Dental Care in Domiciliary Setting Protocol - NHS Bradford and ...

Contents
Section Topic Page
1 Introduction 5
2 Aims 5
3 Scope 5
4 Dental care pathway for domiciliary patients 5
4.1 Objectives 5
4.2 Access to domiciliary care 5
4.3 Referring patients for domiciliary care 6
4.4 Processing the referral and assessing the eligibility for domiciliary care 6
4.5 Referral received at clinic 6
4.6 Preparation prior to the visit 6
4.7 The initial visit 7
4.8 Subsequent appointments 10
4.9 Completion of treatment 10
5 Special considerations when undertaking domiciliary care 10
5.1 Infection control 10
5.2 Medical emergencies in the domiciliary setting 10
5.3 Health and safety 11
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Procedure for requests for new dentures which have been lost or
damaged by the hospital/care home
7 References 12
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