Preventing wrong tooth extractions

Abstract

The role of the dental nurse in designing, implementing and maintaining an effective patient safety policy Aim To provide an overview of National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIP) and detail how they can be used to create a Local Safety Standard for Invasive Procedures (LocSSIP) to prevent wrong tooth extraction. Objectives To understand the benefits of Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures To be able to describe the key roles of dental nurses in patient safety To understand how to create and implement a Local Safety Standard for Invasive Procedures both in theory and in practice GDC development outcomes A, B and C