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SPF P 1.12: core idea

• P 1.12 requires you to describe the shared responsibilities for legal and regulatory compliance between dental practices and individual practitioners.
• The practice must provide safe systems, written policies, staff training, risk assessment, record keeping, governance and regular review.
• Individual dental professionals must use those systems correctly, work within their scope, maintain competence and raise concerns.
• Effective compliance depends on both practice systems and individual accountability working together.

Practice-level evidence

• Policies, procedures and named leads.
• Training records, induction and competence sign-offs.
• Risk assessments, audits and action plans.
• Incident, complaint and safeguarding records.
• Equipment, medicines, decontamination and emergency check logs.

Individual dental nurse responsibilities

• Work within your role, scope, training and competence, and provide appropriate cover.
• Keep accurate, contemporaneous records.
• Complete checks honestly and avoid creating false evidence.
• Use approved routes for confidentiality, data protection, complaints, safeguarding and incident reporting.
• Seek advice when legal, regulatory or policy duties are unclear.
• Escalate gaps in compliance that could affect patient safety, dignity or public trust.

Exam memory line

Practice systems plus individual accountability equals compliance in action: know the route, use it honestly, keep evidence and speak up when it fails.