Returning to Practice - Dental Nurses - what you need to know (WEBINAR110722)

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Sandra specialises in Dental Infection Control and carries out audits and training for dental providers and their support staff. Sandra has been involved in incident investigations and provides technical advice on practice layout and design as well as compliance with national infection control and decontamination guidance. Sandra started her career as a Dental Nurse in 1994 and has worked in both NHS and private dental practices. She was appointed Senior Dental Nurse for Wandsworth PCT in 2001 responsible for running the communicable disease dental clinic. Sandra also has worked as a bank inspector for the Care Quality Commission.

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To provide an overview of how to return to the GDC register and the current infection prevention and control (IPC) requirements including an update on Covid-19 for dental nurses who are considering returning to practice.

• How to get back onto the GDC register
• CPD completion requirements
• A understanding of essential and best practice IPC requirements
• The chain of infection
• List the required immunisations for dental healthcare workers

By the end of the training, delegates should be able to:

• Describe how to get back on the GDC register inducing the CPD requirements
• Understand the current IPC practices and the role of the dental nurse in meeting the standards