburgh College’s part-time 2019/20 Dental Nursing SVQ Level 3 commencing January 2020 are now being accepted for employed trainee dental nurses. http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/courses/Health-Professions-and-Social-Services/Dental%20Nursing%20SVQ%20Level%203/HW1DNV3Y19 Additionally, as part of our 2019/20 part-time provision Edinburgh College has been awarded Skills Development Scotland Modern Apprenticeship funding for Dental Nursing SVQ […]
NHS LOTHIAN SAFETY ALERT ACTION NOTICE: IA247 Chlorhexidine in Medical Devices
on 10th October 2019
IA 247 – Chlorhexidine Safety Alert PDF Alert Description: Chlorhexidine is used as an anti-infective coating on many Medical Devices, e.g. Central Venous Cannulae and Urinary Catheters. Chlorhexidine is a significant cause of life-threatening allergic reactions*. There have been 6 confirmed cases of perioperative anaphylaxis to chlorhexidine in NHS Lothian since 2014, most of these […]
CPD event – Kevin Lochead: Partial Dentures & Adhesive Bridges
on 27th September 2018
Restorative Dental treatment concepts have developed to be minimally invasive. Beautiful ceramics, artistic composite bonding, whitening and orthodontics, with dental implants becoming the accepted “ideal” in tooth replacement. But what of the humble partial denture? Not all our patients can afford, or are suitable for advanced restorative care. How can we improve the provision of […]
Scottish Dental Practice Committee Report – 23 May 2018
on 7th June 2018
Scottish Government’s Oral Health Improvement Plan (OHIP) The committee was concerned about the lack of early BDA involvement in implementing the plan and that a Scottish Government Steering Group had been set up without any BDA / SDPC representation. SDPC Executive Sub-committee would raise these issues at the June 2018 meeting with Scottish Government. Members […]
Top 5 Issues from the March BDA Scotland meeting
on 7th June 2018
At the March 2018 Scottish Council meeting, there was an action to seek the views from the BDA craft committees on what impact the Oral Health Improvement Plan (OHIP) will have on the profession. Members were specifically asked for what they considered to be the ”top five” issues in the OHIP. Members were asked to […]
Scottish Conference of Local Dental Committees Report
on 6th June 2018
Please download the Scottish Conference of Local Dental Committees Report PDF below. (more…)
MANAGEMENT OF GYPSUM WASTE
on 29th May 2018
We wrote to you some time ago in relation to the uplift of gypsum waste. Please accept our apologies for the length of time it has taken to get back to you. We are now in a position to quote from the Consolidated European Waste Catalogue. Section 18 (Wastes from Human and Animal Health Care) […]
Edinburgh Dental Institute: Trialling of email communications
on 29th May 2018
With effect from 1 June 2018 Edinburgh Dental Institute wish to start trialling the use of email communications to return letters to dentists rather than posting these out. In the first instance this will be limited to patients from the new clinics run by Angus Walls at EDI to ensure that the system which has been developed […]
BDA Scottish Committees Monthly Update – April 2018
on 22nd May 2018
1. Scottish Government Oral Health Improvement Plan The Scottish Government published its long-awaited Oral Health Improvement Plan in January 2018. The plan, which represents the biggest shake-up to dentistry in Scotland in decades, mirrors some aspects of BDA policy (such as a focus on prevention), and plans to introduce an Oral Health Risk Assessment, reduce […]