Safeguarding for Dental Care Professionals
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Welcome to the SAFEcic dental resource designed for dental care professionals. These pages have been provided to assist personnel employing, managing, being employed or volunteering within any dental setting. The pages focus exclusively on helping you meet your safeguarding obligations, highlighting the checks required under the new DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) scheme (formerly CRB)and guidance on how to complete the application forms. The site also details the training required by the CQC (Care Quality Commission), including which courses are required in the dental setting.
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A useful start point is the flow chart to the right that gives an at-a-glance overview of everything you need to do to meet CQC standards, including DBS checks, training and policies. Download and save by clicking here or on the image. |
About SAFE SAFE is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company focused exclusively on safeguarding. We provide a one-stop solution for everything from DBS (formerly CRB) checks, through policy creation and guidance, safeguarding management briefings and incident support, to training (both face to face and online). We have already trained thousands of dental staff providing thousands of hours of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) and work with the BDA, BADN and BDPMA. The courses meet the training requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and General Dental Council (GDC). |
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We trust you will find this resource useful and if you require any assistance please call the SAFE Team on 01379-871091. |
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| Training Requirements | All Staff | Management |
 In addition to the mandatory DBS checks, all staff within the practice must be trained in standard child safeguarding, which will give them insight on how to recognise potential signs of abuse and how to respond to concerns in a way that provides protection for all those involved. In addition, if your staff deal with adult patients then they also require training in standard adult safeguarding, as any adult undergoing treatment is legally defined as vulnerable. Training can be taken online or face to face and both SAFE's online and face to face child safeguarding courses for dental teams include scenarios that are specific to the dental setting, ensuring the training is applicable to students' roles. |
Each practice requires a designated lead and deputy responsible for safeguarding within the practice. The designated safeguarding lead and deputy require training in leading on child safeguarding and if your practice deals with adult patients they also require leading on adult safeguarding training. These courses detail their specific roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding. These are in addition to the standard safeguarding courses listed above. |
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Training Summary
Designated Lead & Deputy Require: Standard Child Safeguarding (Dental) |
A certificate will be provided upon successful completion of each SAFE online training course. Certificates can be downloaded and printed at any time and remain valid for two years. These courses meet the educational criteria required for verifiable Continuing Professional Development under the General Dental Council Lifelong Learning Scheme and each represents 3 hours of verifiable CPD. |
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The current five year CPD cycle expires in July 2013 and staff are required to have completed and registered 150 hours of Continuing Professional Development under the scheme. A certificate will be provided upon successful completion of SAFE online training courses. Certificates can be downloaded and printed at any time and remain valid for two years. SAFE's safeguarding courses provide a cost-effective and efficient way of gaining additional CPD hours. Online training provides a number of key benefits saving practices both time and money. Benefits include:
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CRB/DBS Guidance for UK applicants/EEA Applicants who have resided in the UK for more than 5 years (Page 1) CRB/DBS Guidance for EEA Applicants who have resided in the UK for less than 5 years (Page 1) CRB/DBS Guidance for EEA Applicants who have resided in the UK for less than 5 years (Page 2) CRB/DBS Guidance for Non-EEA Applicants (Page 1) CRB/DBS Guidance for Non-EEA Applicants (Page 2) CRB/DBS checks: Volunteer or Not? |
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Customer Quote: “SafeCiC have been extremely helpful in assisting us with our DBS process for all 600 of our clinical staff and we’ve taken out online training for Safeguarding, which has proved valuable for our practices especially with CQC requirements. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend SAFE for their professionalism & wealth of experience in the matters of DBS & training". HR Manager –James Hull Associates/Smiles Dental |
