Professionalism & Management | Communication | Communication and treatment planning

Communication and treatment planning
Session overview
Description
This session describes the importance of effective communication skills when drawing up a written treatment plan and highlights the consequences of errors.

Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• explain the importance of clear communication about clinical findings
• communicate treatment choices and second opinions in written form
• produce a written treatment plan and estimate
• outline the risks associated with poor communication about treatment plans

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should have completed:

• Module 1 Patient assessment/Good practice/An introduction to consent (141-0005)
• Module 1 Patient assessment/Assessment methods and techniques/Principles of good treatment planning (141-0032)
• Module 4 Periodontal disease and management/Periodontal treatment pptions/Phased treatment planning (141-0177)
• Module 9 Replacement of teeth/Bridgework/Treatment planning for bridges (141-0393)