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These notes summarise the key points for SPF S2.9. Improving Clinical Services and Managing Risk for Dental Nurses.

• The primary target is S 2.9: Describe opportunities for improvement of a clinical service or to manage / mitigate risks.
• The course sits in the GDC Safe Practitioner Framework domain of Self-management, sub domain Reflection, Continued, and Self-Directed Learning.
• Linked behaviour S(B)4: Demonstrate own professional responsibility in the development of self.
• Linked behaviour S(B)5: Develop and maintain professional knowledge and competence.
• Linked behaviour S(B)6: Demonstrate appropriate continuous improvement activities.
• Dental nurses should connect self-management with patient safety, scope, communication, records, feedback, CPD, reflection and escalation.
• Insight, learning and wellbeing are professional responsibilities, but unsafe systems still need to be raised through appropriate routes.
• Use factual language: pause, clarify, seek advice, hand over, record, report, reflect or escalate.
• Personal development should be planned, evidenced and reviewed rather than left as informal intention.
• Reflection should be confidential, proportionate and focused on learning and safer future practice.