Skip to content

Scope of Practice for the Dental Team

1. Titles, registration and the boundary

2. Additional skills, prescriptions and supervision

3. Stop, escalate, do not improvise

Scope of Practice for the Dental Team – Assessment

Previous Lesson

Scope of Practice for the Dental Team – Assessment

Scope of Practice for the Dental Team
Scope of Practice for the Dental Team – Assessment

Answer all questions. Pass mark: 80%.

Time limit: 0

Quiz Summary

0 of 8 Questions completed

Questions:

Information

You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.

Quiz is loading…

You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz.

You must first complete the following:

Results

Quiz complete. Results are being recorded.

Results

0 of 8 Questions answered correctly

Your time:

Time has elapsed

You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0)

Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0)
0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0)

Categories

Not categorized 0%

Review
Answered
Correct
Incorrect

Question 1 of 8

1. Question

Your legal boundary for clinical tasks is set mainly by:

How confident you feel that morning
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Your GDC title, current Scope of Practice, training, indemnity and local protocol
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

What the last locum did
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Whatever the diary needs
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 2 of 8

2. Question

A dental nurse enrolled on a hygiene course may work as a hygienist:

As soon as the course starts
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Only once they hold the relevant GDC registration (and cover)
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

If the principal says they are nearly finished
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

On family members only
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 3 of 8

3. Question

Reception staff who are not GDC-registered should not:

Book appointments
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Give clinical advice or change a treatment plan
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Take a medical history form to the surgery
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Call the emergency list
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 4 of 8

4. Question

Additional skills usually require:

A social media certificate
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Extra training, a record of competence, and indemnity that covers the work
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Only watching a colleague once
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

No record if you have been at the practice ten years
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 5 of 8

5. Question

If a protocol requires a dentist on the premises, you should:

Start anyway if they are at the hospital
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Not start that work until the requirement is met
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Ask a nurse to stand in as dentist
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Write the dentist’s name in the notes anyway
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 6 of 8

6. Question

If you are asked to work outside your scope you should:

Do it once to be helpful
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Say no clearly, escalate to someone whose scope covers it, and record it
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Post about it in a public group with the patient’s name
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Ignore the request and go to lunch
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 7 of 8

7. Question

Competence inside scope means:

You may always do every listed task after a long break without a refresh
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

You still judge whether you are ready for this patient, today, with this kit
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Only dentists have competence
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

It replaces registration
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect
Question 8 of 8

8. Question

This PrismCPD course is:

1 hour, standalone knowledge CPD
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

A GDC registration exam
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

A permit to work as any title
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Module 4 of Legal and Ethical
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

Correct

Incorrect

Login

Accessing this course requires a login. Please enter your credentials below!

Username or Email Address

Password

Remember Me

Lost Your Password?

Register

Don't have an account? Register one!

Register an Account