Clinical decision making for dental therapists and dental hygienists
04 Oct 2025
Dental Care Professionals' Hub
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Learning Content
This session will cover guidance, guidelines, and recommendations relating to some of the common clinical decisions that dental hygienists and dental therapists face. This will include the timing and appropriateness of internal or external referrals.
- Be able to apply clinical guidelines to personalised care planning-
- Identify indications for onward referral or second opinion-
- Discuss shared decision making in relation to formulating personalised care plans.
Aims
Understand and integrate relevant clinical guidelines into the development of personalised care plans-
Demonstrate the ability to tailor care plans to individual patient needs while adhering to established clinical protocols-
Recognise clinical scenarios that necessitate referral to specialists or seeking a second opinion.
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