Consent
It is a truism that patients must consent to treatment. However, consent is a complicated process, and this Consent module will take you through it, highlighting the legal and ethical basis for consent to examination and treatment.
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The Consent online learning module has clear and concise aims, objectives and anticipated outcomes, listed below. These will appear on the Dentaljuce Enhanced CPD Certificate, along with the time spent, dates, and detailed topics you studied within the module. Certificates can be printed at any time, covering any range of dates. Dentaljuce CPD complies with the UK GDC's requirements for enhanced verifiable continuing professional development.
Before starting this module, check that the learning outcomes are what you require, and that you have entered the need into your PDP. Here is an example PDP entry for this module.
| What development needs have I? | How will I address them? | Target completion date | Outcomes | Date Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To improve my knowledge of consent issues | Take the Dentaljuce Consent module. | • To identify what is required for valid consent. • To understand the ethical and legal basis of consent. • To understand the relationship between consent and negligence. |
| What development needs have I? | To improve my knowledge of consent issues |
|---|---|
| How will I address them? | Take the Dentaljuce Consent module. |
| Target completion date | |
| Outcomes | • To identify what is required for valid consent. • To understand the ethical and legal basis of consent. • To understand the relationship between consent and negligence. |
| Date completed |
Module Aims and Outcomes
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Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge and understanding in Consent as it applies to healthcare, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Module objectives
• To present a comprehensive overview of the ethical and legal significance of consent.
• To show how the Mental Capacity Act applies in practice.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will
• be able to identify what is required for valid consent.
• understand and know how to apply the Mental Capacity Act.
• understand the ethical basis of consent.
• recognise when consent may not be valid.
• understand the relationship between consent and negligence.
• through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Principles
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC principles and the underlying standards:
• P1: Put patients’ interests first
• P2: Communicate effectively with patients
• P3: Obtain valid consent
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcomes:
• DO A. (Communication domain). Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry.
• DO B. (Management domain). Effective management of self and others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times. Constructive leadership.
• DO D. (Professionalism domain) Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients' interests first.