Sepsis claims 52,000 lives per year (The UK Sepsis Trust) and because of the rapid onset of the condition, it can be difficult to diagnose.
Sepsis has many signs and symptoms, some of which can be:
- Altered mental state
- Malaise
- Shivering
- Muscle pain
- Failure to pass urine in the previous 18 hours
- Increased heart rate
- Low blood pressure
- Breathlessness and increased breathing.
Dental practices should be prepared to deal with potential cases of sepsis. There should be systems and processes in place to manage and prevent potential cases of sepsis. The dental team should be trained in recognising sepsis.
The CQC has added their expectations of how dental practices should be prepared to deal with potential cases of sepsis to their myth-busters section on their website.
The CQC will look at how practices deal with patients presenting with a dental infection that progresses to sepsis under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 12, which states that patients should receive ‘safe care and treatment.’
The NICE guidance on sepsis was implemented in July 2016 and is summarised during the CPD course.
About the course
This online, verifiable CPD course for dental professionals will help you understand your obligations in relation to recognising the life-threatening symptoms of sepsis, and you will understand how to apply this obligated duty into your day to day work.
The course covers the following
- What sepsis is and who is at risk?
- CQC, GDC & NICE guidelines and expectations
- Out of hours arrangements
- Severe pericoronitis protocols
- Warning signs of sepsis
- Clinical notes and good record keeping
- Sepsis and dentistry
- Reducing the risk of sepsis
- Prevention of sepsis advice to patients and dentists
- Factors that increase sepsis after dental treatment
- Practice procedures, protocols and paperwork
This online, verifiable course is suitable for the whole dental team and will provide 1 hour of verifiable CPD.
This online course is also included in our Annual CPD Membership
The best way to take advantage of our online dental courses is to become an Apolline CPD Member. For just £39.99 per year, you get access to our full suite of dental-specific online courses.
Why become an Apolline Annual CPD Member?
- First, it’s only £39.99 per year.
- Our courses will meet your GDC CPD requirements.
- So far, we have issued over 60,000 CPD since 2018.
- Our CPD courses are researched and written by qualified dentists and dental care professionals with many years of clinical and regulatory knowledge.
- Courses are reviewed and updated annually or when required by regulatory changes.
- We pride ourselves on the outstanding feedback we receive from our learners. (click here to read more)
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We have issued more than 60,000 certificates
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help me to register and complete sepsis course
Hi Anita,
Welcome to Apolline Training.
I have sent you an email with instructions on how to register, but in the meantime, here is the link to our registration page:
https://www.apollinetraining.co.uk/register/
If you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We have a ‘Contact Us’ page where you can send your queries:
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Many thanks,
The team at Apolline Training
Hi, Why does it say free and then when you go to get its chargeable?
Hi Lucy, Thanks for taking the time to leave a message. Please note that this blog post was created almost three years ago. When we first released this course it was free. It has since undergone several revisions (to ensure that our course material is as up-to-date as possible, and most recently, this month). As such, and in order for us to continue producing the best possible training material for dental professionals, we have had to add a small charge to some of our courses. We have supported dental professionals with free CPD for many years (and continue to do… Read more »