Don’t be afraid of the GDC – how to avoid an investigation. (CPD-YORK13MAY15)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPractice management
DescriptionThis will be an amusing and informational course enabling registrants to understand the GDC firness to practice process and how to improve the quality of your practice.
Additional information

Tutor: Alan Stanley M.Phil, MA, BChD, DGDP, RCS (Eng).

Alan is a Chair of the GDC’S Investigating Committee. He has spent over 30 years in general dental practice, both NHS and private, and has held part time appointments in Oral Surgery at a District General Hospital and in undergraduate teaching at his local Dental School. He says that he has had a number of ‘dreaded letters’ over his long career, but none has progressed to the GDC.

VenueRoom TBC, Mercure Fairfield Manor, York  View details
Date & timeWednesday 13 May 2015, 18:30 to 21:00
LecturerAlan Stanley  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£15.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£15.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£15.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£15.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£15.00pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£15.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryManagement course
CateringRefreshments
Development outcomeNo development outcome
CPD hours2:30
Cost£30.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims
  • To keep Registrants out of the GDC’s Fitness to Practice system
  • To reduce the stress of defensive practice
  • To improve the quality of practice life
Objectives

By the end of the session participants will

  • Learn the ten top tips for avoiding a GDC investigation
  • Understand how to run a fear free practice
  • Appreciate the value to the whole dental team of fear free practice
  • Know how to deal with difficult patients and situations positively