Reopening: Risky business?

HR specialist, Croner, and contamination experts at Aura Infection Control offer some advice to the dental industry ahead of their joint free-to-attend webinar.

When your staff return, it’s your responsibility to implement and enforce social distancing. Familiarise yourself with the practice in your workplace, whatever form it takes.

While conducting a risk assessment is a legal requirement, it isn’t the only responsibility you have as an employer. You must also:

There are steps you can take to ensure staff follow safe working practices, including:

PPE in practice

While PPE for the dental industry is vital, practices should ensure staff know how to use it. PPE used without appropriate training can introduce additional risks (such as cross infection) seek out training and support from experts such as Aura to ensure your staff are being appropriately protected. Take this into consideration when conducting your risk assessment and plan ahead.