Introduction to deaf awareness for dental teams (WAKE21SEP12)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectCommunication skills
DescriptionA workshop for all dental staff to build confidence and develop skills to be able to engage better with deaf patients
VenueCedar Court Hotel, Wakefield  View details
Date & timeFriday 21 September 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturersDavid Jones & Suzie Jones  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£25.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£25.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£25.00pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£25.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryManagement course
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeNo development outcome
CPD hours6:00
Cost£50.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims
  • To understand what it means to be deaf aware and appreciate its benefits to you and your deaf patients
  • To learn how to identify different types of hearing loss and communicate appropriately
  • To learn basic communication techniques including sign language and lip reading
Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

  • Understand different types of deafness
  • Use a range of simple, commonly used communication skills (verbal, manual and written)
  • Understand technologies used by deaf people to communicate
  • Address, great and take leave of a Deaf sign language user
  • Spell the alphabet in BSL