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TPB2012-022
Disciplinary Skills - able to:
B 1
B 2
B 3
B 4
B 5
B 6
Use information on the indications, contraindications, limitations, risks and benefits of conscious sedation and general
anaesthesia to inform patients or guardians
Obtain, record, and interpret a comprehensive and contemporaneous patient history
Undertake an appropriate systematic intra and extra-oral clinical examination
Manage appropriate clinical and laboratory investigations
Undertake appropriate special tests and diagnostic procedures
Assess and manage anxieties, concerns, ideas and expectations of the patient and/or their parent/guardian
B 7
B 8
B 9
Assess and manage anxieties, concerns, ideas and expectations of the patient and/or their parent/guardian
Discuss the need for and make arrangements for appropriate follow-up care
Obtain valid informed consent for the proposed treatment from the patient / parent / guardian as appropriate
B 10
Provide patients with comprehensive and accurate preventive education and instruction in a manner which
encourages self-care and motivation
Manage the application of preventive treatments
B 11
B 12
B 13
B 14
B 15
Assess and manage caries, occlusion, and toothwear, and, where appropriate, restore the dentition using the principle
of minimal intervention
Restore teeth using a wide range of treatment and materials appropriate to the patient including permanent and
temporary intra and extra coronal restorations
Assess and manage the health of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues, including treatment to prevent pulpal and
periradicular disease
Undertake appropriate nonsurgical treatments to manage pulpal and periradicular disease for deciduous and
permanent teeth
Assess the need for, design, prescribe and provide biomechanically sound partial and complete dentures
B 16
Co-operate effectively with other members of the dental and healthcare team in the interests of patients
B 17
B 18
Explain the importance of and maintain accurate, contemporaneous and conprehensive patient recods in accordance
with legal and statutory requirements and best practice
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