Course Information
Date: 15/09/2026
Start Time: 09:30 – 16:45
Completion Time: 6.5 Hours
Venue: Beechill Room, NIMDTA, 42 Beechill Road, Belfast, BT8 7RL
Speakers: Kegan Lewis, General Dental Practitioner, Dungiven
Behaviours and Personality
This builds on the session on the induction day: a successful foundation relationship.
Objective
- Demonstrate knowledge of strategies to support a foundation dentist from being as a safe practitioner to an independent practitioner in general dental practice
Helpful tip: review professional behaviours and personality types to enable a successful foundation relationship.
Methods of Communication / Importance of Clinical Records
Objective
- Highlight methods of effective communication within the clinical environment and the importance of clinical records.
Helpful tip: review the different assessments the FD has to undergo/ when and how this enables them to progress.
Role of Dental Nurses within Assessment
Objective
- Provide insight into reasonable expectation of a ‘safe practitioner’ and the pathway required for a foundation dentist to satisfactorily complete foundation training.
- Provide efficient chairside assistance including the use of extended competencies to support the foundation dentist encouraging best practice during every patient case.
GDC Development Outcomes
- A B & D
Resources
Dietary Requirements
Please advise the Dental Continuing Education Team dentalcourses.nimdta@hscni.net if you have any dietary requirements.
15/09/2026 – FDDN – Study Day 1 – Behaviours – Communication – Assessment – Role of Dental Nurse
15/09/2026 – FDDN – Study Day 1 – Behaviours – Communication – Assessment – Role of Dental Nurse