Association for Dental Education in Europe

Learning together to improve oral health and quality of life

Increasing patient safety: Part 2

Monday, 9th September 2024 - 14:00 to 15:30
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Timezone: 

CEST (Brussels time)

Duration: 

90 minutes

Venue: 

HP1

how to assess the non-technical skills of students and trainees on the clinic in real time using a new tool called DeNTS
Session synopsis: 
Most clinical mistakes are caused by human error rather than through faulty operative techniques. Acquiring excellent non-technical skills alongside operative competencies is essential for securing patient safety in dental practice, but what are these skills and how can they be assessed? Can they be taught using AI?

These two workshops introduce how to observe and rate the non-technical skills needed to underpin good and safe dental practice using a new workplace-based assessment.

Developing competence in non-technical skills from an early stage in a training programme not only satisfies the demands of curricula, but also helps to reduce operator stress, improve clinical performance, foster teamworking and build personal resilience. These session incorporate Interactive lecture format with group discussion and use of videos to illustrate and practice rating good and poor behaviours associated with situation awareness and communication.

Part 2 aims to builds on Session One by discussing and learning how to rate decision-making and the interpersonal skills of teamworking and task management, as well how best to deliver feedback.

Programme: 
14:00 Welcome and introduction
14:05 Decision-making: video assessment and discussion
14:35 Teamwork and Leadership: video assessment and discussion
15:10 Feedback and reflection
15:20 Discussion: implementation and future steps
15:30 Closing remarks
Speakers: 

Sarah Manton

Director of the Faculty of Dental Trainers
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Dr Sarah Manton is Director of the Faculty of Dental Trainers at The Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and is the former Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery. She is a Specialist in Restorative, Periodontics and Special Care Dentistry and as a Consultant (Honorary Senior lecturer) in Restorative and Special Care Dentistry at Dundee Dental School, she led the sedation and special care teaching and clinical services. She has extensive experience in examining both undergraduate and postgraduate students and is the Chair of the British National Formulary Dental Advisory Group.

Learning Outcomes: 

Participants will:

  1. Understand how decision-making, teamworking and task management impact on safe clinical performance;
  2. Learn how to observe and rate good and poor behaviours associated with decision-making, teamworking and task management;
  3. Appreciate the importance of constructive feedback and reflection to encourage the development of excellent non-technical skills.