Best Practices in Safeguarding and Inter-professional Collaboration in Dental Care

About This Course

Learn critical inter-professional collaboration and safeguarding practices in dental care with “Best Practices in Safeguarding and Inter-professional Collaboration in Dental Care” course. Build productive relationships, develop effective safeguarding policies, and manage allegations and complaints while prioritizing self-care and resilience.

Why Take This Course?

The course “Best Practices in Safeguarding and Inter-professional Collaboration in Dental Care” addresses a common problem that UK dental professionals face, which is the need to navigate the complex landscape of safeguarding and inter-professional collaboration. Dental professionals play a crucial role in safeguarding vulnerable families and individuals, and this course provides them with the necessary tools and knowledge to do so effectively. The course covers topics such as teamwork, communication, building referral systems, developing safeguarding policies, managing allegations and complaints, and self-care. By completing this course, dental professionals can enhance their skills and knowledge and better serve their patients and their communities.

The course “Best Practices in Safeguarding and Inter-professional Collaboration in Dental Care” is beneficial as it focuses on essential aspects of teamwork, efficient communication, and building robust referral systems in dental practices, understanding and supporting vulnerable families, developing and implementing safeguarding policies, managing allegations and complaints, and self-care and resilience for dental professionals. It provides practical exercises and strategies for dental professionals to enhance their skills and knowledge in safeguarding practices.

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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, students will be able to understand and apply the principles of inter-professional collaboration in safeguarding, including effective teamwork, communication, and referral systems.	1: Upon completion of the course, students are expected to demonstrate improved collaboration capabilities in the context of safeguarding, with better teamwork, communication, and referral system management.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to provide support to vulnerable families, effectively engage with them, and identify suitable resources for family support.	2: As a result of this course, learners are likely to be more effective in their support of vulnerable families, fostering better engagement and utilization of appropriate resources.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to develop, implement, and review effective safeguarding policies, and understand how to manage breaches.	3: The course should lead to the development of robust safeguarding policies in dental practices, with an improved understanding of how to manage policy breaches.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the skills needed to manage allegations and complaints in safeguarding, including understanding the legal and ethical aspects and the role of regulatory bodies.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to more effective management of allegations and complaints in safeguarding within dental practices.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have learned about the importance of self-care and resilience in safeguarding practice, with strategies to manage stress and burnout, and knowledge on the role of peer support and supervision.	5: Following the course, students should have better self-care and resilience strategies, resulting in reduced stress and burnout, and improved peer support and supervision in their safeguarding practices.

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

🕐 60 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course “Best Practices in Safeguarding and Inter-professional Collaboration in Dental Care” focuses on the critical aspects of inter-professional collaboration and safeguarding practices in dental care. Firstly, it highlights the importance of teamwork, efficient communication, and building robust referral systems within the realm of dental practices. It also emphasizes on the necessity of forming productive relationships with external agencies. The course then dives into understanding and supporting vulnerable families, where it discusses the pivotal role of dental professionals. This involves engagement and partnership with families and providing them with the necessary resources. In the subsequent section, the course outlines the process of developing and implementing safeguarding policies within the dental practice. It provides an understanding of the components of an effective safeguarding policy, how to deal with policy breaches, and a practical exercise on creating a mini safeguarding policy. The course also deals with how to manage allegations and complaints related to safeguarding, including allegations against staff and patient complaints. It navigates through the legal and ethical considerations in handling these complaints and highlights the role of regulatory bodies in this context. Finally, the course underscores the importance of self-care and resilience for dental professionals involved in safeguarding practices. It provides strategies for managing stress and burnout, building resilience, and the role of peer support and supervision. The course wraps up by summarizing the key takeaways.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course covers best practices in safeguarding and inter-professional collaboration in dental care, including the importance of teamwork and effective communication, the role of dental professionals in supporting vulnerable families, developing and implementing safeguarding policies, managing allegations and complaints, and strategies for self-care and building resilience.

Section 2

This course focuses on best practices in safeguarding and inter-professional collaboration in dental care. It covers topics such as the importance of inter-professional collaboration, understanding family vulnerabilities, developing and implementing safeguarding policies, managing allegations and complaints, and self-care and resilience for dental professionals.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course covers best practices in safeguarding and inter-professional collaboration in dental care. It includes topics such as effective referral systems, building relationships with external agencies, supporting vulnerable families, developing and implementing safeguarding policies, managing allegations and complaints, and self-care and resilience for dental professionals.

Section 4

Section 4 of this course covers the topic of managing allegations and complaints in safeguarding. It includes handling allegations against staff, responding to patient complaints related to safeguarding, legal and ethical considerations in handling complaints, the role of regulatory bodies in allegations, and a thought experiment on navigating an allegation.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course focuses on the importance of self-care and resilience in safeguarding practices for dental professionals, including strategies for building resilience, managing stress and burnout, and the role of peer support and supervision. Key takeaways from the course are also summarized.

Course Reviews

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The course provided practical insights that I can apply in my daily dental practice to further enhance patient care and safety. The section on developing safeguarding policies was particularly helpful.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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– As a dental professional, I found this course extremely informative in understanding the legal and ethical considerations when dealing with safeguarding complaints. The section on managing allegations against staff was particularly insightful.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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– I appreciated the emphasis on self-care and resilience for dental professionals in this course. The strategies provided for managing stress and building resilience were practical and applicable to my practice. The course also highlighted the importance of effective communication and collaboration with external agencies in safeguarding practices.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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