FREE Dental Nurse Forum - CQC inspections and the role of the Dental Nurse. (OX070825DNF)

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DescriptionThe Dental Nurse Forum is entirely devoted to Dental Nurses and Student Dental Nurses. The Dental Nurse monthly meetings have been set up for Dental Nurses in the south region (Ox/Bucks/Berks/Hamps/I.O.W) to give Dental Nurses an ability to network and share ideas through open discussion, support their wellbeing, plus be empowered to progress and further their career if they wish to do so. This will be delivered via Teams Webinar. Speaker Amanda Hames will talk about the important role Dental Nurses play in CQC Inspections. Following this will be an open forum and peer review discussion chaired by our guest speaker and the Tutor facilitating. GDC outcomes A, B & D.
Additional information

Amanda is a full-time Oral Health Inspector and also a Fire Safety Specialist. She has worked at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for over 12 years. Amanda inspects high street dental services and has over four hundred dental practices on her portfolio. All of these are located around Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire (BOB). Before this role she worked as a public engagement and disability equality consultant to Hampshire Primary Care Trust, Hampshire County Council and the three emergency services (Police, Fire and Ambulance). Amanda lives in the West Country with her husband Steve and have three grown up children who have all flown the nest. Amanda and Steve are trustees of a Cerebral Palsy (CP) charity that fully fund family activity holidays for children and young people who live in the BOB area and have CP.

* This webinar will be delivered via MS Teams, joining instructions will be sent to you at least 24 hours before the course starts. *Please log in early to check Link/IT. Sign in using your Deanery/Maxcourse registered name - it helps us to confirm your attendance. Log onto to Webinar from 18:15. Please contact the organising Tutor (Amanda Evans 07917 580686/amanda.evans37@nhs.net) with any questions prior to the webinar. *PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER FOR THE WEB LINK, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE A HOTMAIL ACCOUNT.

Venue*Please note this is a Webinar & not at Oxford, Webinar Tutorial, Oxford - Oxfordshire  View details
Date & timeThursday 7 August 2025, 18:30 to 20:00
LecturerMrs Amanda Hames  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Nurse, or Dental Nurse Trainee

Development outcomeA, B, D
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours1:30
CostNo charge
Aims

The forum has been set up to give dental nurses an ability to network, have support for wellbeing plus be empowered to progress and further their career.

To optimise the outcomes of CQC and NHSE practice inspections.

Objectives

Give a background to the CQC Oral Health Team

Describe the five key questions CQC asks of services.

Discuss how the Dental Nurse can support the practice in an inspection to optimise the inspection outcome.

Learning outcomes

Gain confidence to engage positively with both the CQC and NHSE.

Understand CQC and NHSE inspection processes.

Help to make their practice a ‘gold standard’ provider of oral health services.