DENTAL NURSES ONLY - 1/2 Day Infection Control/ Decontamination Training: Theory Meets Practice AM (04/03/22)

DENTAL NURSES ONLY

Introduction

This GDC recommended ½ Day course is a combination of hands on and interactive learning, demonstrating and reinforcing best practices of Decontamination and Infection Control in General Dental Practice.

Course Objectives

• To understand the origins of Infection and why there is a need to contain the spread.
• To implement measures of standard precautions required to protect members of the dental team
• To maintain a high standard of decontamination in compliance with HTM01-05 document

Course Overview

The course takes place in LonDEC’s dedicated Decontamination training suite. It starts with an introduction to HTM 01-05 and includes an outlining of essential and best practice recommendations.

Using a Hands-on approach, Participants will follow the recommended compliant decontamination process. This is from dental chair/surgery through to cleaning, inspection, pouching, sterilising & the storage of instruments.

Along with current regulations and recommendations that support equipment compliance; delegates will have the opportunity to discuss risk assessment and monitoring within their Practice. This will also give individuals greater understanding of what to do if equipment fails or to identify causes of quality test anomalies.

Selected workstations within the session will be used for tutor feedback to dispel current ineffective practice and review participant’s skills.

Registration is at 9:15am and the course starts at 9:30am. Expected finish time is 12:30pm.

The course takes place at LonDEC. Please see https://www.londec.co.uk/directions/

Course includes course notes, refreshments. Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance from LonDEC, Kings College London Dental Institute and be awarded with 3 hours of verifiable CPD.

Tutor:

Bryony Lowe RDN FdSc Implant Nurse/Treatment Coordinator 

Has been working as a Dental Nurse since 1995. GDC 112220. Qualified 1998 NEBDN, City & Guilds Level 3 Award in Education and Training, Impression taking, FdSc in Advanced Dental Nursing