Course Summary:

This is a 1.5h online infection prevention and control CPD course

There would be a discussion about the infection prevention and control as an essential matter for all health care businesses This includes those working in healthcare, in close contact with people, and those involved in the cleaning of human waste. Infections can be easily spread, therefore all dental care practitioners and cleaners should understand the correct steps to take, the risk of their occurrence can be both prevented and controlled.

Aims & Objectives

To understand better the chain of infection, how to break the chain, best practices in hygiene and PPE, risk management. It outlines the responsibilities of both employer and employee, infection control policies and procedures, legislations and regulations.

Learning outcomes

Better understanding of infection prevention and control,

Why is infection prevention and control important?

Legal requirements,

Legislation,

Regulations,

Employer responsibilities,

Employee responsibilities.

Role Intended:

· Dental Nurses,

Practice managers,

Dentists,

· Dental Therapists

· Dental Technicians

· Clinical Dental Technicians

· ORE / LDS Candidates

· Dental Students (Postgraduate / undergraduate)

CPD Hours:

1.5h

Subject areas:

Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within the field(s) of practice. Cross infection control (C)

Pre-course material:

No pre-course reading material is required.

Enquiry:

Should you have any enquiry regarding this course please contact enquiry@ukdentalcourses.com

Speaker

Ms Shameem Shariff

Laboratory Manager in the Dental Physical Sciences Unit

Before I started working for Queen Mary University of London I was working at Guys Dental Hospital as a qualified dental nurse (RDN) in the restorative department, I was asked to organise a treatment plan clinic run by the consultant to allocate patients to the undergraduate dental students for the treatment needed, being a qualified dental radiographer I took all the radiographs needed in this clinic and was the radiation protection supervisor. I was asked to do CPD teaching in Radiography for all the dental nurses and Matron in Guys Hospital which was very successful, I also teach dental Nurses to gain their NEBDN qualification

I applied a job at the Royal London where I got the opportunity to move onto a post in the clinical skills laboratory as the manager this entailed Maintaining the laboratory to the highest standard of clinical skills ready for dental undergraduate training, help organise courses in the laboratory,

I was the main organiser and co-ordinator for the Licence Dental Surgery (LDS) Exam for the royal college of surgeons, along with organising Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses taking place in the Lab. Research trials that come into the laboratory.

I really liked doing research trials, a post came up at Mile End for the Dental Research Laboratory Manager which I applied for and was successful in obtaining this all research base lab. The laboratory at the Dental Physical science Lab contains MSc, PhD M Clin dent, Prosthodontics, MID Students all doing research projects for couple of years, there are other students doing other small research projects. My post is to manage and organise 19 individual research labs, enable myself to train on the equipment and machines so I can pass on this knowledge to the new students.

I also teach dental Nurses to gain their NEBDN qualification