Leadership in Pedodontic Practice: Influencing Positive Oral Health Behaviours in Children

About This Course

This pedodontic leadership course covers a range of topics, including defining and establishing leadership, communication, promoting positive oral health behaviors, and evaluating and improving leadership approaches. Exercises and case studies are also included.

Why Take This Course?

The course addresses the common problem of dental professionals lacking effective leadership skills in a pedodontic practice. Many dental professionals struggle with establishing their leadership role in a practice, managing conflict, promoting positive oral health behaviors in children, and creating a positive work environment. The course provides comprehensive training on leadership styles and skills, communication strategies, and effective methods for educating children and their families. The use of case studies, exercises, and role plays in the course can also help dental professionals apply these skills in real-life situations.

This course on leadership in a pedodontic practice is beneficial as it covers a wide range of topics such as defining, establishing, and evaluating leadership in a dental practice, managing conflict, promoting positive oral health behaviors in children, and developing leadership skills. The inclusion of case studies, exercises, and role plays make this course practical and applicable to real-life situations.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, learners will be able to understand the importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in effective leadership and conflict management within dental teams.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to exhibit an increased capacity for compassionate leadership, characterized by empathy, understanding, and concern for both patients and dental team members.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to apply empathy and active listening skills towards effective resolution of team conflicts.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely influence their dental practice environments positively, promoting more inclusive and progressive workplace cultures that value diversity, open dialogue, and continual professional growth.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to enhance self-awareness and apply it in proactive decision making, effective feedback provision, and equanimous conflict handling.	3: The course should lead to more adaptable dental professionals. That adaptability can extend to changing patient and staff expectations, shifts in regulations, technological advancements, and even periods of uncertainty linked to global or local events.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered resilience-building and stress management techniques to navigate stressful situations and conflicts effectively in dental healthcare environments.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to higher standards of patient care within dental practices. This outcome is achieved by equipping leaders with the skills and knowledge necessary to foster environments that value and prioritize patient-centred care.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to analyze case studies to understand the impact of emotional intelligence on team dynamics and conflict resolution.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will leverage the power of digital technology effectively and ethically to enhance their leadership capabilities, improve patient experiences, and streamline practice operations while maintaining a personal, empathetic approach to patient care.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course covers defining leadership in a pedodontic practice, establishing leadership, communication and leadership, promoting positive oral health behaviors in children, and evaluating and improving leadership approach. The course includes topics on understanding leadership, the role of a leader in a dental practice, leadership impact on patient care, leadership styles suitable for a dental setting, building a vision for the practice, developing leadership skills, managing conflict, communication’s role in leadership, strategies for educating children and their families, cultivating a positive environment and evaluating and improving leadership. Case studies, exercises, and role plays are also included in the course.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course focuses on defining leadership in a pedodontic practice, understanding the role of a leader in a dental practice, and the impact of leadership on patient care. It also examines different leadership styles suitable for a dental setting and provides a case study on examining leadership styles in different dental practices.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course focuses on establishing leadership in a pedodontic practice. It covers building a vision, developing leadership skills, embodying core values, managing conflict, identifying leadership styles and core values, and promoting positive oral health behaviors in children. It also emphasizes the role of communication in leadership and provides strategies for effective communication, including addressing sensitive topics with patients and staff. The section concludes with evaluating and improving leadership effectiveness through feedback and long-term development planning.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course focuses on Communication and Leadership in Pedodontics. It discusses the importance of effective communication in leadership, facilitating open communication in the practice, addressing sensitive topics with patients and staff, and role-playing to practice communication techniques. It also covers the role of a leader in promoting positive oral health behaviors in children, the importance of patient education, successful strategies for promoting positive behaviors, and evaluating and improving your leadership approach through assessing effectiveness, seeking feedback, and developing a long-term leadership development plan.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course focuses on promoting positive oral health behaviors in children, including the role of a leader in influencing positive behaviors, the importance of patient education, strategies for educating children and their families, and cultivating an environment that promotes positive behaviors. The section also includes a case study of successful strategies for promoting positive oral health behaviors.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course content focuses on evaluating and improving leadership approach in a pedodontic practice. It includes assessing leadership effectiveness, addressing potential areas for improvement, seeking feedback, and developing a long-term leadership development plan. The section also provides key takeaways in leadership in pedodontics practice.

Course Reviews

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This course exceeded my expectations. The case studies and role plays were particularly helpful in applying leadership principles to real-life scenarios.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course provided practical tools for implementing effective leadership in a dental practice. I especially appreciated the sections on conflict management and promoting positive oral health behaviors in children.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I highly recommend this course to any dental professional looking to improve their leadership skills. The module on communication’s role in leadership was especially eye-opening and provided valuable insights for enhancing patient care.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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