Ethical Decision Making: Adapting Good Ethical Practice in Dental Care

About This Course

This dental course emphasizes the importance of adaptability in the field, covering topics such as changing regulations, emerging technologies, patient-centered care, and ethical decision making.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses the common problem of dental professionals facing the need to adapt to a constantly changing landscape in their field. With the introduction of new technologies and changes in regulations, it can be challenging to keep up and ensure patient-centered care. The course focuses on the importance of adaptability and provides practical guidance on how to become more adaptable. It also addresses the impact of emerging technologies on dental practices and how to implement them effectively. The course concludes with a focus on ethical decision making, providing strategies to navigate ethical dilemmas that can arise in dental care. Overall, this course provides essential skills and knowledge to help dental professionals adapt to the changing landscape of their field and provide the best possible care for their patients.

This course is beneficial because it provides a comprehensive understanding of adaptability in dental practice, including the changing regulatory landscape, emerging technologies, patient-centered care, and ethical decision making. It offers practical guidance and exercises to help practitioners become more adaptable and better equipped to handle the evolving demands of the field.

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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, explain, and apply principles of adaptability in various aspects of their dental practice, from implementing new technologies to dealing with regulatory changes.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to incorporate adaptability principles in all facets of their dental practice, including technology adoption, regulatory compliance, and patient-centered care.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to develop effective strategies for enhancing adaptability within their teams, inspiring a workplace culture that encourages flexibility and resilience.	2: As a result of this course, it’s anticipated there will be increased willingness among dental professionals to proactively manage change and uncertainty in their practices, which in turn could lead to improved patient outcomes and potentially influence standards in the wider dental community.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to use their understanding of adaptability to address diverse and changing patient needs, employing patient-centred care strategies that respect and respond to individual patient experiences.	3: The course should lead to greater competence among dental professionals in addressing challenging ethical scenarios and making appropriate decisions in line with evolving ethical standards and patient expectations.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the skills needed to evaluate and respond to ethical dilemmas in dental care, using their understanding of adaptability to develop ethically sound solutions that uphold the integrity of their practice.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to a more resilient dental community better equipped to handle continuous change, be it regulatory, technological, or societal in nature.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to reflect on their own levels of adaptability, identifying areas for personal growth and developing a personalised plan for becoming more adaptable in their professional life.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will utilise their enhanced understanding of adaptability to improve their own practices, motivate their teams, and deliver superior 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

This course provides an in-depth look at the role of adaptability in dental practice. It starts with an introduction to the concept of adaptability, emphasizing its importance in the field of dentistry and discussing steps to become more adaptable. This is further illustrated through a case-study that examines adaptability in action. The second part of the course focuses on the changing landscape of dental regulation, and how practitioners can prepare for, and adapt to, these changes. It includes an exercise where participants develop a plan to adapt to hypothetical changes in regulation. The third part explores the impact of emerging technologies on dental practices and how to adapt to these advances. It provides guidance on training and upskilling for new technologies and their implementation in existing practice. The section concludes with a thought experiment to visualize a technology-driven dental practice. The fourth part delves into patient-centered care, addressing diverse patient needs and the techniques to personalize dental care. It discusses how care practices can be updated to meet changing patient needs. A case study of successful adaptable patient-centered care is examined and participants are asked to reflect on adaptability in their personal dental practice. The final part of the course focuses on ethical decision making in dental care. It explores different types of ethical dilemmas that can emerge in dental practice and provides strategies to solve them. The course concludes with a recap and reflection on adaptability in ethical decision making in dental care.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course provides an overview of adaptability in dental practice, including the concept of adaptability, its importance, and the steps to becoming more adaptable. It also includes a case study examining adaptability in action.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course focuses on adaptability in the changing landscape of dental regulation, adapting to technological advances in dental practice, adaptability in patient-centered care, and adapting good ethical practice in dental care. It explores the evolving nature of dental regulations, emerging technologies in dental practices, diverse patient needs, and ethical decision making in dental care. The section provides steps and exercises to help dental professionals become more adaptable and successful in their practice.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course covers topics such as the evolving nature of dental regulations, the impact of technology on dental practice, personalizing dental care to meet diverse patient needs, and incorporating ethical decision making into daily practice. Through case studies, exercises, and thought experiments, participants will explore the importance of adaptability and learn practical steps to become more adaptable in their dental practice.

Section 4

Section 4 of this course explores the concept of adaptability in patient-centered care. It covers a range of topics such as exploring diverse patient needs, personalizing dental care, updating care practices to meet changing patient needs, and analyzing adaptability in personal dental practice. The section includes a case-study of a success story of adaptable patient-centered care and encourages reflection on adaptability in patient-centered care.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers the topic of Ethical Decision Making and how it relates to dental care. The section provides an understanding of ethical decision making, explores types of ethical dilemmas in dental practice, and provides techniques to solve ethical dilemmas. The section also discusses the importance of incorporating ethical decision making in daily practice and concludes with a recap of the course and reflection on adaptability in ethical decision making in dental care.

Course Reviews

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This course really helped me understand the importance of adapting to change in dental practice. The case-study examples were very useful in illustrating adaptability in action – Dr. Smith

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the section on emerging technologies particularly helpful. The guidance on training and implementation was very practical and relevant to my practice – Dr. Jones

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course provided a great overview of patient-centered care. The case study of successful adaptable patient-centered care was inspiring and gave me new ideas for my own practice – Dr. Lee

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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