Course Calendar

5

09:30 FAA Level 2 Award Health and Safety in the Workplace   Availability: Places available
Title: FAA Level 2 Award Health and Safety in the Workplace (DWD05FEB26B)
Venue: Mercure Fairfield Manor, York
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Category: Management course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: The qualification is aimed at the Principle Dentists, Dentists, Practice Mangers, Lead Dental Nurses, EDDNs, or persons with responsibility within the Dental Practice and will develop awareness of health and safety within an organisation. The qualification provides learners with essential knowledge and understanding of health and safety in the workplace under UK health and safety legislation and is also an ideal platform to higher level training or career development. This qualification is regulated in the UK and awarded by First Aid Awards (FAA). The FAA are an awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual and SQA Accreditation and the qualification sits on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF).

19:00 Oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions - challenges and pitfalls for the general dental practitioner   Availability: Places available
Title: Oral lichen planus and lichenoid lesions - challenges and pitfalls for the general dental practitioner (DWD05FEB26)
Venue: Blackboard Collaborate, - Virtual
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2026, 19:00 to 20:00
Course style: Lecture
Category: Evening lecture
Development outcome: C, D
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: £10.00
Description: Oral lichen planus is one of the most common oral mucosal inflammatory conditions presenting to the dental profession. However, diverse forms of presentation, important differential diagnoses, potential malignant change and monitoring requirements often result in challenges for those in primary care. This course will provide an overview of these challenges and provide information to support those who are involved in recognition and management of patients with lichen planus.

7

09:30 Perio Upskill for Dental Hygienists and Therapists   Availability: Places available
Title: Perio Upskill for Dental Hygienists and Therapists (DWD07FEB26)
Venue: Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds
Date: Sat 7 Feb 2026, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on course
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: A fabulous opportunity to attend a periodontal course for Dental Hygienists and Therapists. This session course can be used as a refresher or to upskill in clinical management of patients with established periodontal disease.

9

09:00 Management of Sedation Emergencies   Availability: Only 9 places available
Title: Management of Sedation Emergencies (DWD09FEB26)
Venue: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefeild - Wakefield
Date: Mon 9 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: High Fidelity Simulation
Category: Medical emergencies for the dental team
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £180.00
Description: This course has been designed to comply with the latest guidance in sedation (IACSD 2015 and SDCEP 2017). It will be run as a whole day course, with ideally two dental teams or 10 people. There will be 4 high fidelity simulation (Sim man 3G) scenarios and practical teaching on airway management, the ABCDE approach and the ILS/ALS protocol. Ideally sedation teams should attend together where possible in order to practice management of sedation related complications as a team.

11

12:00 Raising Standards - Team Development in Delivering Diet Advice and Nutrition   Availability: Places available
Title: Raising Standards - Team Development in Delivering Diet Advice and Nutrition (DWD11FEB26)
Venue: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams - Virtual
Date: Wed 11 Feb 2026, 12:00 to 13:30
Course style: Lecture
Category: Clinical course
Development outcome: B, C, D
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: To support members of the dental team to take a holistic view when discussing a patient’s nutritional needs

24

09:00 MIAD Supervising Dental Trainees   Availability: Places available
Title: MIAD Supervising Dental Trainees (DET24FEB26)
Venue: Zoom, NA - Virtual
Date: Tue 24 Feb 2026, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Workshop
Category: Information event
Development outcome: A, B
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge

26

09:30 Level 2 Special Care Dentistry - Behaviour Management (L2 SCD)   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Level 2 Special Care Dentistry - Behaviour Management (L2 SCD) (DWD26FEB26)
Venue: Leonardo Hotel Leeds, Leeds
Date: Thu 26 Feb 2026, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Category: Professional development
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Managing patients with phobias, learning disability, autism or mental health problems/dementia, and dealing with challenging behaviours.