Legal and Ethical Issues (for DCPs) (SO190314)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectCore - Ethics
DescriptionA two hour course for DCPs (Dental nurses, Student dental nurses, Therapists, Hygienists, Clinical Dental Technicians and Dental Technicians)
Additional informationenabling them to appreciate Legal and Ethical issues on a day to day basis in general practice.

The course will address Standards for dental professionals, confidentiality, consent, data protection and clinical governance.

The GDC recommends that DCPs carry out CPD in Legal and Ethical Issues during each 5 year CPD cycle.
Jo Russell, RDN Cert DPM Cert Ed MIfL LCGI, GDC 10942, has over 26 years of experience in the dental profession and has acquired considerable expertise in all areas of the business of dentistry. She spent 7 years in the Royal Naval Dental Service and was then appointed to Area Practice Manager for a dental corporate where she was responsible for 16 practices in the London area. Jo holds a Certificate in Education and passed the NEBOSH Certificate in Health and Safety with distinction. She is a popular and enthusiastic teacher about the CQC, practice management, health and safety at work, radiation protection, clinical governance, complaints handling, legal and ethical issues and communication. Jo also spends time assessing dental nurses for their Diploma and helps dental practices to become CQC compliant with a hand-holding consultancy service.
VenueEducation Centre, RSHH, Southampton  View details
Date & timeWednesday 19 March 2014, 18:30 to 20:30
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours2:00
Cost£5.00
Aims
  1. To provide an overview of law and ethics for good practice to enable dental professionals to work within the legal framework set by the General Dental Council
  2. To describe and summarise the key issues relating to confidentiality and data protection – minimising the risk of accidental breaches.
  3. To describe working guidelines to safeguard the rights of colleagues and patients.
  4. To look at new regulations surrounding advertising