Gaining Informed Consent in Dental Research: Balancing Ethics and Practice

About This Course

Learn about legal and ethical aspects of obtaining informed consent in dentistry, including effective communication, handling complex situations, and future implications with this comprehensive course.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses a common problem faced by dental professionals in the UK, which is obtaining informed consent from patients. Informed consent is a legal and ethical requirement that ensures patients understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives to any dental procedure before giving their consent. Dental professionals must navigate complex and sensitive situations when obtaining informed consent, such as dealing with minors, vulnerable populations, and cultural differences. This course provides strategies for effective communication, building trust with patients, and handling ethical issues related to informed consent. It also explores future perspectives and trends in informed consent practice, ensuring dental professionals are equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide safe and ethical care.

This course is beneficial as it covers legal and ethical aspects of obtaining informed consent in dentistry, including the introduction of the concept of informed consent, ethical principles and legal rules regarding obtaining informed consent, and the role of regulatory bodies in managing informed consent. It also discusses effective communication and building trust with patients, handling complex and sensitive situations, and future perspectives in informed consent practice.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, learners will be able to comprehend the nature, scope, and purpose of research in dentistry, and how it contributes to knowledge advancement in dental practice.	#REF!
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to acknowledge the importance of staying updated with the latest research for effective dental nursing, optimal patient care, and evidence-based decision-making.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to differentiate amongst various types of dental research, including basic research, clinical research, epidemiological research, health services research, and translational research.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered how to source recent and relevant dental research from different resources, including scientific journals, clinical trial databases, professional associations, and universities.
5: At the end of the course, attendees will have developed the competency to interpret and apply findings from dental research studies, such as Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), into their daily dental nursing practice for improved patient care.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

This course covers the legal and ethical aspects of obtaining informed consent in dentistry, including the introduction of the concept of informed consent, ethical principles and legal rules regarding obtaining informed consent, and the role of regulatory bodies in managing informed consent. The process of gaining informed consent is discussed, including the elements of informed consent, methods of presenting it, and the role of the dental researcher in obtaining informed consent. Effective communication and building trust with patients are explored, as well as strategies for handling complex and sensitive situations, such as informed consent in minors and vulnerable populations, ethics of informed consent in clinical trials, and navigating cultural nuances in gaining informed consent. The course also includes continuous learning and future perspectives, such as trends and innovations in informed consent practice, training and professional development in obtaining informed consent, and the future implications of informed consent on dental research.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course covers the legal and ethical aspects of obtaining informed consent in dentistry, including the introduction to the concept of informed consent, ethical principles governing informed consent, legal rules and regulations, the role of regulatory bodies, and practical implications of informed consent in dental practice. Additionally, the section covers the process of gaining informed consent, effective communication and building trust with patients, handling complex and sensitive situations, and continuous learning and future perspectives of informed consent in dental research.

Section 2

This section of the course covers the legal and ethical aspects of obtaining informed consent, the process of gaining informed consent, effective communication and building trust with patients, handling complex and sensitive situations, and continuous learning and future perspectives in obtaining informed consent in dental research.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers legal and ethical aspects of informed consent, the process of gaining informed consent, effective communication and building trust with patients, handling complex and sensitive situations, and continuous learning and future perspectives. It emphasizes the importance of understanding and empathy in gaining informed consent, balancing professional ethics and patient autonomy, and navigating cultural nuances in obtaining informed consent. The section also includes case studies and exercises to reflect on communication methods and address complex ethical issues.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course covers handling complex and sensitive situations related to obtaining informed consent, including minors and vulnerable populations, managing refusal and withdrawal of consent, navigating cultural nuances, and addressing complex ethical issues.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers continuous learning and future perspectives of Informed Consent in Dental Research, including the review of tools and techniques, trends and innovations, training and professional development, and future implications of Informed Consent. It also provides a summary of the key lessons on gaining Informed Consent in Dental Research.

Course Reviews

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This course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and ethical aspects of obtaining informed consent in dentistry. The dental professionals who took this course found the discussion on the role of regulatory bodies in managing informed consent particularly insightful.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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Another dental professional found the course to be highly informative on effective communication and building trust with patients. They appreciated the strategies presented for handling complex situations such as informed consent in minors and vulnerable populations.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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A third dental professional found the future perspectives section of the course to be particularly valuable, as it provided insights into trends and innovations in informed consent practice and professional development opportunities.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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