BSRD supports the National Peer Review Toolkit for the Dental Team

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Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme update guidelines

The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) has recently published a second edition of its Management of Dental Patients Taking Anticoagulants or Antiplatelet Drugs guidance.

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Update from Sara Hurley and Ali Sparke

The Chief Dental Officer, Sara Hurley, and NHS England Director for Dentistry, Community Pharmacy, Optometry and the NHS Standard Contract, Ali Sparke, have issued an update to the dental profession regarding exceptional circumstances.

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Update regarding Standard Operating Procedures

The Chief Dental Officer, Sara Hurley, has issued an update to the dental profession addressing some of the frequently asked questions regarding the updated dental standard operating procedure.

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Special focus bulletin: Dentistry and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

The Chief Dental Officer, Sara Hurley, and UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, Professor Dame Sally Davies, have issued an update to the dental profession with a special focus on dentistry and antimicrobial resistance.

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Update: Dentistry and patients with mental illness

The Chief Dental Officer, Sara Hurley, and National Clinical Director for Mental Health, Professor Tim Kendall, have issued an update to the dental profession with a special focus on patients with mental illness.

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Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) national report for hospital dentistry published

The report sets out 21 recommendations focusing on establishing better clinical networks, improving referral management and triage, ensuring greater recognition of the importance of oral health, and workforce planning to support the commissioning of effective services.

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Delivering Better Oral Health Toolkit Published

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Statement regarding the future working relationships for BSRD, RD-UK and SRRDG- June 2021

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Better supporting our patients with a learning disability or autism

Sara Hurley has issued the below bulletin to the profession which details a host of useful resources, advice and patient facing materials on treating patients with a learning disability or autistic people.

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Contractual arrangements announced for the next 6 months

NHS England has informed dental practices of the contractual arrangements over the next six months.

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BSRD to support the College, intended Royal College of General Dentistry

The College, intended Royal College of General Dentistry will be formally launched this summer.

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Chief Dental Officer- spot the signs of domestic abuse and support survivors and victims

Chief Dental Officer Sara Hurley has called on the dental profession to help spot the signs of domestic abuse and to support survivors and victims.

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