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The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is designed to protect and empower people who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment. It applies to people aged 16 and over.
The MCA has been in force since 2007 and applies to England and Wales. The primary purpose of the MCA is to promote and safeguard decision-making within a legal framework.
This course is recommended for all members of the dental practice and is a collection of reading and video learning resources from the NHS and the Social Care Institute for Excellence. It is designed to help members of the practice be aware of Adult Safeguarding with regards to the MCA.
Learning Content
An overview of the Mental Care Act
Aims & Objectives
- To know and understand the Act’s five statutory principles
- To understand that good professional training is key to empower those in health care to assess the capacity
- To understand how mental capacity is assessed
Development Outcomes
A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk
D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first
Members can enrol now by logging in here, if you’re not yet a member you can register here.
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]]>The post Safeguarding Children: An Overview of Child Protection Recommended Procedures for Dental Practices first appeared on 4everlearning.
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An overview of the importance of working together in dental practice for the protection of children. This course outlines the types of abuse to look out for and the signs of abuse.
It covers safeguarding from a child-centred approach and is based on the HM Government’s document – “Working Together to Safeguard Children”.
The course highlights the areas that Dental practices should be aware of and includes the latest GDC recommendations regarding Femail Genital Mutilation.
Learning Content
An overview of the importance of working together in dental practice for the protection of children.
Aims & Objectives
- To understand the fundamentals of Child protection.
- To know when to refer a vulnerable child to the appropriate authorities. To recognise signs of abuse.
- To be aware of the GDC recommendations regarding FGM.
Development Outcomes
A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk.
B. Effective management of self, and effective management of others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times; providing constructive leadership where appropriate.
D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first.
Members can enrol now by logging in here, if you’re not yet a member you can register here.
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