Course Calendar

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09:30 Team Wellbeing Series. Dental Professional Wellbeing Session - Back and Neck Care in Dentistry.   Availability: Places available
Title: Team Wellbeing Series. Dental Professional Wellbeing Session - Back and Neck Care in Dentistry. (DWD03DEC25)
Venue: Mercure Fairfield Manor, York
Date: Wed 3 Dec 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: Back and neck pain is suffered by many dental professionals. This is interactive training to reduce the impact of back pain and musculoskeletal issues in dentistry and reduce stress and sickness from workplace pain and promote wellbeing.

09:30 Tips and Tricks in Paediatric Dentistry   Availability: Places available
Title: Tips and Tricks in Paediatric Dentistry (DWD03DEC25B)
Venue: Clayton Hotel, Leeds - Leeds
Date: Wed 3 Dec 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: An interactive study day for dental therapists to gain tips and tricks in paediatric dentistry

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09:30 Speaker Development Core Topics   Availability: Places available
Title: Speaker Development Core Topics (DWD04DEC25C)
Venue: Middletons, York
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Category: Professional development
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: Return of a firm favourite! Core Topics provides educational peer review for DCPs covering a range of subjects aligned with Personal Development Plans. The course provides opportunities for DCPs to develop as educators. Those who do not wish to participate in speaking can enjoy a variety of topics delivered by peers and support their development through feedback. Potential speakers are encouraged to read the attached document and follow the process to work with experienced tutors in putting together a micro-teach session which can be deliver during this CPD event. A try-before-you-buy approach to stepping into the world of speaking and understanding more about becoming an educator.

12:30 The Management and Maintenance of Dental Handpieces   Availability: Places available
Title: The Management and Maintenance of Dental Handpieces (DWD04DEC25b)
Venue: Blackboard Collaborate, - Virtual
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025, 12:30 to 14:00
Course style: Lecture
Category: Core course
Development outcome: B, C, D
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: The nature of a dental handpieces structure automatically complicates the ability to achieve adequate disinfection and sterilisation. This course will provide an in depth look at dental handpieces and will advise on how to maintain and manage these in order to meet infection control protocols.

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12:30 Oral Cancer and the Role of the Dental Nurse   Availability: Places available
Title: Oral Cancer and the Role of the Dental Nurse (DWD11DEC25)
Venue: Blackboard Collaborate, - Virtual
Date: Thu 11 Dec 2025, 12:30 to 14:00
Course style: Lecture
Category: Core course
Development outcome: C, D
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: The Dental Nurse plays a pivotal role in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. The course will explore how the Dental Nurse can promote awareness of the disease its risk factors and develop a greater understanding of the treatments and managing their side effects. The session will also highlight the long term impact the diagnosis and treatment can have not only but on the patients but also the family and loved ones.