eCPD Resource - Stock Check
Dental Nursing
1 Introduction
eCPD Resource Stock Check
Stock Checking
This activity will take place while you are on placement in a
In this task, you will be covering the areas detailed below.
dentist. Dental Nursing: In this task the employer has asked you to: • Do a stock check to identify which material needs to be reordered • Compare prices of some of the basic consumables used in the dental practice
• Understanding of the types of stock used in a dental practice • Understand the costs associated with equipment and materials and their direct impact on treatments Functional Skills Mathematics: • Carry out calculations with numbers of any size in practical context, to a given number of decimal places Tables, charts and graphs Functional Skills English Level 1 and Level 2:
Learning
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Formal and informal writing
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Document layout 2
2 Tasks
Stock Checking
Task 1 The dental practice has been very busy and needs to replenish the stock. Your employer has asked you to complete a stock check to identify which types of stock need to be ordered. First of all you need to work out how many different items are stocked (this could be a large amount so limit this to 10 items).
Complete a stock check
Plan it – think about what you need to do and how you are going to do it
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Task 2 Carry out the stock check. Complete a table with the items and stock. Create a spreadsheet to add your stock list.
Stock Check List Adding stock
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Task 3 Pick 5 of the items you have listed and use the internet/catalogues to price up the items from different suppliers. Plan it – think about what you need to do and how you are going
Design a table and add price data
to do it Design a table to show the results.
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Task 4 Write a report to your employer giving details of your activity and what your recommendations are for purchasing equipment based on your results. You may want to use charts to show the differences in prices.
Report Writing
Think about what you need to do and how you are going to do it.
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Dental Stock Check - eCPD Resources
These resources have been produced as part of the Traineeship Staff Support Programme commissioned and funded by The Education and Training Foundation. Find out more on the TSSP website: www.traineeship-staff-support.co.uk
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