Standards in Dentistry (SiD) is a comprehensive package of standards and guidelines for all members of the dental team. SiD brings together all previous standards and guidelines in oral healthcare, encompassing those common to both primary and secondary care. The format of SiD combines a printed manual with an online publication, allowing for frequent updates to the information.
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SiD online comprises three parts:
- Guidelines for Structure and Process in Dental Practice (Chapter 4.3.3 of Standards in Dentistry)
- Details of FGDP(UK) assessments (Chapter 5 of Standards in Dentistry)
- Links to additional resources
Accessing Standards in Dentistry online
Login details to access SiD online are provided to all purchasers of the printed manual who provide an email address. If you have forgotten your login details, or did not provide an email address when you placed the order, please email Paul Woodcock at pwoodcock@rcseng.ac.uk to be issued with a new password.
To visit SiD online, click here or on one of the sub-headings below
The information in this section of SiD online accompanies Chapter 4.3.3 of the printed Standards in Dentistry manual. As many of the standards included in this online publication are subject to change, the information will be updated regularly to reflect any changes in standards or legislation. The topics included within these online guidelines are:
- Equipment and facilities
- Environmental and hazard control
- Infection control
- Health and safety
- Radiography
- Laboratory
- Patient records
- Staff and staff training
- Medical emergencies
- Patient information
- Communication and record-keeping
- Medico-legal responsibilities and indemnity
- Practice management
- Computers and data security
- Prevention
- Conscious sedation.
The lists within each topic heading are not exhaustive, and not all of them will apply to every practice. Some are legal requirements, some are proposed as aids to good practice, and some may be viewed as optional suggestions for best practice.
Chapter 5 of Standards in Dentistry contains details of the assessments available from the Faculty. The online SiD provides regular updates on the Faculty's courses, assessments, and other educational resources, to ensure that readers are kept up to date with the FGDP(UK)'s learning opportunities.
This section of SiD online provides links to the websites of organisations that have produced standards and guidelines of relevance to oral healthcare, or useful material to support them. These organisations include:
- Department of Health
- General Dental Council
- British Dental Association
- Dental Faculties of the Royal Surgical Colleges
- Specialist societies
- Dental Protection Limited
