Tempdent’s SafeHire Promise: What we check so you don’t have to
In today’s challenging dental recruitment landscape, more practices are turning to self-employed locums to reduce costs and get the cover they need, quickly. However, without completing thorough compliance checks, practices can unknowingly expose themselves to significant legal, regulatory and patient safety risks.
At Tempdent, we provide reliable locum dental professionals who have undergone our rigorous vetting standards, to support your practice when you need them most. As part of our recruitment process, we manage all essential compliance checks on your behalf, ensuring every professional we place meets strict legal, clinical and professional standards before they arrive at your practice.
Why compliance matters more than ever
When hiring a locum, thorough compliance checks are essential for protecting your patients, maintaining professional standards, and safeguarding your practice from unnecessary risk.
Without proper checks in place, practices can face:
- Patient safety risks
- Legal liability
- GDC or CQC issues
- Reputational damage
The challenge is that verifying compliance isn’t always straightforward. Documents can be outdated, incomplete or difficult to validate, and ensuring every requirement has been met can be a time-consuming process, especially when practices need emergency locum assistance.
CQC inspections assess whether practices have robust recruitment and compliance procedures in place. Missing documentation or incomplete compliance records can create additional pressure when you’re required to evidence that appropriate checks have been carried out.
At Tempdent, we believe hiring a locum should be simple, efficient and stress-free.
As part of the Tempdent Safe Hire promise, our experienced recruitment team manages the compliance process from start to finish, ensuring all necessary checks are completed and documented before a locum is placed
We go beyond surface-level checks to ensure every locum we provide meets a robust and structured compliance standard.
Core compliance (all Locums)
- GDC Registration (verified and up to date)
- Right to work in the UK
- Indemnity insurance
- Enhanced DBS certificate
- Hepatitis B status
- Professional references
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Safeguarding CPD
Additional clinical checks (Dentists & Dental Hygienists)
- MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) immunity
- HIV status
- TB screening
- Infection control CPD
- Radiography CPD
We maintain accurate compliance records and supporting documentation, giving practices confidence that information is readily available when needed. This allows practices to remain focused on patient care, rather than spending valuable time chasing paperwork or validating credentials.
Our process: more than just checking documents
Compliance is about more than collecting documents. We carefully review and verify every requirement, helping to ensure the professionals we place are fully compliant and ready to support your practice.
Our process includes:
- Careful document validation
- Ensuring all requirements meet current standards
- Checking expiry dates and validity
- Maintaining accurate records
- Ongoing monitoring to ensure continued compliance
This structured approach ensures nothing is overlooked and every locum meets the expectations of modern dental practices.
Why practices trust Tempdent
Whether you need cover at short notice or are planning ahead, our recruitment team works hard to connect you with experienced dental professionals who have been fully vetted and are ready to hit the ground running.
Every locum supplied by Tempdent is supported by our robust compliance process, helping practices save time, reduce risk and hire with confidence.
With Tempdent, you benefit from:
- Access to experienced, reliable locum Dentists, Dental Hygienists and Dental Nurses
- Reduced risk and liability through robust compliance checks
- Less time spent on administration and document verification
- Confidence that essential checks have already been completed
- Ongoing support from a dedicated recruitment team
Ready to hire with confidence?
Let us take the stress out of finding compliant locum cover. Our team is on hand to help you secure the right dental professional quickly, efficiently and with complete peace of mind.
👉Complete the form on our page and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss your requirements.