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About This Course
This course provides information on essential knowledge for dental teams about their medical emergency equipment kit.
Aims
This course aims to equip dental teams with essential knowledge about their medical emergency equipment kit. It focuses on what should be included in the kit, proper storage practices, team roles and responsibilities, compliance checks, and adherence to regulatory standards.
Objectives
During this course learners will be able to:
- Understand the components and purpose of medical emergency kits used in dental practices.
- Recognise the importance of maintaining correct equipment and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Identify team roles and responsibilities for organising and maintaining medical emergency equipment.
- Conduct adequate stock checks, maintain accurate record-keeping, and regularly train teams to ensure compliance.
- Implement procedures to prevent lapses in readiness, even during staff absences or role rotations.
- Implement effective quality assurance measures and ensure their consistent application.
- Respond effectively and confidently when emergencies or procedural lapses occur.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course the learner will gain an understanding of:
- Confidently carry out essential emergency protocols when required, minimising potential risks to patient safety.
- Develop a consistent and actionable readiness plan that ensures the team always stays prepared for emergencies.
- Establish and maintain a culture of accountability within the team for the upkeep of the emergency kit.
- Audit a dental practice's current medical emergency kit to confirm compliance with regulatory standards.
- Proactively address and correct compliance concerns discovered during routine checks or external audits.
GDC Development Outcomes
Legislation
Resuscitation Council UK
GDC
- Scope of Practice (2013).
- Principle 1: Put patients' interests first.
- Standards 1.5: You must treat patients in a hygienic and safe environment.
- Standards 6.2: You must be appropriately supported when treating patients.
- Standards 6.6.6:Medical emergencies can happen at any time in a dental practice.
You must make sure that:
- There are arrangements for at least two people to be available within the working environment to deal with medical emergencies when treatment is planned to take place.
- All members of staff, including those not registered with the GDC, know their role if there is a medical emergency.
- All members of staff who might be involved in dealing with a medical emergency are trained and prepared to do so at any time, and practise together regularly in a simulated emergency so they know exactly what to do.
CQC
- Regulation 12: Safety of care and treatment.
- Regulation 15: Premises and equipment.
- Regulation 17: Good governance.
- Regulation 19: Fit and proper persons employed
