04/11/2025 – Certificate in Foundation Dentist Dental Nursing Programme – Day 4 – 6.5 Hours CPD

Challenging Learners and Supporting Them – Motivating Your FD – Range of Clinical Cases and How this Progresses – Different Patient Types and Different Clinical Environments – GDC Standards – Meeting and Maintaining These

Completion Time: 6.5 Hours

Venue: NIMDTA, 42 Beechill Road,Belfast, BT8 7RL

Speakers: Kegan Lewis, GDP, Dungiven

Course Objectives

• Provide efficient chairside assistance including the use of extended competencies to support the foundation dentist encouraging best practice during every patient case. 
• Appreciate the challenges faced by the foundation dentist and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with both patient and colleague to ensure best practice.
• Appreciate the challenges faced by the foundation dentist and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with both patient and colleague to ensure best practice.
• Provide insight into reasonable expectations of a ‘safe practitioner’ and the pathway required for a foundation dentist to satisfactorily complete foundation training.

Course Learning Content

• Review Adult Learning Theoretical Principles in terms of motivation and reflective learning.
• Explore Learning Styles.
• Summarise practical steps in supporting clinical education in the workplace.
• List and explore the challenges faced by a foundation dentist.
• Describe expected clinical case complexity during DFT.
• Identify the developing role of the dental nurse in DFT.
• Explore motivational strategies.
• Recall effective communication principles.
• Identify patient types commonly encountered in dental practice and recognise their needs, expectations, and challenges.
• Describe how different clinical environments (e.g., general practice, community, hospital, private) influence patient management and communication strategies.
• Demonstrate effective communication techniques for building rapport and ensuring patient-centred care across diverse patient groups.
• Reflect on how empathy, teamwork, and adaptability contribute to best practice and improved patient outcomes.
• Apply strategies to maintain motivation and professional growth when managing varied patient types and working in different clinical settings.
• Describe the key principles of the GDC Standards for the Dental Team and their relevance to patient safety and professional practice.
• Explain what constitutes a ‘safe practitioner’ in the context of Foundation Training, including competence, reflection, and ethical behaviour.
• Identify the pathway and stages for a Foundation Dentist to achieve safe, independent practice under supervision.
• Demonstrate strategies for maintaining GDC standards, including reflective practice, feedback, record-keeping, and professional communication.
• Recognise common challenges faced by Foundation Dentists and outline practical approaches to overcome these while maintaining patient trust and quality care.

GDC Development Outcomes A, B & D

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