Aim(s):
To provide Trainee Dental Nurses with the knowledge and skills to enable them to work safely and effectively in a dental healthcare environment prior to undertaking a formal approved course in Dental Nursing.
Objectives:
At the end of this session delegates should be able to:
• Identify the role and responsibilities of a trainee Dental Nurse
• Appreciate the skill set required to work within a multi-professional healthcare team
• Highlight the effective use of communication skills
• Indicate the key principles of confidentiality, consent, record keeping and documentation
• Explain the important principles of Health & Safety especially infection prevention and control
• Explain the principles of safeguarding and the process for raising/escalating concerns
Learning Content:
These training sessions are intended to create an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a trainee dental nurse and highlight safe systems of work to enable working in dental practice until a dental nurse course is completed.
GDC Development Outcomes - A C D