Making Prevention Work in Practice (NW140927Q)
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Subject | Clinical Communication | ||
Description | This 2½ day course is aimed at providing Registered Dental Nurses with the competencies required to deliver evidenced based individual preventive advice to patients and the skills to apply fluoride varnish as appropriate. All Dental Nurses must have a dentist who will act as a mentor; the mentor must attend the course with the Dental Nurse for an identified session. Ten case studies will need to be undertaken, two of which will be in-depth. The final assessment will take place at an allocated time on 1st December 2014. Employers must give permission for the dental nurse to attend the course | ||
Additional information | To book onto this course please download and complete the course flyer. For further information on this course please contact Jules Arnold-Bryant jules.arnold@nw.hee.nhs.uk To reserve your place on this course, please complete the application form and forward to Jules Arnold-Bryant, HENW, Three Piccadilly Place, Manchester, M1 3BN.
Please note, if you are accepted onto this course, your mentor must attend the AM of session 2. Session 4 is the assessment day and timings are to be confirmed | ||
Venue | Windsor Dental Hulme, Manchester - Greater Manchester ![]() | ||
4 Sessions | Session 1: Sat 27 Sep 2014, 09:00 to 16:00 Session 2: Sat 11 Oct 2014, 09:00 to 16:00 Session 3: Sat 22 Nov 2014, 09:00 to 12:30 Session 4: Mon 1 Dec 2014, 09:00 to 16:00 | ||
Lecturer | TBC ![]() | ||
Target audience | Mandatory: Dental Nurse | ||
Development outcome | No development outcome | ||
Course style | Lecture![]() | ||
Core topic | Not a core topic | ||
Catering | Refreshments | ||
CPD hours | 15:00 | ||
Cost | £125.00 | ||
Aims | To prepare a registered Dental Nurse to deliver safe, evidence based advice and to apply fluoride varnish. | ||
Objectives | · State the evidence underpinning oral health advice for the public · Identify the action of fluoride in improving oral health · Demonstrate technical experience in the application of topical fluoride varnish to both children and adults · Reflect on the public health role of the dental team in relation to improving oral health
Leaning Outcome The Dental Nurse with additional skills will be able to relate evidenced based practice to improving oral health within the context of prevention. | ||