Referral Dental Service

The Referral Dental Service (RDS) comprises a small team of dentists who monitor the quality of care of dentistry carried out in the NHS in Northern Ireland. More information can be found in the documents below:

RDS Dentist Leaflet

RDS Patient Leaflet

RDS Patient FAQ Leaflet

RDS Monitoring Protocols (updated August 2018)

RDS Advice Sheet on Recordkeeping (Updated 2018)

 

Contents

• Adverse Incident Reporting
• BSO Dental Portal
• Changes to the Use of Dental Amalgam
• Clinical Audit and Peer Review Information
• Complaints
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Archive
• EDI information
• EU Exit Information
• Financial Support Scheme
• Forms Library
• GDS Monthly News Sheet Archive
• GDS Regulations NI (1993)
• Governance
• Guidelines for Payment and Prior Approval Claims
• High Street Oral Surgery Personal Dental Services (PDS) Pilot
• Infection Control
• Interpreting Services
• Maternity, paternity, adoption and sick leave payments
• MDS Library
• New Entrants to the NI Dental List
• Dental Payment Dates 2021
• Prescribing
• Probity
• Public Health
• Recent Correspondence
• Referral Dental Service
• Referral Guidelines for Hospital Dental Services
• Safety/Drug Alerts
• Superannuation Information
• Support