Special Care Dentistry

The purpose of this module is to develop your understanding of what special care dentistry is, the related legislations and how special care patients may be supported.

CategoryOnline Dental CPD Hub

Location

Online

Outcomes

This module will help you to:

Define special care dentistry
Explain the legislation that impacts on special care dentistry
Understand the link between general health and oral health
Understand the management of different groups of special care patients
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of conscious sedation and general anaesthesia when providing special care

Aims

The aim of this module is to give you an overview of what special care dentistry is, what legislations impact upon it, what types of special needs patients you may get in contact with and how treatment of these patients may be supported.

This CPD module provides you with 2 hours of GDC verifiable CPD.

Related GDC development outcome: C.

Details

Verified hours: 2 hours
GDC outcomes: C

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