Course Calendar

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09:00 Dental Nurse Training Programme in Minor Oral Surgery   Availability: Places available
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 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: £80.00
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: Places available
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 Endodontics for the GDP   Availability: Only 10 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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09:30 Modern Endodontics   Availability: Places available
Title: Modern Endodontics (DWD21SEP2026A)
Venue: Crown Plaza Royal Victoria, Sheffield
2 Sessions: Starting on Mon 21 Sep 2026 at 09:30
Course style: Hands-on course
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A
CPD: 12:00 hours
Cost: £355.00
Description: A two day course, with a considerable hands-on element, that provides an update on modern techniques for root canal preparation and obturation, highlighting the use of rotary endodontics

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10:00 NEBDN Orthodontic Dental Nurse Qualification   Availability: Only 6 places available
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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09:30 Oral Surgery Series 4: Managing Orofacial Infection and preventing Sepsis   Availability: Places available
Title: Oral Surgery Series 4: Managing Orofacial Infection and preventing Sepsis (DWD23SEP2026A)
Venue: Cedar Court Hotel Bradford, Bradford
Date: Wed 23 Sep 2026, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Workshop
Category: Clinical course
Catering: Refreshments and lunch
Development outcome: A, B, C
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: Orofacial infection including dental infection is a common cause of sepsis and primary care teams are the first to encounter patients presenting with infection in this region. This course covers all aspects of diagnosis and management to provide prompt recognition and avoid sepsis progression

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09:00 Management of Sedation Medical Emergencies – Simulation Day   Availability: Only 8 places available
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: 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.