Dental record keeping: top tips for dental nurses and oral health practitioners
16 May 2026
Dental Nurses' Forum
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Learning Content
In this practical and engaging session from Dental Protection, dental nurses and oral health practitioners will gain clear, confidence-building guidance on what good record keeping really looks like in day-to-day practice.
Aims
To highlight the role of effective record keeping in patient safety and meeting GDC expectations - To provide practical, defensible tips for dental nurses and oral health practitioners - To support consistent, high quality documentation to reduce risk and support the wider dental team.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify core principles of dental record keeping in line with GDC standards, including accuracy, clarity, and contemporaneous entries - Recognise common risks and errors from complaints and apply practical strategies to ensure records are compliant, defensible, and patient focused.
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