Key Skills in Primary Dental Care (CD-ROM)

The Key Skills in Primary Dental Care e-learning package provides essential guidance for all dental team members on the seven Key Skills:

• Clinical record keeping
• Infection control
• Legislation and good practice guidelines
• Medical emergencies
• Radiography
• Risk management and communication
• Team training

Benefits

Together, the seven key skills provide a framework that will help dentists to achieve a quality standard endorsed by the FGDP(UK). In addition to the 7 hours of verifiable CPD provided, the package includes a downloadable guide and template to help users complete a key skills portfolio, which can be assessed by the FGDP(UK) and leads to the award of the key skills certificate. Your portfolio can also become a practice manual.

The key skills format is also being used widely as an integral part of the foundation training programme, and the Key Skills e-learning package is highly recommended to support this training. However, the key skills are relevant to dentists at any stage of their career and will help them demonstrate that their practice is complying in the seven areas which are essential to good clinical governance.

Key Skills in Primary Dental Care features in advice from the Department of Health on generalist skills required as a part of the appointments process for Dentists with Special Interests (DwSIs). Anticipating forthcoming revalidation requirements, a key skills portfolio could also form a part of the evidence confirming continued fitness to practise.

The content of the package is relevant to all members of the team, and its interactive nature makes it an ideal team training tool. Now in its second edition, the package has been adapted so that is it also relevant to dental care professionals (DCPs), who can use it for post-registration professional development and as a tool for revalidation. The package is also recommended as a valuable preparation tool for the Key Skills in Primary Dental Care assessment for DCPs.

Format

Key Skills in Primary Dental Care e-learning package consists of seven modules and an introductory booklet, available either via the internet or as a set of CD-ROMs. Each module consists of:

• A short introduction to the topics covered
• Video clips demonstrating real-life scenarios
• Contextual interactive quizzes and questions to test knowledge assimilation
• A structured and well thought-out learning approach to ensure flexibility and self-paced learning
• A template for completing the key skills portfolio.

Ordering

The Key Skills package is available from Smile-on Ltd. For prices and ordering information, visit http://www.healthcare-learning.com/elearning/detail/view/productId/66.