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Dos and don'ts – the answers

5 mins read Indemnity and registration GDC
This is the first of two articles featuring a number of dilemmas that may be faced by dental nurses concerning their role when treating patients and with regard to individual professional responsibilities. It will outline the best ways forward and refers to the current guidance available

After 1 August 2006, changes to the Dentist Act 1984 (HM Government, 1984) confirmed that all registrants, including Dental Care Professionals (DCPs), could legally provide any type of treatment for patients. The DCP was however required to prove that she/he had the necessary training and was working within the limits of their competence.

Subsequently, on 1 August 2008, registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) became mandatory for all DCPs who were responsible for patient care.

While the current GDC (2013a) publication, Standards for the Dental Team, gives guidance on the overall professional responsibilities of all dental registrants, there is also clear and specific information in the further GDC (2013b) publication, Scope of Practice, regarding what treatment would, or would not, be appropriate for each registrant group to carry out. This of course includes guidance for the dental nurse.

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