Page last updated: 20 June 2023 Categories Public Information about our inspections of dental services and sharing agreed guidance. Mythbusters are listed under the five key questions that we ask about services in our inspections. Safe See all Dental mythbuster 39: Direct-to-consumer orthodontics Dental mythbuster 38: Infection prevention and control Dental mythbuster 36: Security of blank prescription forms Dental mythbuster 35: Medicines management in dental practices Dental mythbuster 30: Laundering of protective clothing Dental mythbuster 28: Safeguarding adults at risk Dental mythbuster 29: Safeguarding children and young people at risk Dental mythbuster 26: Safe use of lasers Dental mythbuster 25: Sepsis Dental mythbuster 24: Medical resuscitation equipment for domiciliary dental care Effective See all Dental mythbuster 33: Detecting oral cancer and improving outcomes in primary care Dental mythbuster 23: Consent to dental treatment Dental mythbuster 17: Audit and improvement in primary dental services Dental mythbuster 8: Dental care records Dental mythbuster 2: Keeping up to date for the dental practice team Caring No mythbusters and tips issued Responsive See all Dental mythbuster 40: Caring for people with dementia in a dental practice Dental mythbuster 37: Therapy and assistance dogs in a dental practice Dental mythbuster 34: Complaints management Dental mythbuster 20: Using language professionals and interpreters Well-led See all Dental mythbuster 32: Wellbeing of dentists and the dental team Dental mythbuster 27: Well-led? Dental mythbuster 25: Sepsis Dental mythbuster 22: CCTV in dental practices Dental mythbuster 21: Fire safety Dental mythbuster 19: Staff recruitment Dental mythbuster 18: Decontamination in the dental treatment room Dental mythbuster 17: Audit and improvement in primary dental services Dental mythbuster 16: Business continuity plans in primary care dental services Dental mythbuster 15: 24-hour retirement from NHS contract and CQC registration See more The most recently-updated mythbuster in each section is shown at the top of each list. If there are more then 10 under a key question, use 'See all' to view the full list. See full list of dental mythbusters.