Course Calendar

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09:30 Dental Nurse Leadership in Foundation Training   Availability: Places available
Title: Dental Nurse Leadership in Foundation Training (DFT02SEP26C)
Venue: The Met Hotel, Leeds
Date: Wed 2 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Category: Dental foundation and/or longitudinal course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This training day is designed for dental nurses new to working with Foundation/Early Years Dentists or Therapists.

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09:00 Dental Nurse Training Programme in Minor Oral Surgery   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Dental Nurse Training Programme in Minor Oral Surgery (DWD07SEPT2026)
Venue: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams - Virtual
6 Sessions: Starting on Mon 7 Sep 2026 at 09:00
Course style: Workshop
Category: Professional development
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 18:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This training course supports dental nurses who are involved in caring for patients undergoing minor oral surgery procedures. There are 6 modules. Module 1 – Introduction to the Role, Legislation and Guidance. Module 2 – Pre-operative procedures, regional and dental anatomy, pain and anxiety control. Module 3 – medical complications, wound management and suture removal. Module 4 – Procedures and treatments, post-op complications. Module 5 – Oral disease and associated conditions, oral cancer. Module 6 – Behaviour Management, personal development.

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09:30 Regional Induction for DCTs and JDFDCT   Availability: Places available
Title: Regional Induction for DCTs and JDFDCT (DST09SEP2026)
Venue: Novotel Leeds Centre, Leeds
Date: Wed 9 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Category: Dental Core Training
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This regional induction for all new starter DCTs (including JDFDCT) joining the Yorkshire and Humber training programme from Sept 2026aims to facilitate their preparedness for this role. It will help them to understand the role of NHSE and their employing Trust in their training and provide information on the DCT Portfolio and IRCP/ARCP process as well as other pertinent aspects of DCT training.

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09:30 Inclusion Health Dental Workforce Development Day - Trauma Informed Care   Availability: Places available
Title: Inclusion Health Dental Workforce Development Day - Trauma Informed Care (DWD10SEP2026)
Venue: Leonardo Hotel Leeds, Leeds
Date: Thu 10 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Workshop
Category: Professional development
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This is a group-training event which explores the impact of trauma on oral health with a focus on the importance of trauma-informed care in dental practice with the incorporation of reflective exercises. This is followed by an introduction to the core principles of trauma-informed care and demonstrations of the salient skills to incorporate into best-practice. Skills are practiced in role-play exercises with other attendees. These are reflected upon in situ and refined through further practice.

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13:00 Flexible Commissioning - Oral Health Champion Training   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Flexible Commissioning - Oral Health Champion Training (DWD14SEPT2026B)
Venue: Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Teams - Virtual
4 Sessions: Starting on Mon 14 Sep 2026 at 13:00
Course style: Workshop
Category: Professional development
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 12:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This training course is only available for GDC registered dental nurses who are involved in the Flexible Commissioning Access and Prevention programme. There are 4 successive training sessions for this programme delivering knowledge and theory. Clinical competency is achieved in the workplace with an occupationally competent supervisor (such as Dentist or Hygiene Therapist) who agrees to support the dental nurse in clinical areas of training.

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09:30 Dental Professional Wellbeing Session - Back and Neck Care in dentistry.   Availability: Places available
Title: Dental Professional Wellbeing Session - Back and Neck Care in dentistry. (DWD16SEPT26)
Venue: Mercure Fairfield Manor, York
Date: Wed 16 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Workshop
Category: Professional development
Catering: Refreshments
Development outcome: A, B
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: Back and neck pain is suffered by many dental professionals. Interactive training to reduce the impact of back pain and musculoskeletal issues in dentistry. Reduce stress and sickness from workplace pain and promote wellbeing. Pain can affect wellbeing and cause stress and work absences.

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09:30 Endodontics for the GDP   Availability: Only 2 places available
Title: Endodontics for the GDP (DWD17SEPTEMBER2026)
Venue: Horizon, Leeds
Date: Thu 17 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: High Fidelity Simulation
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: To provide dental practitioners with an update and opportunity to practice and discuss knowledge and techniques in endodontics

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10:00 NEBDN Orthodontic Dental Nurse Qualification   Availability: Fully booked
Title: NEBDN Orthodontic Dental Nurse Qualification (DWD22SEPT2026)
Venue: Various, Virtual
11 Sessions: Starting on Tue 22 Sep 2026 at 10:00
Course style: Blended course
Category: NEBDN certificate course
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 55:00 hours
Cost: £300.00
Description: The Certificate in Orthodontic Dental Nursing is a post-registration Qualification awarded by the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) aimed at registered dental nurses in specialist practice, where skills and knowledge above general dental nursing training support clinicians coping with challenging NHS waiting lists.

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10:00 TASTER DAY ORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER   Availability: Places available
Title: TASTER DAY ORAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER (DWD23SEP26)
Venue: Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds
Date: Wed 23 Sep 2026, 10:00 to 15:00
Course style: Workshop
Category: Professional development
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 4:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Dive into the world of advanced preventative oral healthcare at this dynamic 4.5-hour, face-to-face Taster Day designed exclusively for GDC registered dental nurse professionals considering applying for the programme! This immersive session will give you a real taste of the clinical skills and practical expertise at the heart of the Oral Health Practitioner Apprenticeship (ST0542). Discover how this apprenticeship bridges technical competence with autonomous patient care in community and practice settings. You will experience hands-on clinical skills stations to take dental bacterial plaque indices, practise applying topical fluoride and take dental impressions. During the taster day you’ll explore how OHPs are trained to deliver and support more general health interventions blood pressure screening, smoking cessation and brief interventions, alcohol awareness conversations and obesity and healthy weight discussions. You will work through mini case scenarios, selecting appropriate preventive strategies and learn how OHPs adapt approaches for patients with diverse needs. This FREE Taster Day is your opportunity to step into the OHP role and experience the skills firsthand. We look forward to welcoming you!

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09:30 Level 2 Paediatric Dentistry 2025 Cohort - Dental Anomalies and Inherited Dental Conditions   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Level 2 Paediatric Dentistry 2025 Cohort - Dental Anomalies and Inherited Dental Conditions (DWD25SEP2026)
Venue: Holiday Inn Leeds-Wakefield, M1 J40, Wakefield
Date: Fri 25 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Workshop
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This highly interactive course is led by two consultants in paediatric dentistry with specialist expertise in dental anomalies and inherited dental conditions. Attendance is limited to participants enrolled on the Paediatric Dentistry Level 2 Complexity Care Training Programme.

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09:00 Management of Sedation Medical Emergencies – Simulation Day   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Management of Sedation Medical Emergencies – Simulation Day (DWD28SEPT2026)
Venue: Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefeild - Wakefield
Date: Mon 28 Sep 2026, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: High Fidelity Simulation
Category: Medical emergencies for the dental team
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £180.00
Description: This course has been designed to comply with the latest IACSD guidance in sedation. 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.

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09:30 Clinical Photography   Availability: Only 9 places available
Title: Clinical Photography (DWD29SEP2026)
Venue: Holiday Inn Leeds-Garforth, Leeds
Date: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 12:45
Course style: Workshop
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments
Development outcome: C
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: This half day, hands-on course is designed to improve delegates understanding of the use dental photography in practice including consent, photographic equipment and the settings required for optimal clinical photographs. The course will also provide participants with the opportunity to develop their practical skills for clinical practice.