BSc Year 3 Preparing for Practice 2 (Activity 13)
You will need to communicate with your peers and patients about potentially complex and/or delicate subjects.
On this page, you will provide evidence to show you understand how to communicate and act in certain situations. While these scenarios are based around communication, note that they touch on other elements of professionalism.
Activity: Scenarios
Read each of the scenarios and answer the questions. Respond to the questions in a sentence structure. One word answers and lists without contextualising sentences are not appropriate.
Scenario A
You own a dental laboratory on a busy high street. You operate a same-day denture repair service and a member of the public calls in and asks you to repair their denture. They also report that it doesn’t fit very well and they ask you to do something about it while you repair their denture.
a. What are your responsibilities according to GDC regulations in this scenario?
b. What documentation should be used to identify these responsibilities?
c. What specific regulations must you meet to adhere to GDC requirements?
d. What is the GDC guidance in relation to denture repairs and modifications?
e. What are the legal consequences if these regulations are not met?
f. What must be provided with the repair?
