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1Course Overview
Dental Practice Management Level 3
Course code: ABC1000
Is your desired career becoming a dental practice manager? Well now you can learn the skills and knowledge you need to be one step closer to achieving your dream job, from home! Studying really couldn’t be easier.
This course will enable you to:
- Understand the key role of the dental practice manager
- Understand how to provide a safe and secure environment
- How to manage performance in practice
- How to manage the dental team
- Understand project management
- Understand how to procure resources
This course will allow you to study when and where you want, at your own pace. All coursework can be submitted by either post or email making it simple and hassle-free.
All of the materials will be delivered to you or sent to you by email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors are always a click away by email, giving you advice and helping you through your course.
Develop your interest and knowledge by enrolling now and join the 75,000 students that have already done so.
2Course Content
Unit 1: Introduction to the role and responsibilities of the Dental Practice Manager (30 GLH)
- Roles and responsibilities
- Team management
- Recruit, select and induct new staff members
- Staff development needs
Unit 2: Provide a safe and secure dental working environment (30 GLH)
- Health and safety complaisance
- Risk assessment
- Manage risk
- Training
- Health and safety
Unit 3: Manage performance in the dental practice (30 GLH)
- Performance
- Requirements for dental staff CPD
- Appraisal and feedback
- Performance on staff
Unit 4: Managing the dental team (GLH 30)
- Staff rotas
- Staff meetings
- Staff policies and procedures
- Review
Unit 5: Project Management (GLH 30)
- Projects in dental practices
- Customer services improvement techniques
- Allocate tasks
- SMART targets
Unit 6: Procuring resources (30 GLH)
- Resources in the dental practice
- Problems
- Role of the manager
3Other Information
Assessment
This course is assessed by a series of assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required.
Course Duration
This course will take you 12 months to complete.
Study Method
This course will allow you to work at home or at work. All materials for the course will be received by post or online. You will also get tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ABC Awards and Certa Awards and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the ABC Awards and Certa Awards Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Open Study College has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. ABC Awards & Certa Awards endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
ABC Awards and Certa Awards have long-established reputations for providing high quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. ABC Awards and Certa Awards combine over 180 years of expertise combined with a responsive, flexible and innovative approach to the needs of our customers.
Renowned for excellent customer service, and quality standards, ABC Awards and Certa Awards also offer regulated qualifications for all ages and abilities post-14; all are developed with the support of relevant stakeholders to ensure that they meet the needs and standards of employers across the UK.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
4Q&As
Your Questions Answered
What skills are needed to enrol in this course?
You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol onto this course, although we do ask that students have a good level of English and Maths and excellent communication and organisational skills.
Is there a time limit for the completion of this course?
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. It is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle and other commitments.
What is included in the cost of my course?
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- FREE CV writing service
- *Comprehensive study guide
- *Open Study College pen and highlighter
- *Student study planner
- *Student notebook
- *Document wallet
* Not included with the online study option
How do I get my work assessed?
You will send your work to your personal course tutor for them to mark and return to you. On successful completion of the course you will achieve Dental Practice Management Level 3.
What happens if I lose my course pack?
It’s not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Student Support Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.
What if I still have questions?
That’s not a problem. We want to make sure you’re 100% confident about enrolling on the course and starting your study. So, just give our Student Support Team a call on 03300 563 100 and they’ll do their best to help.
6Reviews
Great support from my tutor
Great support from my tutor, easy to follow the course layout and hand in coursework on time! Great college! I would definately love to do more courses with then!
