Dental Occupational Health Services
R-Health provides Consultant OHP-led occupational health services for dental practices, dental organisations and healthcare regulators. We support dental professionals and organisations with independent clinical assessments, fitness-to-work and fitness-to-practise advice, case management, health surveillance, blood-borne virus advice, vaccination programmes, mental health and substance misuse pathways, and clear, evidence-based occupational health reports.
Our clinicians understand the specific demands of dentistry, including clinical performance, patient safety, infection control, musculoskeletal risk, mental health, neurodiversity, substance misuse, blood-borne virus exposure and return-to-practice considerations.
Services
What we offer
Our Dental Occupational Health Services
Independent advice
Independent Health Assessments and Fitness-to-Practise Advice
Our assessments can consider:
Coordinated care
Case Management
R-Health provides structured case management for dental and healthcare organisations. We coordinate referrals, clinical triage, appointment booking, medical records review, clinician allocation, report preparation, follow-up actions and communication with referring organisations.
Our team understands the importance of timely communication, clear referral pathways, confidentiality, accurate record keeping and practical recommendations that support safe, fair and proportionate decision-making.
Wellbeing & psychiatry
Mental Health, Psychiatry & Substance Misuse Pathways
Dental professionals may experience mental health, stress, burnout, addiction or substance misuse concerns that affect work and safe clinical practice. R-Health can provide occupational health assessment, psychiatric input where required, and structured recommendations on support, treatment, monitoring, adjustments and safe return to practice.
Testing coordination
Drug and Alcohol Testing Coordination
How testing is coordinated
Testing is arranged through accredited laboratory partners using chain-of-custody processes, identity verification, secure sample handling and laboratory confirmation where required. Results can be reviewed alongside clinical history, medical records and occupational risk factors to support clear, proportionate recommendations.
Reporting
Regulatory and Medico-Legal Reporting
Our reports can address:
Clinical leadership
Consultant OHP-Led Clinical Governance
Complex cases
Expert Clinical Opinion
Why us
Why R-Health for Dental Occupational Health?
Governance & Assurance
Governance and Assurance
R-Health handles sensitive occupational health information with appropriate confidentiality, clinical governance and secure information management processes. We work in line with professional standards, data protection guidelined (GDPR) requirements and occupational health best practice. Our reports are designed to be clear, balanced, evidence-based and proportionate.
R-Health holds appropriate indemnity and business insurances, including public liability and cyber security cover. All data is stored on Microsoft servers in the UK, and our staff and doctors are DBS cleared and police vetted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can R-Health provide independent fitness-to-practise or fitness-to-work assessments for dental professionals?
Yes. R-Health can provide independent medical and occupational health assessments where a dental professional’s health may affect their work, clinical duties or safe practice. Reports can include clinical findings, functional impact, prognosis, risk considerations and recommendations for adjustments, monitoring or review.
Can R-Health support cases involving mental health or substance misuse?
Yes. R-Health can assess mental health and work-related functioning, and can coordinate psychiatric input where required. Where drug or alcohol testing is appropriate, we can arrange testing through accredited laboratory partners and consider results alongside the wider clinical picture.
Can R-Health arrange specialist medical input?
Yes. Where a case requires specialist medical advice, R-Health can coordinate input from appropriately registered specialists, such as psychiatry, neurology, ophthalmology, infectious diseases, hepatology or rheumatology.
Can R-Health coordinate drug and alcohol testing?
Yes. R-Health can coordinate drug and alcohol testing through accredited laboratory partners using appropriate chain-of-custody and identity verification processes. Testing can include urine, oral fluid, blood, PEth and hair testing where clinically appropriate.
Are reports suitable for formal decision-making?
Yes. R-Health provides clear, structured occupational health reports designed to support employers, healthcare organisations and professional bodies in making fair, evidence-based decisions.