Workflow process
Resources on managing the flow of clinical information both in and out of the dental practice.
Consent
This checklist is intended to act as a health check and basic risk assessment of the processes and considerations for obtaining valid consent to dental treatment, including capacity and documentation.
Workflow processes
This checklist is intended to act as a health check and basic risk assessment of existing practice systems to manage the flow of clinical information and other important information both in and out of the dental practice.
Delay in Government response to the Paterson Inquiry
THE Government has announced that its formal written response to the Paterson Inquiry will be delayed due to "diverted resources" in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.
Consent
A checklist on the processes and considerations for obtaining valid consent to dental treatment.
Safeguarding adults
Some adults may be unclear, unrealistic or ambivalent about their personal circumstances and it is incumbent upon healthcare professionals to work with those adults to understand what “being safe” means to them, and how that can be best achieved.
Hernia repair
...The letter of claim alleges that Mr K was not informed that he would be undergoing open surgery, nor was there any discussion of the risks/benefits of the procedure...
Review to track ethnicity in COVID-19 cases
A GOVERNMENT review into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities must be informed by real-time data collection, says the BMA.
Perforated tooth
...Mr G claims to have not been made aware of potential complications prior to RCT; nor did the dentist inform him of the significant bleeding during the procedure...
Making challenging ethical decisions
IN the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians may be called upon to make difficult ethical decisions, such as which patient gets the last ventilator.