Safeguarding
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is defined by the UK government as:
- protecting children from maltreatment
- preventing impairment of children's health or development
- ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care
- taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
Everyone who comes into contact with children and families has a role to play in safeguarding children and protecting them from harm. It is everyone’s responsibility.
But dental professionals are additionally required by law to keep children safe.
Member Feedback on Safeguarding
- Excellent module good practical value
- Eye-opener!
- Hard to watch videos although very much needed and very informative.
- I had previously attended courses on Safeguarding however none have had the detail this course provided. Thank you
- This module always brings tears to my eyes and makes me realise what a privileged upbringing and childhood I had
The Safeguarding 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 safeguarding. | Take the Dentaljuce Safeguarding module. | • Know how to recognise, respond to and how to share safeguarding concerns. • Understand and recognise the barriers regarding engagement and compliance by children, young people and their families. • Understand how to contribute to inter-agency assessment by gathering and sharing information. • Have a clear understanding of how families can access support. • Know how and when to consult with a safeguarding lead. |
| What development needs have I? | To improve my knowledge of safeguarding. |
|---|---|
| How will I address them? | Take the Dentaljuce Safeguarding module. |
| Target completion date | |
| Outcomes | • Know how to recognise, respond to and how to share safeguarding concerns. • Understand and recognise the barriers regarding engagement and compliance by children, young people and their families. • Understand how to contribute to inter-agency assessment by gathering and sharing information. • Have a clear understanding of how families can access support. • Know how and when to consult with a safeguarding lead. |
| Date completed |
Module Aims and Outcomes
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The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and competence in safeguarding, in line with their identified personal learning requirements.
Module objective
• to update members of the dental team with current best practice in Safeguarding.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will:
• Know how to recognise, respond to and how to share safeguarding concerns.
• Understand and recognise the barriers regarding engagement and compliance by children, young people and their families
• Understand how to contribute to inter-agency assessment by gathering and sharing information
• Have a clear understanding of how families can access support
• Know how and when to consult with a safeguarding lead
• through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outomes
With respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below, this CPD supported the certificate holder in meeting the following GDC Development Outomes (DO) :
• DO A (Communication domain). Effective communication with patients, the dental team and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk
• DO B (Management domain). Effective management of self and effective management of others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients; providing constructive leadership where appropriate;
• DO D (Professionalsim domain). Maintenance of skills, behaviours andattitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first.
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