Dental Nurse Unit 301 2025
Define student fitness to practice? -ans meeting certain requirements during your training relating to
clinical/technical and academic work
professional behaviour
health
define the term confidentiality? -ans Confidentiality is central to the relationship of trus...
Dental Nurse Unit 301 2025
Define student fitness to practice? -ans meeting certain requirements during your training relating to
clinical/technical and academic work
professional behaviour
health
define the term confidentiality? -ans Confidentiality is central to the relationship of trust between you and your
patient and of course applied to the members of the dental team and the information about the patient
obtained in a professional role. The team should ensure that they only use the information for the purposes for
which it is given
define the term safeguarding? -ans Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children
and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means: protecting children from abuse and maltreatment.
preventing harm to children's health or development.
Explain about access to health records? -ans Patients right to access own manual or computerised records
which is handled under the Data Protection Act and GDPR
The dental nurse must not release any records themselves, or alter them in any way before they are released.
Only the dentist can approve access
Must be true, accurate, contemporaneous, and contain no derogatory comments
It is the responsibility of the dentist to check that the notes have been recorded accurately
Requests must be made in writing
Dentist must respond within 1 month
Patient identity must be checked and confirmed before releasing their records, and records must be released
to the patient only or their legal representative
Once viewed patient can request that any inaccuracies in the records are amended
Any abbreviations or jargon must be fully explained
Access to Health Records 1990 applies for deceased patients
Explain about confidentiality? -ans All members of the dental team have an ethical and legal duty to keep
, patient information confidential & not to release it to others without patient's permission.
Patients must not be discussed in front of other patients even when names are not used.
All staff members must adhere to workplace confidentially policy
Patients or incidents within the workplace must not be referred to via social media
Written consent is necessary to authorise the use of SMS text messaging as reminders
explain about informed consent? -ans Patients must be given the full information about the treatment offered
to be able to make an informed decision as to whether they wish to proceed or not
What the treatment is, the purpose of the treatment, the risks, the consequence of not having it done, the
risks/benefits of alternative treatments , success rate, the cost.
Information to be given in a way that the patient understands, visual aids interpreter, sign language etc
Have their questions answered in a way they understand.
Patients should be given time to think over their options
Explain about keeping records safe? -ans Patients have a right to expect that their dental records will not be
disclosed to a third party without their permission, and the whole dental team are bound by this duty of care.
Patient information can only be disclosed to a third party with the patients written consent
Paper records should be stored in a locked cabinet
Computer records must be password protected
explain about radicalisation of abuse? -ans Taught extreme, often violent ideas based on political, social or
religious beliefs
Explain about specific consent? -ans This is consent gained at each stage of the treatment.
uExample: a patient comes in with a fractured tooth that is being restored with a filling but may required RCT
and a crown within the next few months
It should not be assumed that the patient has given consent for the full course of treatment
Specific consent must be gained at each stage of treatment
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