Balance Billing and Patient Care: Time Management for Dental Hygienists

About This Course

This dental practice time management course covers important topics such as efficient scheduling, communication techniques, and legal considerations. With exercises and case studies, it helps improve patient care and optimize time management practices.

Why Take This Course?

One common problem that UK dental professionals face is managing their time efficiently while still providing quality care to their patients. This course addresses this challenge by covering various techniques and strategies for time management, including managing patient schedules and appointment scheduling systems, communication techniques, and ongoing review and optimization of time management practices. It also provides tools and software for dental practices and addresses legal and ethical considerations. By taking this course, dental professionals can improve their time management skills and enhance the quality of care they provide to their patients.

This course on time management in dental practice covers topics such as efficient scheduling techniques, patient management, and legal considerations. It also includes exercises and case studies to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance patient care. By taking this course, dental professionals can learn how to achieve a balance between time efficiency and quality care, implement time management strategies, and use time management tools and software effectively.

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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 operationalize strategies for chair-side efficiency that maximizes time spent on patient care.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to exhibit improved efficiency in managing both clinical and administrative tasks without compromising the quality of patient care.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to manage administrative tasks systematically without interfering with dentistry practice.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely influence a more systematic and productive operation within their dental practices, contributing to overall patient satisfaction and possibly setting higher standards in the community.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to use effective appointment scheduling techniques to optimize workload distribution and minimize patient wait times.	3: The course should lead to an enhanced understanding and application of effective appointment scheduling, potentially reducing patient wait times and increasing overall productivity in the dental clinic.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the best practices for maintaining sterility in a busy dental office without compromising workflow.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to improved safety protocols in dental practices by emphasizing the maintenance of sterility despite time constraints.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to integrate and prioritize Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities into their busy schedules.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will gain competence in integrating Continuing Professional Development activities into their schedules, supporting their continuous growth and improvement in dental practice.

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 topics such as the definition and importance of time management, techniques for efficient time management, managing patient schedules, effective appointment scheduling systems, communication techniques for efficient scheduling, achieving a balance between time efficiency and quality care, steps to implement time management strategies in dental practice, ongoing review and optimization of time management practices, time management tools and software for dental practices, and legal and ethical considerations in time management. The course also includes exercises and case studies to help identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance patient care.

Course Outline

Section 1

The course content of Section 1 covers understanding time management, schedule and appointment management, communication and time management, time management and quality of care, and implementing and reviewing time management practices. The section includes topics such as defining time management, efficient time management techniques, managing patient schedules, effective appointment scheduling systems, communication techniques, achieving a balance between time efficiency and quality care, implementing time management strategies, and legal and ethical considerations.

Section 2

The course content of Section 2 focuses on time management in the dental hygiene profession. It covers the definition and importance of time management, techniques for efficient time management, challenges in time management, managing patient schedules, effective appointment scheduling systems, communication techniques for efficient scheduling, achieving a balance between time efficiency and quality care, implementing and reviewing time management practices, and legal and ethical considerations in time management. The section includes case studies and exercises to help develop efficient communication strategies and identify areas for improvement.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers various aspects of time management in dental practice, including defining and understanding the importance of time management, techniques for efficient time management, challenges in time management, managing patient schedules and appointments, effective communication techniques, balancing time efficiency with quality patient care, implementing and reviewing time management practices, and legal and ethical considerations in time management. Through case studies and exercises, participants can develop efficient communication strategies and identify areas for improvement in their personal time management practices. The section also covers time management tools and software that can be used in dental practices to optimize time management practices.

Section 4

This section of the course covers the definition and importance of time management in the role of a dental hygienist. It provides techniques for efficient time management and ways to overcome challenges. The course also includes managing patient schedules, effective appointment scheduling systems, and communication techniques for efficient scheduling. It emphasizes achieving a balance between time efficiency and quality care, utilizing time management practices to enhance quality of care, and implementing and reviewing time management practices in dental practices. Additionally, legal and ethical considerations in time management are discussed, and the course concludes with a summary of key takeaways.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers implementing and reviewing time management practices in dental practice. It includes steps to implement time management strategies, ongoing review and optimization of these practices, time management tools and software for dental practices, legal and ethical considerations in time management, and a course summary with key takeaways.

Course Reviews

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This course provided me with practical and easily applicable strategies for managing my patient schedules. The exercises and case studies were particularly helpful in identifying areas for improvement.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the section on legal and ethical considerations in time management to be particularly enlightening. It provided me with valuable insights on how to balance time efficiency with patient care while adhering to ethical and legal guidelines.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course provided me with an extensive list of time management tools and software that I can use to optimize my dental practice. The section on ongoing review and optimization of time management practices was particularly helpful in ensuring that I am continually improving my patient care.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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