Name: 10 Bites of Safety Wisdom [10] Cultures and Behaviours
Start: 2024-05-20T21:22:37+12:00
End: 2024-05-20T21:22:37+12:00
Location: 10 Bites of Safety Wisdom [10] Cultures and Behaviours

Health and Safety isn’t just a tick in the box exercise but imbedding the behaviours we have discussed in the previous webinars, to ensure long term cultural change. It is driven from the top down and that will determine the effectiveness of health and safety across your dental practice(s). Common sense is not common, it is just a term for a subjective measure based on personal experience and perceived beliefs or misinformation. Therefore, it’s a flawed concept that doesn’t always match actual outcomes. Have difficult conversations, cultivating curiosity, and be clear on your values & mission.

Learning outcomes

Attendees will take a deep drive through all levels of health and safety obligations, and what it means for the dental practice.

Speaker

Karen Turanga

Consultant, Educator, Speaker, Business Owner; Owner and consultant at PracticeSafe with 30years’ previous clinical experience in both the Military and private practice as a dental hygienist. I have worked as a Clinical Support Lead (NZ) in Clinical Quality Assurance, Compliance and Governance Specialist for BUPA Dental Corporation, with a degree in Population Health (Poutū-manahau), and currently studying a Masters in Social Policy at the University of Waikato. Grateful recipient of the Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarship 2020 2022, Braemar Charitable Trust scholarship in Health, University of Waikato Summer Research scholarship and Te Ake Whai Ora Te Pitomata corporate scholarship 2023. I have served on the NZDHA Executive as President and Editor, as well as Waikato Branch President. Educator and consultant in organisational mental health and accredited Mental Health First Aid Aotearoa instructor (te Pou), providing project management, health and safety risk management, infection control education and auditing.