Optimising Chairside Efficiency: Time Management for Dentists

About This Course

This course focuses on time management in dentistry, covering causes of inefficiency, techniques for improvement, and the impact on patients and the dental team. Learn prioritization, delegation, communication, and advanced technology implementation for streamlined processes and continual improvement.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses a common problem faced by dental professionals in the UK, which is inefficient time management. Poor time management can have a significant impact on patient care and the dental team’s productivity, leading to costly mistakes, missed appointments, and patient dissatisfaction. By covering effective time management techniques and emphasizing continual improvement and staff training, this course provides dental professionals with the necessary tools to streamline their processes, enhance patient care, and increase their practice’s overall efficiency.

This course on time management in dentistry is beneficial as it covers various aspects of efficient time management in the dental industry, including techniques for better time management, streamlining processes and procedures, designing efficient operatory layouts, and implementing advanced technology. The course also emphasizes continual improvement and review, staff training, and staying updated with the latest trends in dental time management.

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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 and identify common time constraints in dental practices and the need for effective time management.	#REF!
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to utilize technology effectively to alleviate common time constraints in dental practices.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to apply creative problem-solving techniques to address time-related challenges within the context of dental practice.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the development and implementation of personal time management strategies such as priority setting, task delegation, and effective communication.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to create an environment of time efficiency within dental practices, promoting professional development, staff training, and efficient workflow.

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 the importance of effective time management in dentistry, causes of inefficiency, and the impact of poor time management on patients and the dental team. It also includes techniques for better time management such as task prioritization, delegation, and communication, as well as streamlining processes and procedures, designing efficient operatory layouts, and implementing advanced technology. The course also emphasizes continual improvement and review, staff training, and staying updated with the latest trends in dental time management.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course focuses on the importance of effective time management in dentistry, including the causes of inefficiency and the impact of poor time management on patients and the dental team. It also covers techniques and principles for better time management, such as task prioritization, delegation, and communication. The section also delves into streamlining dental processes and procedures, identifying non-productive time, and optimizing dental operatory layouts. Finally, the section discusses the role of technology in dental practice efficiency and the importance of continual improvement and review in time management strategies.

Section 2

Section 2 covers techniques and principles for better time management in dentistry, including tools and techniques, task prioritization and delegation, the role of communication, time-tracking, and an exercise to analyze time spent on different tasks. It also discusses streamlining dental processes and procedures, identifying and reducing non-productive time, optimizing chairside procedures, and designing efficient dental operatory layouts. The section also covers technology and time management, including implementing practice management software, leveraging digital dentistry, using scheduling apps and digital assistants, and envisioning the perfect technological aide. Finally, it touches on continual improvement and review through monitoring and reviewing time management strategies, staff training, staying updated with latest trends, and implementing change.

Section 3

Section 3 of the course covers techniques and principles for better time management in dentistry. It includes tools and techniques for time management, task prioritization and delegation, the role of communication, implementing time-tracking, and analyzing time spent on different tasks. Additionally, it discusses streamlining dental processes, identifying and reducing non-productive time, optimizing chairside procedures, designing efficient dental operatory layouts, and implementing lean principles in a dental practice. The section also covers the role of technology, including implementing practice management software, leveraging digital dentistry, and using scheduling apps and digital assistants. Finally, it emphasizes continual improvement and review in time management, including monitoring and reviewing strategies, staff training, staying updated with latest trends, and implementing change.

Section 4

Section 4 of this course focuses on the role of advanced technology in dental practice efficiency, including implementing practice management software, leveraging digital dentistry for time management, using scheduling apps and digital assistants, and imagining the perfect technological aide for dental time management.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course covers the importance of continual improvement and review in time management, including monitoring and reviewing time management strategies, the role of staff training in time management, staying updated with the latest trends, implementing change, and course recapitulation from understanding to implementing efficient time management.

Course Reviews

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This course gave me a great understanding of how to manage my time efficiently in a dental clinic. I especially appreciated the section on staff training and continual improvement. – Dr. Smith

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The techniques taught in this course on time management were extremely practical and easy to implement. The section on task prioritization was particularly helpful in enabling me to make the most of my time. – Dr. Johnson

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found this course to be very informative and relevant to my practice. The section on using advanced technology to streamline processes was particularly insightful and has helped me to save a lot of time in my daily tasks. – Dr. Lee

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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