National Dental Nurse Training Programme of Ireland 2023/24
Infection Prevention and Control and Health and Safety in the Dental Surgery:
1. Read the assignment details:
Pay attention to detail and make sure you use the guidelines for the content. Use subheadings and diagrams within your assignment where you feel appropriate.
2. Plan the content of the assignment:
Gather all your research and complete all of your reading prior to compiling your assignment. Format your assignment based on the directives listed on the next page.
3. Don’t hurry your assignment:
Allow plenty of time to prepare and complete the assignment. Be clear on the assignment content.
4. Be clear and accurate. Make sure the content of your assignment is:
Factual, logical, relevant and concise
5. Don’t ramble:
Include only information relevant to the assignment. Do not reiterate everything about the subject.
6. Re-read the assignment
When you have completed writing your assignment, re-read the criteria again, and make sure you have addressed all topics.
7. Proofread
Proofread for spelling and grammar. Do not turn in your first draft and do not rely on the spell checker to pick up all mistakes.
8. Resources
Be sure that all the resources you use are reliable and referenced correctly in the assignment. Use appropriate and academic resources as recommended in the NDNTP Reading List, the Library and recommended reading in lecture notes. Use textbooks, academic journals and articles. When using resources from the internet it is important to use academic and reliable resources/sources. See Blackboard for Recommended Reading & resources
9. Plagiarism
The copying of other people’s work and submitting it as your own will not be tolerated. Plagiarised work will be awarded a zero score, and students will be reported to the NDNTP Committee, who will decide the appropriate disciplinary actions.
Please consult your student handbook and course website for information on plagiarism policies. Also see TCD Guidelines:
