Lecturer Details: 'Back to the point with L.A!'

Lecturer nameMrs Alison Grant
Lecturer profileQualifications:
CEB Certificate in Dental Hygiene
Further Adult Education Teaching Certs

Current Post:
Tutor Dental Hygienist, Bristol Dental Hospital

Short Resume of Career to Date:
Alison Grant qualified as a Dental Hygienist from Bristol Dental Hospital in 1987. She has gained a wide variety of experience in NHS & private practice and worked as a staff hygienist in the Hospital setting treating patients with special needs and advanced periodontal disease. In 2008, she received the national award ‘DCP Teacher of the Year’. Alison currently is a Tutor for the School for Dental Care Professionals at Bristol Dental Hospital, works in specialist periodontal practice and regularly lectures with South West HEE providing continuing professional development for members of the Dental Team.


Lecturer nameMrs Sonia Jones
Lecturer profileName:

Sonia Jones
Address:




8 Withymead, Claverham, N.Somerset
BS494PS
Email Address:
sonijones@hotmail.co.uk

Tel No.:
07786573307
Qualifications:
Registered Dental Hygienist
Certificate in Further Education Teaching
NEBDN Examiner
Safecert level 3 trainer in AED and BLS
Current post:
Dental Hygienist in Torquay
Freelance Tutor/Lecturer
NEBDN Examiner
Short resume of career to date

Qualified as a Dental Nurse in 1986
Qualified as an OHE in 2000
Qualified as a Dental Hygienist in 2000
Qualified to teach in 2004
Currently practicing as a Hygienist
Currently teaching, lecturing and examining
Experience relevant to the topic

I teach and lecture across the country for dental deaneries, private companies and in general practice. My lectures are aimed at DCPs but many dentists have attended and enjoyed the lectures.

Radiography and Radiation protection for DCPs – I am IR(ME)R qualified to take radiographs

Medical emergencies – I am a qualified safecert AED and BLS trainer, I also keep up to date with yearly BLS in practice and 3 yearly re qualification courses in AED and BLS

Cross infection control- I keep up to date with any changes to the HTM01-05 document and CQC regulation 12
Law and Ethics- I have researched into the policies and protocols needed by all Dental practices in accordance with the GDC and the CQC

OHE– I keep up to date with ideas, products and evidence based reports.

Periodontal disease - I attend regular updates and courses to keep up to date.

Dental caries and dental anomalies- research

Anatomy and physiology of the head and neck –research

Tooth tissue loss and sensitivity –a special interest of mine

Extended duties training for Dental Nurses-
Impression taking, Fluoride varnish application, Plaque and debris scoring, Oral Health Education.

Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult Protection – I am training to deliver this in July 2016
Feedback from other courses given

Would love more OHP courses like this
Very interesting and full of info I didn’t know about
Sonia was great- made this evening interesting
Many thanks Sonia, great lecture. Really enjoyed the presentation of topic.
Sonya was very informative, had great fun, I want to marry her! 
Excellent presentation from Sonia as usual. Great speaker
Very good meeting, enjoyable plus informative
Excellent speaker more Sonia please
Kept everyone interested
Sonia is a brilliant speaker-made what could have been a very boring subject into a light hearted, fun and informative session.
Brilliant + very informative evening, excellent speaker- easy to listen to.
Very good lecturer
I learnt more on this course for DCPs than I ever have on the IR(ME)R course!