The Slow Burn...

Coping with stress in the dental profession and managing yourself during the GDC's fitness to practice process.

Dental professionals across the UK are struggling with the pressure of bureaucratic burdens and concerns about having to increasingly practice defensive dentistry to avoid negligence claims.

We continue to see more ongoing examples of dental professionals falling foul of the GDC's fitness to practice process.

In 2014 the number of complaints made to the GDC alone was 3222 up from 3099 the previous year and the number of days hearings taking reaching 1200 when in 1987 it was only 20.

The time it takes to get a case from the initial complaint to the GDC hearing commitee stages is around 18-24 months which means during this period the dental professional is left with the sword of damaclease hanging over them and facing huge uncertainty and stress.  Most clinicians and nursing staff can expect a complaint from patients to occur in their career but it's not the fact that they have been compained about that makes a difference, its all about how quickly and calmly they can come back to the real world and recover or bounce back.

This course is brought to you by Anthony Asquith Dip Hyp Psych UK writer of the book Surviving the Human zoo and is aimed at all dental professionals who are either going through fitness to practice process's or simply wanting to find out more about this topic.

Aims of the course include

To provide insights into human brain functioning when people are under extreme pressure.

How to cope with not always being in control and not knowing what the final outcomes are likely to be.

Measure the stress load our lives put us under and what we can do about it using simple techniques to help you combat the stress response and help you become calm quickly

Outcomes of the course will include

Attendees will be able to manage their thinking productively despite adversities

Having a plan for a rounded work life balance

The attendees will also be empowered to work through the GDC fitness to practice investigations and mitigate stress during them

Dentcom Training, 137 Southdown Road, Portslade, East Sussex, BN41 2HJ Telephone 01273 423385 or email anthonyasquith@ntlworld.com

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''Learned more about myself on this one day course than I had done with 50 years on this planet'' -Graham Dentist

"Really well presented, interesting course" - Sharon Lawrence Practice Manager

‘Excellent would recommend. 10/10 for this course.’- David Fraser Dentist

"Really interesting I’ve learnt lots!"- Sheena Clarke Lead Dental Nurse

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