Out of the 50 highest value claims in the UK reported to Dental Protection from 2021 to 2022, over half (52 per cent) involved allegations relating to consent.
The Consent modules cover key aspects of obtaining valid consent – including communicating risk, the importance of two-way dialogue, checking patient understanding, and effective clinical decision-making.
The course, available on Dental Protection’s Online Learning Hub, also explores the legal and ethical principles of consent, the 6D framework for shared decision-making, and how these concepts impact communication and patient care.
Yvonne Shaw, deputy dental director at Dental Protection, said, “Obtaining valid consent is an integral part of providing quality dental care and demonstrating that a patient’s consent to treatment is valid is a crucial factor in defending dental claims.
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