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The GDC encourages you to regularly review your plan as it relates to your role and daily practice.  \nFor the GDC, your PDP must include:  \n1) The CPD you plan to undertake during your cycle, which must include CPD that is relevant to your current or intended field(s) of practice;  \n2) The anticipated development outcomes that will link to each activity;  \n3) The timeframes within which you expect to complete your CPD over your cycle.  \nPlease note: The PDP is for your personal use.  \nHaving a PDP in place assures the GDC that your CPD activity supports your work as a dental professional. The GDC may ask to see your PDP to check you are keeping records which meet the minimum requirements as set out above. Beyond this, the details within the PDP are not evaluated by the GDC.  \nThe development outcomes:  \nYou must make sure each planned and completed activity has at least one outcome (A, B, C, D) linked. It is possible for some CPD activities to link to multiple outcomes. The GDC encourages you to choose CPD to cover all four development outcomes in your cycle, however this is not a compulsory requirement.  \n\n| Development Outcome | Example of CPD content |\n| --- | --- |\n| A. Effective communication with patients, the dental | • Communication skills |\n| team, and others across dentistry, including when | • Consent |\n| obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and | • Complaints handling |\n| raising concerns when patients are at risk; | • Raising concerns\u003Cbr>• Safeguarding |\n| B. Effective management of self, and effective | • Effective practice management |\n| management of others or effective work with | • Business management |\n| others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times; providing constructive leadership where appropriate; | • Team working |\n| C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice; | • Clinical and technical areas of study\u003Cbr>• Radiography\u003Cbr>• Cross infection control\u003Cbr>• Medical emergencies and CPR |\n\n\n|  | •\u003Cbr>•\u003Cbr>• | CPD on quality assurance for MHRACPD specific for your daily role(s) Upskilling opportunities |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes | • | Ethical and legal issues and |\n| which maintain patient confidence in you and the |  | developments |\n| dental profession and put patients’ interests first. | •\u003Cbr>• | Professional behaviours\u003Cbr>Equality and diversity training |\n\nThe GDC’s PDP template  \nThe GDC has provided a PDP template which we think helps professionals think clearly about their individual learning and development needs, based on their field of practice. However, you are free to choose any other tools or templates instead, to help you get the most out of your CPD. You may create your own, use one created by your employer, colleagues, associations, professional bodies etc., as long as the GDC’s requirements are met.  \nRemember, you may wish to update and modify your PDP throughout your cycle. For example, if you come across a CPD course that you would find useful but had not planned for in your initial PDP, you can go back to your PDP and update it.  \nThe GDC template consists of two parts:  \n•  Field of practice-to help you analyse all aspects of your professional practice, and to stimulate you to think more widely about your learning and maintenance needs. Please refer to the full guidance for professionals on our website for more information on field of practice.  \n•  Personal development plan-to help you plan your activity in a meaningful and targeted way, reflecting your field of practice and linking to the development outcomes.  \nTo see examples of how the templates may be utilised, please see th","cbCaitiRUfa5GIhe","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitiRUfa5GIhe","pdf",280530,"English","# The Personal Development Plan (PDP)\n## CPD requirements for the PDP\n## Development outcomes (A-D)\n## The GDC PDP template structure\n## Personal development plan form fields","[{\"question\":\"What must the PDP include for the GDC CPD cycle?\",\"answer\":\"It must include planned CPD relevant to the current or intended field(s) of practice, anticipated development outcomes linked to each activity, and timeframes to complete the CPD during the cycle.\"},{\"question\":\"How should development outcomes be linked to CPD activities?\",\"answer\":\"Each planned and completed activity must have at least one outcome (A, B, C, D) linked. 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