Patient records: the good, the bad and the ugly

Course Details

Hours
1 hour towards your annual CPD requirement
CPD development outcome
A
Author
Apolline
First Upload
29/01/2024
Professional interest(s)
Course details

All clinicians are trained to keep good records at dental school. Time pressures often intervene, and bad habits are easy to acquire.

This course outlines:

  • The benefits of keeping good patient records
  • The pitfalls of keeping bad records
  • What can happen if it all becomes ugly and litigation is a consequence.

This course will help you meet the regulatory requirements in good record keeping and is suitable for the whole dental team.

Aims and objectives

This course aims to help you understand and be able to demonstrate how to keep good records.

This course outlines:

  • The benefits of keeping good patient records
  • The pitfalls of keeping bad records
  • What can happen if it all becomes ugly and litigation is a consequence.

Relevant For:

Dentist
Dental therapist
Dental hygienist
Orthodontic therapist
Clinical dental technician
Dental nurse
Dental technician
Orthodontic nurse
Specialist