Plaque and Debris Scoring for Dental Nurses (SW14-03-01-1)
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Subject | Dental nurse training | ||
Description | A course for Dental Nurses. An extended duty in the GDC scope of practice. A course designed to give Dental Nurses the confidence and competence to apply a disclosing material to a patients teeth and to then record a score using a recognised indicy to help the patient to improve their oral hygiene. | ||
Additional information | DCPs attending this course will be required to attend an OSCE day 20 weeks later (7.6.14). Only those attending the 1st part will be able to participate in the OSCE. The OSCE is included in the course fee. Criteria of students entering the course, Registered Dental Nurse with the General Dental Council, (evidence needed) In current employment, Have the written support of his/her employer,Evidence of Professional Indemnity cover, Evidence of appropriate up to date CPD (eg BLS, Medical Emergencies), Not all participants will have undertaken a Dental Nurse Training course which has equivalence to NVQ 3. However it is felt that all students will have the ability to engage in the level of work required to successfully complete this course. DCPs attending this course will be expected to take plaque scores in their place of work and to fill out a record of experience document, cooperation from their Dentist is essential. | ||
Venue | Park Crescent House Dental Surgery, Torquay - Devon S & W View details | ||
Date & time | 2 day event starting on Saturday 1 March 2014, 09:00 to 16:30 | ||
Lecturers | Miss Bridget Karen Ashton & Mrs Cinzia Pickett View details | ||
Target audience | Mandatory: Dental nurse | ||
Development outcome | No development outcome | ||
Course style | Hands-on | ||
Catering | Meal | ||
Core topic | Not a core topic | ||
CPD hours | 6:00 | ||
Cost | £85.00 | ||
Aims | To provide the practical and theoretical knowledge and skills needed in order for DCP’s to competently use disclosing materials on patients to evidence plaque and debris in the oral cavity and to score this using recognised indices, as prescribed by a Dental Surgeon. | ||
Objectives | Students will be able to
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