Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Prepare the clinic for the removable dental prosthetic treatment of patients
- Make accessible in the clean zone of the surgery the patient’s required laboratory work, necessary charts and records
- Give personal protective equipment to the patient and members of the dental team
- Ensure emergency procedures are in place and ready for use according to organisation policy and procedures
- Identify and select instruments and equipment for a range of removable dental prosthetic procedures
- Prepare instruments and equipment for the range of removable dental prosthetic procedures
- Prepare materials according to manufacturers’ instructions for the range of removable dental prosthetic procedures
- Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct techniques, to the correct consistency and quantity required, and within the designated timelines
- Monitor storage requirements and shelf life of materials and medicaments
- Check materials for integrity prior to use
- Monitor expiry dates of materials and medicaments and re-order materials correctly
- Store materials and medicaments according to manufacturers’ instructions
- Confine materials to clean zone of surgery to minimise contamination by aerosols and splatter
- Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures when preparing materials
- Prepare materials according to manufacturers’ instructions for the range of removable dental prosthetic procedures
- Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct techniques, to the correct consistency and quantity required, and within the designated timelines
- Monitor storage requirements and shelf life of materials and medicaments
- Check materials for integrity prior to use
- Monitor expiry dates of materials and medicaments and re-order materials correctly
- Store materials and medicaments according to manufacturers’ instructions
- Confine materials to clean zone of surgery to minimise contamination by aerosols and splatter
- Follow workplace health and safety policies and procedures when preparing materials