PMHP Flashcards
d3mft
obvious decay into dentine of tooth (using visual methods only)
3 fluoride population level deliveries
water fluoridation
fluoridated salt
fluoridated milk
components of clinical governance
6
Risk management
Education
Audit
Research
Clinical effectiveness
Openess
audit cycle
identify topic and set standards
obeserve practise and collect data
analyse data
implement changes
re-audit
PICO
population
intervention
comparison
outcome
RCT aspects
blinding of particpants and researchers
random allocation - computer generated
preordained outcome measures
inclusion and exclusion criteria
Risk ratio value of no difference
1
absolute risk difference value of no difference
0
things to consider when analysing a study
size of study
duration of study
population investigated in study
confounding variables
clinical governance
systematic approach to maintaing and improving the standard of pt care in a health system
dimensions of healthcare
6
Pt centered
Efficient
Equitable
Effective
Timely
Safe
3 dimensions of healthcare in NHS dental services
primary care - general practice and public dental service
secondary care - hospital
CPD hours in 5 year cycle
100 verifiable hours
CPD core subjects
10 medical emegency
5 radiology and radiation protection
5 decontamination and disinfection
GDC standards
- Put pt interests first
- communicate effectively with pt
- obtain valid consent
- protect pt inforamtion
- have a clear and easy complaints procedure
- work with colleagues in pt best interests
- maintain, develop and work within own skills
- raise concerns if pt are at risk
- behave professionally and maintain protect confidence in you and the profession
pillars of ethics
- non malicence
- beneficence
- justice
- pt autonomy
negligence
omission to do something which a reasonable practitioner would do, or doing something which a reaonsable practitioner would not do
how long should notes be kept for
10 years
or until child is 25
notes should be
7
confidential
accurate
legilible
complete
retrievable
current
retained
who is on the GDC board
1 chair
6 dental professionals
6 lay people
audit
quality improvement process that seeks to improve pt care and outcomes through systematic review of care against explicit criteria and the implementation of change
uses of audit
observe gaps in knowledge
learning
attitudes
protocol
training
audit cycle
identify problem and set standard
observe practice and collect data
analyse data
compare with set standards
implement change and re audit
factors that make up consent
informed
valid
capacity
voluntary
non-manipulative
non-coerced
discuss prior to consent
knowledge of purpose of tx
risks and beneftis fo tx
alternatives
no tx - risks and benefits
success rate
valid consent
3
recently obtained
specific to tx
remains current/continuous
legal consent
have capacity
has information
made and communicated freely - non coerced, non manipulated
study that gives highest level of evidence
systematic review of RCTs
cochrane review
4 aspects of RCTs
randomised
inclusion/exclusion criteria
control
blinding
cohort study
prospective
type of longitudinal study—an approach that follows research participants over a period of time
often share a characteristc
case control study
retrospective
observational study. It looks at 2 sets of participants. One group has the condition you are interested in (the cases) and one group does not have it (the controls). In other respects, the participants in both groups are similar.
case studt
one pt
detailed study of a specific subject
incidence
number of new cases over a specific time
prevalance
nummber of cases at a time
SIMD
scottish index of multiple depreivation - area based
tool for identifying area of poverty and inequality across scotland to support policy and decision making
ranks in order of dep (1 is most dep)
factors influenceing deprivation
unemployment/employment status
income
housing
education
access to healtcare
enviorment
crime
Adults with incapcaity act 2000
principles
Benefit
Minimal intervention
Wishes of pt
Others consulted
Residual capacity
Capacist
Assess option
Make decision
Communicate decision
Understand decision
Retain memory of decsision
who can consent under AWI 2000
welfare POA
welfare guardianship
or need section 47 certificate signed by adequately trained person
adv of split mouth design
both control and intervention exposed to same evironment
disadv of split mouth design
pt cannot be blinded
confidence interval
representation fo study findings to real world propulation
worked out using the effect size and the sample size relative to the true population
95% likelihood of repeat results
p-value
statistical significance of results,
usually null hypotheses
<0.05 is significant?
aetiology of DFA
parent/peer output
media
pain expectation
previous negative experience
uneducated on modern techniques
anxious presentation
negative
low pain threshold/flinching
fidgets
sweating
needing to go to toilet/making excuses
lack eye contact
cycle of behaviour change
precontemplation
contemplation
preparation
action
maintenance
with progress or relapse at any stage
management techniques for anxious pts
densensitisation
acclimatisation
CBT
progressive relaxation
tell show do
mediaction - anxiolytic meds or sedation
distraction
control
primary appraisal in stress
initial assessment of stressor
1 - irrelevant
2 - benign
3 - harmful/threat
4 - harmful/challenge
seondary appraisal in stress
reaction to primary appraisal
1 - harm
2 - resistance
3 - exhaustaion
reponses to stress
direct action, seek information, do nothing or coping
burnout
disengagment and exhaustation
often negative and dissatisfied (
coping mechanisms for stress
work life balance
exercise
education on stress
set own goals
know own limits