Occupational Guidelines: Dental CPD to Radiation Protection in Dentistry

General

 

General Dental Council:

A UK reglatory body of dental professionals.  It's aims are to protect patients and to promote clinical excellence.

 

• Standards

• CPD Guidance

• Publications

• Manage GDC Membership Online

 

 

Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Program

For Dentists practicing in scotland

 

• Practice Support Manual

 

Decontamination

 

Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme 

 

• Cleaning of Dental Instruments 

• Sterilization of Dental Instruments

 

Health Facilities Scotland

 

• Guidance (Relevant publications and logbooks for decontamination equipment).

 

Health and Safety

 

Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency:

This resource unfortunately not of the same quality as the Scottish Clinical Effectiveness Program but some good education/guidance documents can be found here.  

 

• Dentistry

 

European Commission

 

• Directives (see if specific equipment meets the required standards)

 

Legal

 

Acts

These are not linked - those of you who are avid readers of legislation will have to look them up!

 

• Data Protection Act (1998)

• Equality Act (2010)- Replaces previous anti-discrimination laws.

• Health and Social Care Act (2012).

• Mental Capacity Act (2005)

 

Defence Organisations

 

• Dental Defence Union (DDU)

• The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)

• Dental Protection LTD (DPL)

 

Radiology

 

Public Health England: 

Dental X-ray Protection Services

 

IRMER Guidelines

 

Department of Health: Guidance Notes forDental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-Ray Equipment