When running a dental clinic, you have a duty of care to keep both your patients and staff safe from injury at all times.

But with dental workplaces looking to provide their patients with the best care possible, sometimes Health & Safety matters can take a back seat. But it's vital you meet your Health & Safety requirements and guidelines set out by the:

To ensure the safety of your patients and employees, you must maintain effective Health & Safety management in your workplace. For example, you must create a Health & Safety policy detailing how you’ll uphold safety at work.

It can be difficult to juggle safety management alongside providing effective dental care - but with Peninsula's help, you can meet your legal obligations.

When you work with us, our specialist team will visit your surgery and conduct a risk assessment, whilst our time-saving software makes reporting accidents easier than ever. We

can even help you with your safety training. It’s why so many dental practices choose to outsource their Health & Safety to us.

Working in a dental surgery comes with its own set of unique risks. This is why, as part of your legal duty, you must do all you can to keep your dental environment safe for both your patients and your employees. You must protect them from all safety risks, such as:

To ensure the safety of everyone in your dental workplace, you should perform an adequate risk assessment. Risk assessments play a vital part in your overall Health & Safety management, by assisting you in providing adequate precautions. For example, you might find that staff need to wear additional personal protective equipment (PPE).

If you've never conducted a risk assessment before, it can probably seem daunting. But by working with Peninsula, our qualified team can help you conduct a dental surgery risk assessment, on-site and in person, at a time that suits you. Our Health & Safety consultants have years of experience and knowledge needed to spot potential risks in your dental surgery. Our service doesn't stop there - we'll also carry out a fire risk assessment to help spot any potential fire hazards in your surgery

With a high amount of injuries recorded in dental practices each year, it's vital you comply with the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Specifically, ensuring you report and record accidents if they occur.

By using Peninsula's Health & Safety software, reporting accidents is made easier. You can identify hazards in real time, as well as being able to access relevant documentation when you need to detail your compliance. And that's not all, our full documentation service will help you create watertight legal paperwork, such as your Health & Safety policy. It’s all part of your Peninsula package.