Embracing Change: Design Thinking for Evolving Dental Industry

About This Course

Learn how to apply design thinking in dentistry with this innovative course. Develop empathy, problem-solving skills, and patient-friendly clinic layouts for the future of oral care.

Why Take This Course?

The course “Innovative Dental Design: Applying Design Thinking in Dentistry” addresses a common problem faced by UK dental professionals: the need to improve patient experience and interaction. By teaching the fundamentals of design thinking and how to apply it in dentistry, the course helps dental professionals empathize with patients, define problems, and ideate solutions to create a patient-friendly clinic layout. The course also explores how design thinking can be used to transform dental labs and integrate design thinking in dental therapies, which is increasingly important in the evolving dental industry.

The course “Innovative Dental Design: Applying Design Thinking in Dentistry” will teach you the fundamentals of design thinking, including empathizing with patients, defining problems, ideation, prototyping, and testing. You will also learn how to design a patient-friendly clinic layout and practice empathy for enhanced patient interaction. Additionally, the course will focus on transforming dental labs with design thinking, embracing change in the evolving dental industry, and integrating design thinking in dental therapies for the future of oral care. Overall, this course will provide you with valuable skills and knowledge that can benefit your dental practice.

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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 apply design thinking principles to innovate and improve patient engagement methods in dental practices.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to demonstrate an increased adaptability toward changes in dental practices and the ability to apply design thinking effectively.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to effectively implement empathy in their patient interactions, leading to more patient-centric dental services.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely influence dental practices through innovative solutions conceived from design thinking principles, potentially raising the bar in patient care and service delivery.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to transform challenges into opportunities in dental labs using the strategic application of design thinking techniques.	3: The course should lead to improved patient interaction, specifically through the demonstration of empathy, which can significantly enhance patient satisfaction in the long run.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the skills required for change management in an evolving dental industry by harnessing the power of design thinking.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to the progressive transformation of dental labs by equipping technicians with the necessary skills to adopt and implement design thinking methodologies.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to integrate design thinking into dental therapy techniques, leading to improved patient care, innovative solutions, and the overall transformation of their dental practice.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will demonstrate the ability to apply design thinking in dental therapies, potentially leading to innovative advancements and improvements in oral care delivery.

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 “Innovative Dental Design: Applying Design Thinking in Dentistry” covers the fundamentals of design thinking, empathizing with patients, defining problems, ideation, prototyping, and testing, as well as designing a patient-friendly clinic layout. It focuses on practicing empathy for enhanced patient interaction, transforming dental labs with design thinking, embracing change in the evolving dental industry, and integrating design thinking in dental therapies for the future of oral care.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of this course covers the fundamentals of Design Thinking and its application in dentistry. It teaches how to empathize with patients and define problems with precision, ideate, prototype, and test ideas. It also includes an exercise on designing a patient-friendly clinic layout.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course focuses on Practicing Empathy: Design Thinking for Enhanced Patient Interaction. The section covers the importance of empathy in dentistry, techniques and tools to demonstrate empathy, decoding patient’s mindscape through empathy mapping, and a case study on improving patient interaction using empathy maps.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course focuses on the use of design thinking in transforming dental labs, including adoption of design thinking for dental technicians, strategizing efficient workflows, and exploring future possibilities.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course focuses on embracing change in the dental industry through the application of design thinking. The section includes topics such as the role of design thinking as a game-changer in the dental industry, techniques for managing change, strengthening adaptability and flexibility in practice, and digitalization. The section also includes a case study of successful adaptation to change through design thinking.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course focuses on the integration of design thinking in dental therapies, emphasizing the role of design thinking in next-generation therapies. The section explores the reimagination of dental therapies through a design thinking outlook, and provides techniques and tools for implementing design thinking in practice. It also highlights the importance of feedback in closing the design thinking loop and offers a course summary on how design thinking can transform dentistry.

Course Reviews

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The course Innovative Dental Design: Applying Design Thinking in Dentistry provided me with a fresh perspective on how to improve the patient experience by using design thinking. The modules that discussed empathizing with patients allowed me to better understand their needs and preferences, which ultimately improved my treatment plans.

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I am very impressed with the course Innovative Dental Design: Applying Design Thinking in Dentistry. The section on designing a patient-friendly clinic layout was particularly insightful as it gave me new ideas on how to optimize my clinic’s layout for a more pleasant and efficient patient experience. The course also emphasized the importance of embracing change in the ever-evolving dental industry.

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I highly recommend the course Innovative Dental Design: Applying Design Thinking in Dentistry. The section on ideation and prototyping gave me practical tools to explore new ideas for dental therapies. This course has allowed me to integrate design thinking into my practice, and I am excited to see the future of oral care with this approach.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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