Consent and Mental Capacity CPD

This CPD provides an overview of the principles of consent and how it should be obtained from patients, it outines the principles of valid consent and who would be deemed incapable of providing their own consent.

CategoryOnline Dental CPD

Location

Online

Outcomes

This module will help you to:

Explain the methods of obtaining consent
Explain the principles of informed consent
Identify the organisational requirements for obtaining consent
Explain the implications of not obtaining consent

Aims

The aim of this module is to give you an understanding of the process of consent and the principles of valid consent.

This CPD module provides you with 1 hour GDC verifiable CPD.

This CPD module relates to GDC outcome A.

Last review: June 2026

Next review: June 2027

Details

Verified hours: 1 hours
GDC outcomes: A

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