Area Team Performers List

Competency	Evidence
1 Understanding of GDC Standards Guidance	CPD course or tutorial
2 Understand the NHS complaints procedure	CPD course or tutorial
3 Working with colleagues – showing integrity & respect	References – 360o feedback
4 Understand peer review and audit	Completed audit & practice meetings
5 Commitment to Life Long learning	CPD records
6 Demonstrate good record keeping. Knowledge of UK consent principles	CPD course and Audit with 3rd party review
7 Able to refer patients appropriately	Log of referrals and copies of letters
8 Able to prescribe appropriately	Log of prescriptions reviewed by 3rd party
9 Dental Radiography IR(ME)R – including appropriate prescribing and record keeping	Record of attendance on CPD course. Audit
10 Knowledge of current disinfection & cross infection control Knowledge of H&S issues including COSHH	Record of in practice induction in subjects and/or attendance on CPD courses
11 Awareness of regulations for the provision of primary dental services	Record of in-practice induction or attendance on an appropriate CPD course.
12 Understanding of UK employment and contract law	CPD course or in-house induction
13 Management of medical emergencies	Recent CPD course attendance
14 Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult Protection – National and local arrangements.	Recent CPD course attendance

In addition to these items - demonstrate appropriate comprehension of spoken clinical English from a patients perspective. Able to obtain patient consent appropriately.

If a dentist can’t show evidence of these items they could be built into a PDP which they then have to have reviewed within 6 months of starting in practice. HESW PGDE runs courses every 4 months that cover many of these topics.