Lead and Achieve!
The Dental Decontamination Leadership Programme will give you the skills and role specific training needed to manage a decontamination area.
Dental Decontamination Leadership Programme
The ILM recognised programme will enable you to progress in your profession by providing you with the underpinning knowledge of decontamination and develop leadership skills to manage the day to day running of a decontamination area.
Upon completion of the programme you will receive a digital credential and a certificate of achievement issued by ILM. The programme can steer you towards pursuing further career opportunities in decontamination.
This ILM recognised programme is now delivered virtually, and consists of 4 x 3-hour workshops, completed online. A starter kit of products is supplied to complete a validation practical assessment. All training materials are delivered directly to students. Assessment is completed by a short assignment which will be marked against specific criteria.
12 Hours ECPD
This deep dive into dental decontamination will net you 12 hours of Enhanced CPD.
Decon Certificate
On completion of the assessment, you will gain a digital credential and a certificate of achievement issued by ILM.
Validation Tool kit
We provide a free toolkit with everything you need to get started with validation.
Student Support
Our expert advisors are on hand to support you with advice and guidance.
The importance of qualifications in a decontamination role
All dental practices must have a nominated lead member of staff responsible for infection control and decontamination. This role is defined in the HTM01-05 as:
Decontamination lead: The code of practice makes it a requirement that an individual is given the responsibility for infection control & decontamination. This person should have the experience and authority to perform this task and should be accountable to the registered manager.
Recent CQC reports have also highlighted a need for role specific training.
The practice had allocated an infection control lead, they had not received role specific training.
Course Content
Session 1
- Leadership Qualities
- Ethical Considerations in Decontamination
- Key Legislation and Guidance
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Waste Management
- Consequences of non-compliance
- Reflective Practice
Session 2
- Leadership Style
- Infection control principles
- Chain of Infection
- PPE application and considerations
- Hand Hygiene in Practice
- Designing the decontamination area
- Reflective Practice
Session 3
- Decontamination Process
- Management of Decontamination stages
- Consequences of improper processing
- Instrument Transportation
- Inspection & Maintenance
- Failure Procedures
- Reflective Practice
Session 4
- The purpose of validation
- Test methods & equipment used in validation
- Validation application in practice
- Failure procedures
- Contingency planning
- Reflective Practice
Testimonials
"Genuinely - probably the best decontamination course I’ve ever been on."
"This is far from a refresher course. I picked up some very useful tips and I am already preparing to cascade my new knowledge down to the entire team."
Our course partners
The Dental Decontamination Leadership Programme is supported by NSK, W & H Hu-Friedy, Alpro, and many other generous partners who have supplied products for use in our training.
This course is provided in delivered in conjunction with our academic partners, Education for Dental, who are Institute of Leadership & Management approved.
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