eCPD Resource - Stock Check
Dental Nursing
Introduction1
eCPD Resource Stock Check
Stock Checking
This activity will take place while you are on placement in a
dentist.
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
Learning
In this task, you will be covering the areas detailed below.
Dental Nursing:
• 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:
• Formal and informal writing
• Document layout
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Tasks2
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).
Plan it – think about what you need to do and how you are going to
do it
Complete a stock check
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Stock Check List
Adding stock
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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.
Design a table and add price
data
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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
to do it
Design a table to show the results.
Report Writing
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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.
Think about what you need to do and how you are going to do it.
Dental Stock Check - eCPD Resources
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