Strategic Planning in Dentistry: A Critical Thinking Approach

About This Course

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Why Take This Course?

The online course that you are interested in taking covers a common problem that dental professionals in the UK face: staying up-to-date with the latest developments and advancements in the field of dentistry. With so many changes happening all the time, it can be challenging to keep pace and maintain your knowledge and skills. This course provides you with the opportunity to learn in a flexible and convenient way, so you can stay on top of your game and provide the best possible care to your patients.

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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 critical thinking skills in strategic planning, decision making, and patient care in dental practice.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to improve their ability to apply critical thinking skills in all aspects of dental practice including strategic planning, clinical decision-making and enhancing patient care.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to identify and correct biases and errors in clinical decision making to enhance dental practice management and patient outcomes.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely contribute to the enhancement of their dental practice’s decision-making processes, creating a potential impact on the overall efficiency and patient satisfaction rates within their community or field of work.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to utilize critical thinking tools and techniques for effective strategic planning and evaluation of outcomes in dentistry.	3: The course should lead to strengthened critical thinking skills, enabling learners to recognise and mitigate biases, effectively strategise, make evidence-based clinical decisions, and improve their communication with patients.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the process of integrating critical thinking into their professional development and overcoming barriers to effective critical thinking.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to the overall quality of dental care by fostering a culture of critical thinking within the wider dental community, which could potentially influence the approaches used in dental practices regionally or nationally.
5: At the conclusion of the course, attendees will have developed the competency to apply critical thinking in patient communication and education, managing dental emergencies, and post-operative care.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will continue to integrate and apply critical thinking skills in their professional development, thereby further improving dental practice management and patient care outcomes in the long term.

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

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of this course covers the definition and explanation of critical thinking, its role in dentistry, the elements and standards of critical thinking, and the process of critical thinking in dental care. It also includes an exercise on identifying critical thinking in applied dentistry scenarios.

Section 2

Section 2 of the course covers concepts and tools related to strategic planning, including the role of critical thinking in this process. It also focuses on the role of critical thinking in clinical decision making, biases and errors that can affect these decisions, and exercises to help develop critical thinking skills. Additionally, the section covers how critical thinking can enhance patient care, including managing dental emergencies and post-operative care. Finally, it explores the impact of critical thinking on dental practice and professional development, including strategies for integrating it into interprofessional collaboration and overcoming barriers to effective critical thinking.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course covers topics such as understanding critical thinking and its role in dentistry, strategic planning in dentistry, critical thinking in clinical decision making, enhancing patient care through critical thinking, and enhancing practice and professional development through critical thinking. It includes exercises and case studies to help develop critical thinking skills in real-life scenarios.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course covers how critical thinking can enhance patient care in dentistry, including applying critical thinking in patient communication and education, managing dental emergencies, and post-operative care. There is also a case study that demonstrates how critical thinking can be used to improve patient care. Additionally, the section explores the impact of critical thinking on dental practice and professional development, including integrating critical thinking into interprofessional collaboration and overcoming barriers to effective critical thinking.

Section 5

Section 5 of this course covers the impact of critical thinking on dental practice, interprofessional collaboration, integrating critical thinking into professional development, overcoming barriers to effective critical thinking, and provides a course summary and key takeaways.

Course Reviews

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Excellent course that provided in-depth knowledge on advanced dental procedures. The instructors were highly knowledgeable and provided practical tips for implementation.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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This course helped me gain a better understanding of the latest trends in dental technology. The hands-on activities were particularly helpful in improving my skills.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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The course was very informative and relevant, covering a wide range of topics from oral hygiene to preventative care. I appreciated the focus on patient-centered care and the use of evidence-based practices.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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