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P292 Decontamination of Dental Instruments

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About This Course
Legislation

This course outlines the requirements for reprocessing dental instruments and will help learners to comply with HTM 01-05 (England), WHTM 01-05 (Wales), SDCEP (Scotland) and DHSSPSNI (Northern Ireland).

Aims

This course aims to provide all learners with an understanding of the different types of decontamination processes and highlight the legal requirements.

Objectives

During this course learners will be able to:

Outline the cleaning processes required by policies and guidance.
Define the individual stages of the decontamination process.
Explain the auditing requirements.
Implement accurate record-keeping systems.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course the learner will gain an understanding of:

The individual stages of the decontamination process.
The importance of auditing.
Accurate record-keeping systems.
The cleaning process required by policies and guidance.

GDC Development Outcomes

HTM 01-05: Decontamination of surgical instruments.
WHTM 01-05: Welsh Health Technical Memorandum.
SDCEP: Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme.
DHSSPSNI: Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland.
HTM 01-07: Management and disposal of healthcare waste
HTM 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premises.
ISO 17664:2017 Processing of health care products - Information to be provided by the medical device manufacturer for the processing of medical devices.
The Medical Device Regulations.

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