Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development

 

Activities for continuing professional development (CPD) are undertaken by dentists to maintain, improve, and broaden their knowledge and skills in order to keep their professional expertise up-to-date and inline with current developments, and thereby enhance the quality of care provided by patients.

This package has been developed by the Education Committee to assist national dental associations considering the establishment of a system for CPD for their members. It is based on best practices currently in use internationally.

 

Content

The CPD booklet is divided into three parts:

  1. Factors and Requirements for CPD - Gives and overview of important factors and requirements to consider before introducing CPD
  2. Defining Quality CPD Activities - Deals with defining quality CPD activities, describing different types of CPD activities and addressing ways of achieving quality programmes
  3. Developing a CPD System - Provides advice on important issues involved in developing a CPD system 
     

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Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development (.pdf, 581KB)