Understanding Disability in the Dental Workplace

About This Course

Enhance your dental workplace with our course on equality, diversity, and disability. Learn about discrimination recognition, laws, and employer responsibilities.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses the common problem of discrimination in the dental workplace, particularly against people with disabilities. Many dental professionals may not be aware of their responsibilities towards disabled employees and patients, or how to recognize and address disability discrimination. This course aims to provide education and awareness to help improve equality and diversity in the workplace, ensuring that all patients and employees are treated fairly and respectfully.

This course on equality, diversity, and disability in the dental workplace is beneficial as it provides knowledge and skills to promote a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees and patients. It addresses important topics such as recognizing discrimination and understanding disability laws and regulations, which can help prevent legal issues and improve patient care. By completing this course, individuals can enhance their understanding of employer responsibilities and become better equipped to identify and address disparities in the workplace.

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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 explain the concept of disability and how it relates to the dental workplace.	1: Upon completion of the course, students are expected to have a deeper understanding of disability and how it affects patients in the dental workplace.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to identify different types of disabilities and understand how to communicate with patients who have disabilities.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely be more aware of the barriers faced by people with disabilities in accessing dental care and be better equipped to provide inclusive and accessible dental services.
3: Students will demonstrate their ability to design a treatment plan that accommodates the specific needs of a patient with a disability.	3: The course should lead to an increased level of knowledge and confidence among learners in identifying and addressing the needs of patients with disabilities.
4: By the final session, participants will have mastered the use of assistive technology and techniques for providing accessible care to patients with disabilities.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to improving the accessibility and quality of dental care for people with disabilities, ultimately leading to better health outcomes and quality of life for this population.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to integrate disability awareness into their practice and provide inclusive care to all patients.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that students will be more sensitive, empathetic, and responsive to the needs of patients with disabilities, leading to better patient satisfaction and outcomes.

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

This course covers topics related to equality, diversity, and disability in the dental workplace. It includes understanding the definition, importance, and advantages of promoting equality and diversity, recognizing and addressing disability discrimination, and employer responsibilities towards disabled employees and patients. The course aims to develop an understanding of disability laws and regulations, sharpening skills in identifying discrimination, and strengthening employer responsibilities through awareness and education.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course content focuses on understanding equality and diversity in dental practice, including defining and emphasizing the importance of equality and diversity, the role they play in dental practice, barriers to their implementation, and advantages of promoting them. The section also includes a case study that highlights the impact of equality and diversity in dental practice.

Section 2

Section 2 of this course covers understanding of disability laws in dentistry, recognising disability discrimination, and employer responsibilities towards disabled employees and patients. It provides an overview of disability laws pertinent to dentistry, the rights, responsibilities, and legal obligations in the dental workplace, and making reasonable adjustments for disabled dental employees and patients. The section also includes scenario evaluation and role-play exercises to implement adjustments for disability inclusion in the dental workplace.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course focuses on recognizing disability discrimination in the dental workplace, differentiating it from legitimate treatment differences, and understanding its impact on patients and practice. It also covers employers’ legal obligations to disabled employees and patients, making reasonable adjustments for disability inclusion, and fostering an inclusive environment. The development outcomes for this section include implementing equality, promoting a deeper understanding of disability laws, sharpening discrimination identification skills, and strengthening employer responsibilities through awareness and education.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course focuses on the legal obligations and responsibilities of employers towards disabled employees and patients. It covers making reasonable adjustments for disabled employees, fostering an inclusive environment, and implementing adjustments for disability inclusion in the dental workplace.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course focuses on implementing equality in the dental workplace, promoting a deeper understanding of disability laws and regulations, sharpening skills in identifying discrimination in the dental field, strengthening employer responsibilities through awareness and education, and reflecting on the course summary and understanding of disability in the dental workplace.

Course Reviews

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The course was very informative and helped me to better understand my responsibilities as an employer towards disabled employees and patients.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the course to be very useful in expanding my knowledge on disability discrimination and ways to recognize and address it in the dental workplace.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course provided valuable insights on promoting equality and diversity in the dental workplace and highlighted the advantages of doing so.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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