Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

W hat should have been a simple task has turned into a frus- trating task. Several calls made to different bodies gave me dif- ferent answers causing me to be confused as to the correct process to apply for Enhanced CRBs for our dental care prac- titioners and providers; confus- ing me is rather easy to do these days with all the changes that are going on as well as trying to run successful dental prac- tices! Not one person gave me a complete rundown as to how to apply for Enhanced CRBs for dental care providers in one go outside of CQC! You would have thought that I would have learned my lesson when trying to implement the Medical Device Directives into the group! It is so important to source the correct person to talk to when dealing with any new implementations if you are not sure of what you are ex- pected to do in the first place. To make the application process easier for those of you who are still in the process I will break it down in point for- mat what it is that you have to do to apply for Enhanced CRBs for general dental practitioners and providers. Also be aware that any criminal record checks that were carried out prior to 2006 are no longer valid. You get two types of CRBs. The CRB that all dental care providers are required to have are EN- HANCED CRB’s due to work- ing with vulnerable people. I believe that some PCTs are car- rying out the CRBs on behalf of their practices and are charg- ing a fee, so it is worth making a call to them to find out. How- ever, some may not as they are now short staffed due to cuts in staffing numbers and can’t handle the extra work load. As you know, if you are a proprietor or in a position of responsibility, such as a Make us better, not bitter Sharon Holmes discusses how to make applications for Enhanced CRBs easy ‘It is so important to source the correct person to talk to when dealing with any new imple- mentations if you are not sure of what you are ex- pected to do in the first place’ Applications for an Enhanced CRB check can take up to six weeks June 6-12, 201116 United Kingdom EditionPractice Management Education you can do virtually anywhere. Visit www.dentsplyacademy.co.uk to view the education you need to support your career and profession. Dentsply Academy has an evolving programme of continuing education to keep practitioners up to date with the latest advances and techniques. Education that’s built around you