Attendees will have a greater understanding of the role of dental records in supporting clinical practice and better understand the barriers to writing good clinical records, whilst understanding how to overcome them. Finally, the attendees will know the value of introducing a structured approach, to gain a balance between a required level of detail when time can be a constraint.   

• Understand what a dental record is and the role it plays in supporting clinical practice
• Understand the standards and principles underpinning dental record keeping
• Understand how the dental team can support clinical record keeping with focus on the relevance to Dental Nurses and Oral Health Practitioners
• Understand the barriers to writing a good clinical record and how to overcome these