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Open Wide – Scottish Dental

WebOpen Wide is Scotland’s national oral health improvement programme for adults with additional care needs.It covers the age range between Childsmile and Caring for Smiles, so is aimed at adults aged from 16-64 years who need support with their daily oral care. …

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URL: https://www.scottishdental.nhs.scot/oral-health-improvement/open-wide/

Caring for Smiles: Guide for care homes – Scottish Dental

WebCaring for Smiles teams are delivering training sessions across Scotland and this ‘Guide for care homes’ is designed to support this training and to be a source of best practice information and advice. on oral health issues for care home staff. Education and …

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Mouth Matters – Scottish Dental

WebMouth Matters is NHS Scotland’s oral health improvement programme for people with experience of the justice system.Resources to support the delivery of the programme include an evidence-informed oral health promotion training guide; designed to enable …

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New secondary school oral health resource – Scottish Dental

WebScottish Dental - October 16, 2023. The BRIGHT research trial looked at the impact of lessons about oral health in secondary school followed by a series of text messages in reducing decay and increasing frequency of toothbrushing. The research was …

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SIGN 138 • Dental interventions to prevent caries in children

WebKEY TO EVIDENCE STATEMENTS AND GRADES OF RECOMMENDATIONS LEVELS OF EVIDENCE 1++ High quality meta-analyses, systematic reviews of RCTs, or RCTs with a very low risk of bias 1+ Well conducted meta-analyses, systematic reviews, or RCTs …

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Smile4life – Scottish Dental

WebSmile4Life Report. This report is about the oral health of homeless people in Scotland. A needs assessment survey of 853 people experiencing homelessness in Scotland identified exceptional oral health needs among this population. Oral health …

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Caring for Smiles – Scottish Dental

WebNicole Alterado - August 10, 2021. Caring for Smiles, Scotland’s national oral health programme for dependent older adults, has supported care homes, care at home and other services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Although in-person training was …

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SDCEP: Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children …

WebGregor Preston - May 30, 2018. The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has now published a second edition of its Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children guidance. The guidance aims to support dental teams to improve and …

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Dental Recall (CG 19) – Scottish Dental

WebThe recommendations take account of the impact of dental checks on: patients’ well-being, general health and preventive habits; caries incidence and avoiding restorations; periodontal health and avoiding tooth loss; and avoiding pain and anxiety. …

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Practice support manual – Scottish Dental

WebPublication date: March 26, 2010. The practice support manual has been developed to support the organization, management and running of primary care dental practices. It aims to help dental teams keep up to date with legislation and professional regulations, …

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Mouth (Oral) cancer – Scottish Dental

WebThere are about 530 cases of oral cancer diagnosed per year in Scotland. This is twice the rate found in England and Wales. Between 1990 and 1999 the number of new cases in Scotland has increased by 43%. Smoking and alchol use and a diet low in fresh …

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Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP)

WebThe Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is an initiative of the National Dental Advisory Committee (NDAC) in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland (NES). SDCEP is funded by the Scottish Government Health …

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A Good Practice Guide on Consent for Health Professionals in

WebPublication date: June 16, 2006. The new guidance summarises good practice on consent and takes account of several key legislative changes which impact on the safe delivery of health care, including: The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, and. The Mental …

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Guidance on the Safe Use of Dental Cone Beam CT

WebAs with other types of x-ray imaging equipment, dental CBCT equipment should be capable of providing images of adequate diagnostic quality while restricting patient exposures so far as reasonably practicable. Detailed guidance on this is provided in the section on …

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No health without oral health – Report – Scottish Dental

WebThis report has been produced by the Consultants in Dental Public Health (CsDPH) and Chief Administrative Dental Officers (CADO) Group in Scotland as part of the Public Health Reform Programme. This paper outlines the successes in oral health and …

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Scottish Dental Practice Board – Scottish Dental

WebThe Scottish Dental Practice Board was constituted on 1 April 1989, previously, called the Scottish Dental Estimates Board.On 1 April 1993 the Board’s remit became clearly focused on strategic policy issues . The Board remains statutorily …

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Child Protection and the Dental Team – Scottish Dental

WebPublication date: December 31, 2006. Child protection and the dental team is an introduction to safeguarding children in dental practice. It consists of a handbook and equivalent website. Much of the content of the resource is applicable to dental professionals working …

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No Health Without Oral Health

Web2.0 Introduction. This report has been produced by the Consultants in Dental Public Health (CsDPH) and Chief Administrative Dental Officers (CADO) Group in Scotland as part of the Public Health Reform Programme. This paper outlines the successes in oral health and …

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Ventilation, water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries

WebThis SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) on ventilation water and environmental cleaning in dental surgeries relating to COVID-19 was developed by a Short Life Working Group (SLWG) that included all devolved …

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