Professionalism & Management | Communication | Teamworking in a multidisciplinary team

Teamworking in a multidisciplinary team
Session overview
Description
This session will describe the General Dental Council's (GDC) expectations for multidisciplinary teams (MDT). It will also review how consent for treatment should be obtained in MDT.

Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• explain the significance of the GDC’s guidance Standards for Dental Teams on teamworking
• identify the type of patient who would benefit from multidisciplinary team (MDT) care and explain why
• describe a MDT team and the roles of the various team members
• explain how consent is obtained in MDT

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should have completed e-Den sessions:

• Module 11 Professionalism/Ethics/The GDC and professional conduct (141-0458)
• Module 1 Patient assessment/Good practice/An introduction to consent (141-0005)

Read: The GDC Standards Guidance Standards for the Dental Team

This session will outline how a dental team may be constituted. This will include reflecting on the range of possibilities as well as hospital multidisciplinary teams.

Roles and responsibilities will be discsused, especially with reference to consent.

The GDC's guidance for teamworking will be discussed and an explanation as to how it applies to dental teams. The General Medical Council (GMC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidance will be applied to multidisciplinary teams.