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Guidance updates

Following its publication in February 2024, this guidance might be amended or supplemented. Details of updates to the guidance will be noted here.

Date	Guidance update

15 November 2025	Providing treatment as a team Advice on the provision of local anaesthesia by dental hygienists and dental therapists has been updated to reflect the amended Human Medicines Regulations (Schedule 17; 2024)
15 November 2025	Engagement The text in this section previously suggested that Step 1 of therapy is equivalent to initial periodontal treatment, which is not the case. This has been corrected.
24 July 2024	Website navigation page added
22 May 2024	Clinical scenarios added
22 May 2024	Modified plaque score and modified bleeding score conversion tables added
16 Apr 2024	Guidance implementation summary added
12 Apr 2024	Guidance methodology document added
03 Apr 2024	Patient glossary added
15 Feb 2024	Second Edition of the guidance published