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Resources for COVID-19

SDCEP has developed several resources for use during the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) provides user-friendly, evidence-based guidance to support dental teams to provide high quality healthcare that is safe, effective and person centred.

SDCEP works in partnership with the Translation Research in a Dental Setting (TRiaDS) collaboration, the Scottish Dental Practice Based Research Network (SDPBRN) and the Quality Improvement in Practice Team (QIiPT). These comprise the Clinical Effectiveness workstream of NHS Education for Scotland’s Dental Directorate. SDCEP also collaborates with the Cochrane Oral Health Group.

SDCEP also provides its guidance via the Dental Companion app.

Highlights

Update to Drug Prescribing Edition 3 now available
This update includes information on amendments to the latest edition of the British National Formulary (BNF 81), which was published in March 2021, and also incorporates information from the update previously issued in June 2017.
Supplement to Drug Prescribing guidance now available
A supplement to the Prescribing guidance, which provides details of the contraindications and cautions which should be taken into account when prescribing analgesics or antibiotics in dental practice, is now available.
Ventilation Information for Dentistry
SDCEP has compiled a summary of currently available information on ventilation, with a focus on advice and information that has relevance for dental facilities.
Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry
Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry - A Rapid Review was published in September 2020 and updated on 19 April 2021.
Comparison of UK Return-to-Practice Documents
A comparison of the five main UK return-to-practice guidance and standard operating procedure documents is available. The level of agreement across the source documents should provide reassurance to dental professionals in every area of the UK.
COVID-19: Practice Recovery
SDCEP has developed a Practice Recovery Toolkit, which provides advice and implementation tools to support primary care dental practice in Phase 2 of remobilisation of dental services.
Emergency Dental Care
For advice on managing care for patients with a dental emergency. This guidance can be applied to suit local circumstances.
Dental Clinical Effectiveness Newsletter April 2021 (PDF)
The latest edition of the Dental Clinical Effectiveness Newsletter April 2021 is now available.

Latest Scottish Dental News

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary to NHS dental teams

21st October 2021

Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Humza Yousaf MSP, has released a letter setting out the measures that the Scottish Government plans to deliver in connection with the recovery of NHS dental services in Scotland. Read the full article

Emergency Drug Boxes – Supply Issues

20th October 2021

Dental practitioners will be aware that over the past 6 months there have been problems with with the supply of emergency dental kits. A letter from the NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical ‘Specials’ Service provides details of contingency measures. Download a copy of the letter Read the full article

Published Guidance

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In Development

Dental Instruments Guidance on the following topics is currently in development or in the process of updating.

How We Work

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