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Accountability and Infection Prevention and Control

6 mins read CQC requirements Decontamination/HTM 01-05 Risk management
Dental practices are areas of high risk of cross infection if standards for infection prevention and control are not met. This article discusses the accountability of dental care professionals and gives examples of the sanctions that DCPs may face if they fail to protect their patients

Dental care professionals (DCPs) are accountable practitioners who have a legal obligation to ensure they discharge the duties imposed on them by law. This is particularly the case for preventing the spread of infection.

The aim of holding DCPs accountable for their actions is to ensure that the public and patients are not harmed by the acts and omissions of DCPs, and this includes the prevention and control of infection. Where a DCP fails to meet the standards imposed on them, then they will have to answer to a range of higher bodies that have legal authority over them (Savage and Moore, 2004).

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