Health & Safety , Communication, Infection Control & Decontamination for DCP'S (WI280412)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPractice Management
DescriptionThis course will provide training in GDC recommended CPD core subjects and can be used as part of your practice evidence to demonstrate compliance with some of the areas in the following CQC outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
Additional informationThe course will provide information to DCPs relevant to their roles in the following subjects:
* Health & Safety (First half of the morning)
* Communication (Second half of the morning)
* Infection control & decontamination (Afternoon session)

Health & Safety - TO INCLUDE:
* Health & safety Law
* Managing Stress, violence & aggression at work
* COSHH
* Risk assessments
* RIDDOR

Communication -TO INCLUDE:
* Communication techniques
* Behavioural styles
* Adapting communication styles
* Communication barriers within the dental practice
* Identifying peoples preferred communication

Infection control & decontamination - TO INCLUDE:
* HTM01-05 – Now it’s in place, how it’s affecting practices. The law and who is responsible
* Updates regarding the document and the audit tool.
* Disinfection, decontamination, storage and waste procedures
* Diseases, causes, symptoms and prevention
* Equipment and policies
* The chemicals used for decontamination and cleaning

THIS COURSE IS INTEDED FOR DCP's ONLY (Dental Nurses, Therapists, Hygienists, Technicians)
VenueEducation Centre, RHCH, Winchester  View details
Date & timeSaturday 28 April 2012, 10:00 to 16:00
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours5:00
Cost£25.00
Aims
  1. To provide up to date information on health & safety, Communication techniques, infection control and decontamination relevant to a DCP's role.
  2. Practice flexibility in communication to ensure better patient relationships and describe how to adapt communication styles to ensure better results while having a working understanding of different behavioural styles.
  3. To describe and summarise key issues relating to Health and Safety Law relevant to everyday dental practice and demonstrate how to carry out risk assessments – including COSHH – and report under RIDDOR.
  4. To summarise which infections can be transmitted in the dental surgery and necessary vaccinations, describe how the latest guidelines attempt to prevent transmission of infection (including single use items/zoning) and provide information relevant to infection control in everyday dental practice.