Welcome

This course is for dental nurses completing targeted CPD for the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework Professionalism outcome P 3.6: Describe the principles and limitations of the currently available options for funding of dental healthcare provision for individual patients.

SPF fit: This course supports the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework domain of Professionalism, sub domain Social Accountability. It focuses on learning outcome P 3.6 and links 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, promote oral health, and understand sustainable service provision. This course keeps that domain in view while remaining focused on the single learning outcome above.

Why This Course Matters

• It is targeted: the course is organised around one SPF Professionalism learning outcome rather than a broad topic heading.
• It is dental-nurse specific: examples relate to 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 making clinical or funding decisions beyond their role.
• It supports professionalism: content links everyday practice to patient safety, trust, team working and community oral health.

A Simple Learner Spine

• Describe common funding options for individual dental patients.
• Recognise the limits of NHS, private, mixed and exemption-based arrangements.
• Support clear signposting while staying within the dental nurse role.
• Identify cost misunderstandings that could affect consent or lead to complaints.
• Escalate complex funding or treatment-plan queries to the appropriate person.