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Exposure to Radiation – Is your dental practice safe?
October 28, 2015
The majority of dental care procedures are assessed as presenting very little risk to patients’ well-being. In respect of the use of diagnostic radiographs there is a low, but known…
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360 Degree Appraisals
October 20, 2015
Opening up a new range of possibilities Many practice managers say that appraising their team is the task they feel least capable to perform competently, nevertheless they recognise that effective…
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Whistleblowing – ‘But, why does it have to be me?’
October 16, 2015
In my experience, the statement ‘But, why does it have to be me?’ – is the most frequently asked question by those considering formally raising a concern about a fellow…
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Implementing your Quality Care Policies and Procedures
October 10, 2015
Over the past three years the continuously changing nature of care quality compliance has become clearer to Registered Providers and Managers across the UK. At first many thought that to…
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Organisation of your Dental Policies and Procedures
October 3, 2015
Your practice polices are working documents and should be organised so that they can influence the running of the practice. I am frequently asked, “What’s the best way to organise…
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in the dentist work environment
September 18, 2015
Dentist Environment In a dentist environment, personal protective equipment (PPE) will need to be worn by personnel to ensure that they are protected from the biological hazards that they could…
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Confidentiality in dental care
September 17, 2015
As the safeguarding of patients and colleagues confidential information is one of the most highly regulated areas of dental professionalism, how can it also be the area of practice that…
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Infection control and safety in the dental practice
September 13, 2015
Every person at some stage in their lives will have entered a dentist practice. Most people will see the dentist on a regular basis to ensure a planned preventative dental…
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