Project Board
Key Contact
Iain Bovaird, MCN Clinical Lead (Chair)
Jenna Bews, MCN Manager
Who are we?
As well as the Chair, MCN Manager, Consultant in Dental Public Health, Project Manager and Chair of each of the permanent sub-groups of the Project Board, membership includes representation from the following areas:
- Clinical Leads for each Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) area
- Dental Services management for each HSCP area
- General Dental Practitioners (GDPs), via the Dental Practice Advisor
- Restorative Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Maxillofacial Surgery
- Aberdeen Dental School and Hospital
- Unscheduled Care
- Dental Information and Advice Line (DIAL)/Referral Hub
- British Dental Association
Other individuals or groups are co-opted onto the Project Board or invited to meet with the group as required.
What do we do?
The Project Board provides leadership for oral and dental health development and strategic planning across Grampian, with the aim of ensuring equitable access to effective, safe, person-centred and integrated services. The Project Board is also responsible for developing and implementing an agreed annual workplan and objectives to deliver on the NHS Grampian Dental Plan.
The Oral & Dental MCN Workplan 2018 – 2020 is available to view here.
NHS Grampian Dental Plan 2016 – 2022
The NHS Grampian Board has approved a revised dental plan for the residents of Grampian. The plan aims to provide a blueprint for ensuring that dental services in Grampian meet the needs and expectations of the people they serve, and contribute to improving their health and quality of life.
The NHS Grampian Dental Plan 2016 – 2022 is available to view here.
NHS Grampian Oral and Dental Health MCN Annual Report 2018-2019
Latest Meeting Update
Contact us
For more information about the MCN for Oral and Dental Health, please contact the team at