Strategic Leadership: Driving Success and Growth in Dental Practices

About This Course

This dental course covers strategic leadership in dental practice, including designing and implementing a strategic plan, leading teams for success, and sustaining performance. Learn key leadership attributes and skills for achieving innovation and success.

Why Take This Course?

The course addresses the common challenge of leadership and management in dental practice, which is crucial to the success of any dental professional. It covers key concepts such as strategic planning, team building, and performance monitoring, which are essential for effective leadership. With this course, dental professionals can develop the skills and knowledge necessary to lead their team to success, foster innovation, and adapt to changes in the industry.

The course on strategic leadership in the context of dental practice covers important topics such as establishing mission and values, developing action plans, leading high-performing teams, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement. It is beneficial for dental professionals who want to enhance their leadership skills and promote innovation within their 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 understand and apply the principles of clinical governance in a dental practice setting, including legal and ethical considerations.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to implement and adhere to clinical governance principles, driving safety, quality, and patient satisfaction in their respective dental practices.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to carry out effective clinical audits and utilise audit results to drive quality improvements in their dental practices.	2: As a result of this course, advancements in dental practices from an operational and service delivery perspective are anticipated, with learners applying knowledge from the course to improve their practices.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to manage risks, including the identification, evaluation, and strategising of risk management approaches to minimise potential errors in the dental practice.	3: The course should lead to an elevated understanding and application of risk management techniques, helping to ensure a safer, more efficient dental practice environment.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered strategies to safeguard patients in their dental practice, including recognition of abuse and neglect, and the appropriate course of action in such scenarios.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to the broader field of dentistry by fostering a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and high standards, influencing other practitioners to do the same.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to understand the importance of continuous professional development, and integrate self-reflection and self-assessment into their work routines for ongoing personal and professional growth.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will integrate continuous professional development into their routines, thereby continuously improving their competencies, keeping abreast of the latest trends in dentistry, and increasing the overall quality of dental care they provide.

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 understanding strategic leadership in the context of dental practice, including the importance of strategic leadership, key attributes of a strategic leader, the role of vision and communication, and how strategic leadership promotes innovation. It also includes designing a strategic plan, such as establishing the mission and values, identifying goals and objectives, and developing action plans. The implementation of the strategic plan is discussed, including turning the plan into action, ensuring staff engagement and commitment, monitoring progress, and overcoming challenges. The course also covers leading teams for success, building high-performing teams, motivation, recognition, coaching, conflict management, and collaboration. Finally, the course addresses review and sustainment, including monitoring performance, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, adapting to change, and succession planning.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of this course provides an overview of strategic leadership in dental practice, covering the importance of strategic leadership, key attributes of a strategic leader, the role of vision and communication in strategic leadership, and how strategic leadership promotes innovation. Additionally, this section includes case studies of successful strategic leaders in dental practice.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course covers the design and implementation of a strategic plan for a dental practice, including establishing a mission, identifying goals and objectives, developing action plans, conducting a SWOT analysis, and drafting a strategic plan. It also covers implementing the plan, engaging staff, monitoring progress, and overcoming challenges. Additionally, this section covers leading a team for success, including building high performing teams, motivating individuals, promoting collaboration, and managing conflict. Finally, it covers reviewing and sustaining the plan, monitoring performance, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, adapting to change, and succession planning for sustainable leadership.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course focuses on implementing the strategic plan in a dental practice. It covers topics such as turning the plan into action, ensuring staff engagement, monitoring progress, building high-performing teams, managing conflict, reviewing the plan, and adapting to change in the industry. The section also includes case studies and exercises to help students understand the concepts and develop their own strategic plans.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course content covers the topic of Leading Teams for Success. The modules in this section discuss building high performing teams, the role of motivation and recognition, coaching and developing individuals for excellence, managing conflict, and promoting collaboration among the team. The section also includes an exercise on dealing with different real-life scenarios in leading teams.

Section 5

Section 5 of the course focuses on reviewing and sustaining the strategic plan in dental practice. Topics covered include monitoring performance, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, adapting to change in the dental industry, succession planning, and the overall impact of strategic leadership on dental practice success and growth.

Course Reviews

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This course provided valuable insights into the role of strategic leadership in dental practice. I appreciated the emphasis on creating a strong vision and communicating effectively with staff to promote innovation.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I found the section on team building particularly useful. The course offered practical tips for motivating and recognizing staff, as well as strategies for managing conflicts and promoting collaboration.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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As a dental professional with years of experience, I still found this course to be highly informative. The focus on continuous improvement and succession planning was especially relevant for me. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their leadership skills in the industry.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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