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These notes summarise the key points for SPF I2.4. Effective Team Working and High-Quality Care for Dental Nurses.

• The primary target is I 2.4: Explain the contribution that team members and effective team working makes to the delivery of safe and effective high-quality care, including the benefits of working in culturally diverse teams.
• The course sits in the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework domain of Interpersonal Skills, sub domain Teamwork and Wellbeing of Others.
• Linked behaviour I(B)3: Demonstrate effective team working.
• Linked behaviour I(B)4: Contribute to your team in providing dental care for patients.
• Linked behaviour I(B)5: Take a patient-centred approach to working with the dental and wider healthcare team.
• Dental nurses should communicate with care, compassion, empathy and respect in patient, public and team interactions.
• Communication must be clear, confidential, accessible, scope-aware and properly handed over where needed.
• Team working relies on role clarity, mutual respect, constructive feedback, understanding delegation limits and having safe routes for raising concerns.
• Use factual language: pause, clarify, ask, hand over, record, give feedback, refer or escalate when appropriate.
• Public and social media communication continues to affect confidentiality, public trust and professional standards.