- About This Course
About This Course
All members of the dental team must be trained in safeguarding and understand their professional responsibilities set out by the General Dental Council (GDC), Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Health Inspectorate Wales.
This Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk course is designed for non-clinical staff, for example, receptionists and practice managers.
The course aims to equip you with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and guidance related to safeguarding up to level 1. You will learn to recognise signs of neglect, abuse, or harm and understand their professional responsibilities. Emphasising the importance of effective safeguarding measures, and will outline essential practice protocols and procedures to ensure the protection of patients against harm or abuse.
Aims
To recognise signs of neglect, abuse, or harm and understand your professional responsibilities. Emphasising the importance of effective safeguarding measures, and will outline essential practice protocols and procedures to ensure the protection of patients against harm or abuse.
Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Articulate the need for safeguarding measures in dental practice.
- Reference laws and guidance for safeguarding children and adults at risk.
- Outline GDC, CQC, and HIW standards and competencies related to safeguarding.
- Describe local multi-agency arrangements for safeguarding.
- Define criteria for identifying children or adults at risk and recognize potential abusers.
- Understand the concept of a 'Looked After Child' and its implications.
- Recognise signs of neglect, harm, and abuse.
- Discuss the detrimental effects of neglect, harm, and abuse on a child's development.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of the dental team in safeguarding.
- Know the specific duties of the designated safeguarding lead in the dental setting.
- Ensure the dental team is equipped to raise and refer safeguarding concerns appropriately and in a timely manner.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of:
- The concepts of 'safeguarding' and 'abuse.'
- Specific laws and guidance pertaining to safeguarding children and adults at risk.
- GDC, CQC, and HIW standards and competencies relevant to safeguarding.
- Roles and responsibilities associated with safeguarding in dental practice.
- Local multi-agency arrangements for effective safeguarding.
- The definitions of 'child' and 'adult at risk.'
- Identifying potential abuse and abusers.
- The term 'Looked After Child' and its implications.
- Recognising signs of neglect, harm, and abuse.
- Understanding the potential detrimental effects of neglect, harm, and abuse on a child's normal development.
- Roles and responsibilities of the dental team in safeguarding.
- Specific duties of the designated safeguarding lead in the dental setting.
- Procedures for raising safeguarding concerns within the dental practice.
- The process of referring safeguarding concerns to relevant agencies in a timely manner.