Cuspid : Clinically Useful Safety Procedures in Dentistry

CUSPID is a clinically oriented textbook published on the 1^st August 2018 to coincide with the General Dental Council’s introduction of Enhanced CPD for all dental registrants. CUSPID now provides in 1,600 pages with illustrations; the means whereby every member of the dental team can easily undertake and complete the required ECPD for the GDC’s outcome C:

Developing and maintaining knowledge and skills in dental practise.

In CUSPID: Five safety critical subjects are systematically presented in two books:

CUSPID Volume 1:

Chapter 1: Medical Emergencies.

Chapter 2: Medicine and Drug Safety.

CUSPID Volume 2:

Chapter 3: Infection Control.

Chapter 4: Radiation Safety.

Chapter 5: Oral Cancer.

CUSPID was written for all GDC registrants and potential registrants, from the vocational trainee, studying for their membership examinations, the candidate working towards the ORE, to the experienced practice principal leading a dental team. Everyone can use the 2 volumes of CUSPID for their professional development to complete their GDC -ECPD.

Furthermore, the essential roles of all dental care professionals are comprehensively recognized in this textbook. Dental colleagues who are certainly well-experienced but at times under-appreciated and often over-worked; nurses, technicians, therapists and hygienists can use CUSPID to achieve their ECPD goals too.

By answering the 650 multiple choice questions and participating in Peer Review, some 80 hours of ECPD can be claimed and verified by completing the certificates and log sheets at the end of each of the 5 chapters.

For dentists, CUSPID provides the core of the ECPD required by the GDC: 80 hours out of the 100 hours required in the 5 year ECPD cycle.

For dental care professionals, by using CUSPID; the ECPD achieved can significantly exceed the 75 hours required for CDTs, hygienists and therapists, or the 50 hours required for technicians and nurses to complete their respective 5 year ECPD cycles, thereby securing their registration with the GDC.

Carrying out the reflective reviews at the end of each chapter forms the foundation upon which a Professional Development Portfolio can be based, adding further to the ECPD totals which can be gained from CUSPID. Learning with CUSPID provides the opportunity to achieve a solid working knowledge of the safety critical disciplines required for safe clinical practise in the UK for everyone at every stage of their careers in dentistry.

Using both volumes of CUSPID ensures you are not only working safely, but you will be doing so in accordance with the most recent evidence based clinical guidelines; in line with the GDC’s requirements for ECPD for every dental professional from August 1st 2018 onwards.