About Us

The Scottish Dental Practice Board was constituted on 1 April 1989, previously, called the Scottish Dental Estimates Board.

The change in title accommodated a widening role in which the Board was required to become more aware of the needs of its users and to increase the amount of time it spent evaluating the quality of service provided in the General Dental Service.

The Board remains statutorily responsible for the fees authorised to dentists by Practitioner Services.

On 1 April 1993 the posts of Board chairperson and Director of Practitioner Services were separated and the Board's remit became clearly focused on strategic policy issues while the Division concentrated its resources on the executive functions detailed above.

Donald B. McNicol
Chairman, Scottish Dental Practice Board

Contact Details

The Chairman of the Scottish Dental Practice Board can be contacted through the Secretary to the Board as noted below:

Miss Anne Ferguson
Secretary, SDPB
National Committee Services
Scottish Health Service Centre
Crewe Road South
EDINBURGH  EH4 2LF

Tel: 0131 275 7740

Email: Secretary

Customer Services Team (Dental & Ophthalmic)

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