Welcome

This course is for dental nurses who require focused CPD for the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework Professionalism outcome P 3.9: Describe the importance of collaboration across the health and social care sector for the benefit of communities and individual patients.

SPF fit: This course supports the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework domain of Professionalism, sub-domain Social Accountability. It concentrates on learning outcome P 3.9 and relates 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 populations. This course maintains that broader context while focusing on the single learning outcome above.

Why This Course Matters

• It is targeted: the course is built around one SPF Professionalism learning outcome rather than a broad topic.
• It is dental-nurse specific: examples relate to chairside care, reception support, 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 decisions beyond their competence.
• It supports professionalism: the course links routine practice to patient safety, trust, teamworking and wider oral health delivery.

A Simple Learner Spine

• Describe why collaboration across health and social care matters.
• Recognise partners who may support oral health and patient access.
• Support safe information sharing and signposting within role.
• Identify opportunities for dental nurses to coordinate practical follow-up.
• Escalate when lack of collaboration may harm patients or communities.