Health and safety for your practice
Learn the essentials of registering with the health and safety executive, and your obligations to protect people in your practice.
More about Health and safety for your practiceHealth, safety and risk assessment
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary legislation covering occupational health and safety and the general responsibilities of employers and others either working at or visiting the workplace
Health, safety and risk assessment overview
Working in a dental practice, you should be able to identify where access barriers are, what could be a hazard and cause harm and whether adequate controls are in place. All staff and patients have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to implement reasonable control measures.
Health and safety premises requirements
Ensure your practice building complies with health and safety requirements.
More about Health and safety premises requirementsCreating a safe workplace
Learn about your obligations to staff to provide a safe working environment.
More about Creating a safe workplaceSafety requirements for substances and equipment
Understand the essential safety requirements for managing the substances and equipment that you require to provide care for your patients.
More about Safety requirements for substances and equipmentResponding to accidents and reporting requirements
Understand what actions you need to take if accidents or incidents occur in your dental practice.
More about Responding to accidents and reporting requirementsRisk assessment
This advice describes obligations under health and safety law to conduct risk assessments in the dental practice.
More about Risk assessmentMedical devices
Understand how medical devices are regulated in the UK and the implications for your practice and your patients.
More about Medical devicesHealthcare waste
An overview of the requirements affecting healthcare waste in dentistry.
More about Healthcare wasteSharps and inoculation injuries
Advice on how to prevent and manage sharps and inoculation injuries in the dental practice.
More about Sharps and inoculation injuriesClinical audit and peer review
Clinical audit encourages individual GDPs to examine different aspects of their practice, whereas peer review provides an opportunity for groups of dentists to get together to reflect.
More about Clinical audit and peer reviewUsing dental amalgam in the UK
This advice provides information on the use of dental amalgam in the UK.
More about Using dental amalgam in the UKDisability discrimination - dentists as service providers
Advice on the steps you need to take to ensure your dental service is accessible and assess whether you can implement the necessary changes or need to identify alternative arrangements.
More about Disability discrimination - dentists as service providersAdvice on guidance: Safe use of X-ray equipment 2nd edition
This advice gives an overview on the legislation affecting the use of X-ray equipment in the dental practice.
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