Practice Support Manual

The ' Practice Support Manual' (PSM) has been launched as a web resource and is freely available to the dental profession in Scotland.

Advice on five topics is included: Ethical Practice, Record-keeping, Risk Management, Medical Emergencies and Life Support, and Audit and Significant Event Analysis. Other topics, including Disability Discrimination Act, Health and Safety, Radiation Protection and Communication will be added in the coming months.

Background

Running a modern dental practice is undoubtedly a challenging task, dealing with the pressures of providing the best possible care for patients while coping with the many administrative tasks that are required of dental teams. The PSM is being developed to support the organization, management and running of primary care dental practices. It aims to help dental teams keep up to date with legislation and professional regulations, prepare successfully for practice inspection and carry out best practice.

Guidance Development Group  

Name Details

Alan Whittet
(Chair)

General Dental Practitioner and Dental Practice Advisor, NHS Lothian

Irene Black

General Dental Practitioner, Glasgow; Dental Practice Advisor, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; Dental Advisor (Decontamination), NHS Education for Scotland

Anna Lang

General Dental Practitioner, Edinburgh

Kieran Watters

General Dental Practitioner and Dental Practice Advisor, NHS Lanarkshire

Ken Scoular

General Dental Practitioner, Inverness; Director of Postgraduate General Dental Practice Education, NHS Education for Scotland (North Region)

Andy Yuill

General Dental Practitioner and Dental Practice Advisor, NHS Fife and NHS Tayside

Page last edited: 01 September 2010