Guidance development
Guidance development
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme
The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) is an initiative of the National Dental Advisory Committee (NDAC) and operates within NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
SDCEP was established in 2004 under the direction of the NDAC to give a structured approach to providing clinical guidance for the dental profession. The programme’s primary aim is to develop guidance that supports dental teams to provide quality patient care. SDCEP brings together the best available information that is relevant to priority areas in dentistry, and presents guidance on best practice in a form that can be interpreted easily and implemented. The guidance recommendations may be based on a variety of sources of information including research evidence, guidelines, legislation, policies and expert opinion as appropriate to the subject. SDCEP guidance takes a variety of forms to suit the diverse topics being addressed.
Recognising that publication of guidance alone is likely to have a limited influence on practice, SDCEP also contributes to the research and development of interventions to enhance the translation of guidance recommendations into practice through its participation in the TRiaDS (Translation Research in a Dental Setting) collaboration (www.triads.org.uk).
All of SDCEP’s activities are overseen by a steering group that includes representatives of guidance development groups and the dental institutions in Scotland. Current membership of this steering group is available at www.sdcep.org.uk.
SDCEP is funded by NHS Education for Scotland (NES). The views and opinions of NES have not influenced the recommendations made in this guidance.
The Guidance Development Group (GDG) for the updating of this guidance comprised individuals from a range of branches of the dental professions.
| Chris Deery (Co-chair) |
Professor of Paediatric Dentistry, Honorary Consultant, University of Sheffield |
| Nicola Innes (Co-chair) |
Professor of Paediatric Dentistry, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Head of School of Dentistry & Interim Head of School of Healthcare Sciences, University of Cardiff |
| Lorraine Arnot | General Dental Practitioner; Dental Adviser, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Paul Ashley | Professor of Paediatric Dentistry, Academic Lead Paediatric Dentistry, UCL Eastman Dental Institute |
| Avijit Banerjee | Professor of Cariology & Operative Dentistry / Hon Consultant, Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London; Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals Trust, London |
| Brett Duane | Associate Professor Dental Public Health, Trinity College Dublin |
| Alex Keightley | Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, NHS Lothian |
| Nicole Kettles | General Dental Practitioner, Kirriemuir |
| Peter King | Childsmile Programme Manager, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Maxine Lee | BSc Oral Health Sciences Programme Lead and Honorary Clinical Teacher, Dundee Dental Hospital and School |
| Helen Lodge | Dental Nurse, Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| Heather Lundbeck | Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry, Cardiff University |
| Zoe Marshman | Professor/Honorary Consultant of Dental Public Health, University of Sheffield; Academic Director of the Oral and Dental Directorate of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Catherine McCann | Honorary Consultant and Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry, Dundee Dental Hospital and School |
| Jayne Owen | Speciality Doctor in Paediatric Dentistry, University Hospitals Bristol |
| Christine Park | Senior Clinical Lecturer, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Glasgow Dental Hospital & School |
| Laurie Powell | General Dental Practitioner, Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| Gillian Richardson | Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow |
| Miranda Steeples | President, British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy |
| Greig Taylor | NIHR Clinical Lecturer; Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry, University of Newcastle |
Members of the GDG for the development of the second edition of the guidance, which included two patient representatives, are listed in the SDCEP Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children Guidance Development Methodology (2018).
The Programme Development Team (PDT) operates within NES and is responsible for the guidance development methodology. Working with members of the GDG, the team facilitates all aspects of guidance development. The following members of the PDT were directly involved in the development of this edition of Prevention and Management of Dental Caries in Children.
| Jan Clarkson | Programme Director, SDCEP, and Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean, NHS Education for Scotland; Professor of Clinical Effectiveness, University of Dundee |
| Samantha Rutherford | Programme Lead (Guidance), SDCEP, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Douglas Stirling | Former Programme Lead (Guidance), SDCEP, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Laura Beaton | Specialist Research Lead, TRiaDS, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Iain Colthart | Specialist Research Lead, SDCEP, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Michele West | Specialist Research Lead, SDCEP, NHS Education for Scotland |
| Francesca Capaldi | Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow, NHS Education for Scotland/Scottish Government; Speciality Registrar Paediatric Dentistry, Glasgow Dental Hospital/ Royal Hospital for Children |
| Colin Yau | Administrative Officer, NHS Education for Scotland |
The GDG would like to thank Professor Anne-Marie Glenny and Professor Tanya Walsh, Cochrane Oral Health Group, for sharing information in advance of publication, Dr Jennifer Galloway for advice on the management of first permanent molars of poor prognosis and Dr Thibault Colloc for advice on vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth.
The GDG would also like to acknowledge Udit Bhatnagar, Clement Seeballuck, Emily McDougall and Tiago Pimental for provision of clinical images and illustrations.
SDCEP is grateful to all those who provided feedback through consultation on the second edition, and would like to thank peer reviewers of the second and third editions.
All contributors to SDCEP are required to declare their financial, intellectual and other relevant interests. At each group meeting, participants are asked to confirm whether there are any changes to these. Should any potential conflicts of interest arise, these are discussed and actions for their management agreed. All declarations of interest and decisions about potential conflicts of interest are available on request.