Welcome

This course is written for dental nurses who need targeted CPD for the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework Professionalism learning outcome P 3.2: Describe the dental and wider healthcare systems dental professionals work within including local and national health policy and organisations, delivery of healthcare and equity.

SPF fit: This course supports the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework domain of Professionalism, sub domain Social Accountability. It focuses on learning outcome P 3.2 and links closely to behaviour P(B)17: Contribute positively to the healthcare communities of which you are a part.

The Professionalism domain expects dental nurses to act ethically, show leadership and social accountability, advocate for oral health, promote good oral health and understand sustainable service provision across communities. This course keeps that domain in view while focusing on the single learning outcome above.

Why This Course Matters

• It is targeted: the course is organised around a single SPF Professionalism learning outcome.
• It is dental-nurse specific: examples concern chairside care, reception duties, decontamination, handover, records, patient communication and practice systems.
• It respects scope: dental nurses are shown how to observe, prepare, support, record, question and escalate without taking decisions beyond their competence.
• It supports professionalism: the course links everyday practice to patient safety, trust, team working and wider oral health.

A Simple Learner Spine

• Describe the dental and wider healthcare systems dental professionals work within.
• Recognise local and national policy and organisations that influence dental care.
• Explain how service delivery affects equity.
• Support patients to use appropriate routes within scope.
• Identify when system barriers should be escalated or discussed.