Personal Development Plan
Name: Olivia Brennan
What do I need to learn?
What skills or knowledge have you
identified that need developing or
maintaining? Are there any gaps
that need addressing?
How to complete Basic charting
confidently
Setting up equipment for a
composite restoration
Taking notes for clinicians
How did you identify this?
How did you you identify this
need for development?
Charting successfully, quickly
and efficiently is important as
otherwise it will make the
appointments last longer
which slows down the day or it
could even affect treatment if
the wrong teeth are charted.
Setting up the correct
equipment for a composite
restoration will allow the
treatment to run smoothly so
that appointments do not
overrun and the dentist can
successfully perform the
treatment with all the
necessary equipment.
Taking the correct notes for
clinicians will ensure that all
the patients information is
recorded contemporaneously
so that nothing is missed
which would be important for
My field of practice: Trainee Dental Nurse
What benefit will this have
to my work?
How will development in this
area, improve your daily work
and/or care for patients?
This will help me to be quick
and efficient in practice and
will prevent me from
panicking.
This will help me to feel
organised and will allow me to
be readily available to assist
the dentist rather than having
to find equipment during
treatment time.
This will help me to assist
clinicians successfully so that
the appointment runs
smoothly and all necessary
information is recorded.
How will I meet this When will I complete the Done
learning or maintenance activity?
need?
What activities, resources or What are your specific
support would you need to target dates (DD.MM.YY) for
help meet your learning review or completion?
needs?
I will need support and help 03/03/22 03/02/22
practising charting from my
Completed
senior
before
nurse/dentist/manager and
expected
will use my levisons textbook
and other resources online.
I will need support and help 03/01/22 21/11/21
practising setting up from my
Completed
senior
before
nurse/dentist/manager and
expected
will use my levisons textbook
and other resources online. I
can also shadow my senior
nurse.
I will practice note taking 03/02/22 5/11/21
with my senior nurse and
Completed
watch her do it so I know
before
what to write and can pick up
expected
on any abbreviations to
make the process quicker and
 the clinician to know. easier.

Know and understand how to close
down the surgery properly at the
end of the day
This ensures that everything is
clean and tidy, tidy and
disinfected ready for the next
day so that appointments are
not delayed in the morning.
This will allow me to ensure
that the surgery is at the
correct standard for treating
patients and as I learn what
needs doing I will be able to do
it quicker and more efficiently.
I will watch my senior nurse 03/12/21 03/12/21
close down and ask her to
supervise me while I do it to
ensure I do not miss anything

Learn how to mix different
materials effectively.
I need to be able to mix
different materials correctly
and efficiently so that they are
ready for the dentist to use so
that the appointment does not
overrun.
This will allow me to feel more
confident during the treatment
and will also allow me to
correctly prepare for and assist
the dentist.
I will practise mixing 03/03/22 15/01/22
materials with my senior
nurse and will revise my
levisons so that I know which Completed
materials need mixing for before
which procedures and why. expected

Learn how to take an impression I need to know this so i can
and prepare it to be sent to the lab. assist the dentist when they are
taking impressions and
disinfect and package it
correctly, safely and
hygienically that it reaches the
dental lab in excellent condition
This will allow me to assist the
dentist correctly in taking
impressions so that the process
is quick and efficient for the
patient.
I will watch my senior nurse 03/03/22 12/11/21
to see how she takes
impressions and how she Completed
disinfects and packages it and before
also how she writes the lab expected
ticket so that I can do it
effectively next time.

Learn the different extraction
instruments
I need to know the different
instruments so that I know
what to prepare for the dentist
and what to give the dentist
when they ask for it.
This will allow me to assist the
dentist correctly so that I can
pass them what they need
when they need it for the
correct tooth.
I will ask my senior nurse to 30/09/22
go over the different
instruments with me and test
me on them so that I can
learn the names of them and
what they are used for
Learn the process of denture
making and the different types of
dentures
I need to know the different
processes for dentures so that I
know what to prepare for each
appointment.
This will allow me to assist the
dentist correctly during each
appointment so that the
process runs smoothly.
I will ask my senior nurse and 12/12/22
dentist to go over the
different dentures and
appointments needed to
make the denture.