Search the hub
Showing results for tags 'Dentist'.
-
Content Article
Patient safety in oral surgery
PatientSafetyLearning Team posted an article in Dentist
This article from the British Association of Oral Surgeons (BAOS) highlights that these clinicians perform a high volume of multi-site complex procedures, on anxious patients who are frequently conscious, that have the potential for error to occur.- Posted
-
- Dentist
- Surgery - Oral and maxillofacial
- (and 4 more)
-
Content Article
Patient safety in dentistry (November 2017)
PatientSafetyLearning Team posted an article in Dentist
The aim of this article, published in Dental Update, is to inform and update the reader on NHS England patient safety initiatives applicable to dentistry, specifically the development of an example Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (LocSSIPs) for wrong site extraction.- Posted
-
- Dentist
- Out-patient dentistry
- (and 2 more)
-
Content ArticleThe aim of this study, published by the British Dentistry Journal, was to identify and develop a candidate 'never event' list for primary care dentistry.
- Posted
-
- Dentist
- Out-patient dentistry
- (and 4 more)
-
Content ArticleThis paper, published by the Scandinavian Journal, Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, assesses current patient safety incident (PSI) prevention measures and risk management practices among Finnish dentists.
- Posted
-
- Dentist
- Out-patient dentistry
- (and 3 more)
-
Content ArticleSeveral organisations, researchers and clinicians have discussed the need for a patient safety culture in dentistry. Strategies are available to help improve patient safety in healthcare and deserve further consideration in dentistry. Published by the British Dentistry Journal, this article: discusses the history of patient safety initiatives in healthcare and dentistry describes strategies that can be applied to identify patient safety issues in dentistry emphasises the importance of both process and cultural factors in developing a safer healthcare environment.
- Posted
-
- Dentist
- Patient safety strategy
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Content ArticleIn this article published in the British Columbia Medical Journal, Drs Richard Merchant and Matt Kurrek encourage the use of capnographic monitoring to improve the safety of patients undergoing procedural sedation.
- Posted
-
- Monitoring
- Dentist
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Content ArticleThis paper, published in BMJ Quality and Safety, investigated how often patient safety incidents occur in primary care and how often these were associated with patient harm.
- Posted
-
- GP practice
- Safety assessment
-
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
-
Content ArticleTogether with 28 organisations from across the dental sector, the General Dental Council (GDC) has developed a set of universal principles for handling complaints about dental professionals. The six core principles provide a simple template for best practice, helping professionals and patients to get the most from feedback and complaints, for the benefit of all.
-
Content Article
Standards for the Dental Team (September 2013)
Claire Cox posted an article in General Dental Council (GDC)
Standards for the Dental Team sets out the standards of conduct, performance and ethics that govern you as a dental professional.- Posted
-
- Standards
- Regulatory issue
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Content ArticleNational safety standards for invasive procedures (NatSSIPs), published by NHS England in 2015, recommend the creation and implementation of local safety standards for all invasive procedures. This includes procedures undertaken outside a hospital environment, such as surgical procedures undertaken by dentists. In order to implement a local safety standard for invasive procedures (LocSSIP) for oral surgery procedures at a large London teaching hospital, a clean sheet redesign of our service was carried out based on a bottom up model of transformation, using a 'diagnose, design and implement' strategy. In an article published in the British Dental Journal, three lead consultants in oral surgery based at Kings College, London, discuss creating local safety standards for invasive procedures.
- Posted
-
- Dentist
- protocols and procedures
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Content Article
SMILE - Patient information
Claire Cox posted an article in General Dental Council (GDC)
This leaflet, produced by the General Dental Council, explains: the role of the General Dental Council knowing what to expect at your visit what to do if you are unhappy with your experience.- Posted
-
- Routine checkup
- Dentist
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Content Article'Implications of COVID-19 for the safe management of general dental practice: a practical guide' supports dental professionals to take a risk-based and evidence-based approach to providing safe general dental care, whatever the national threat level.
-
Content Article
Dental care and COVID-19 (June 2020)
Claire Cox posted an article in Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Government has given the green light for dental practices to reopen in England from 8 June 2020. For a dental practice to treat you, they will need fully compliant Personal Protective Equipment, to exercise social distancing measures and apply appropriate cross-infection control. This means there may be a delay before your dental practice can fully reopen and the range of treatments on offer might be limited. -
Content ArticleThis interview is part of the hub's 'Frontline insights during the pandemic' series where Martin Hogan interviews healthcare professionals from various specialties to capture their experience and insight during the coronavirus pandemic. Here Martin interviews an oral surgeon who has been in the post for a year in a trust that covers two sites in the West Country.
- Posted
- 2 comments
-
- Dentist
- Out-patient dentistry
- (and 6 more)
-
Content Article
Infection control tips for dental patients
Claire Cox posted an article in Infection control
This video is to help dental patients make sure they are getting safe care from their dental practitioners. Developed by the Dental Board of Australia, it aims to: help patients know what infection prevention and control protocols to expect when visiting their dental practitioner encourage patients to ask their treating dental practitioner questions about infection prevention and control and how their treating dental practitioner can ensure that they meet their infection control obligations to inform patients on what to do if they have a concern about their dental practitioner’s infection control practices.