Course Calendar

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09:00 Orthodontics in General Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Orthodontics in General Practice (VT021106J)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 2 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This day course aims to provide VDPs with diagnostic and treatment planning skills in orthodontics.

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18:00 Orthodontic Indices and New Contract - What you need to know.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Orthodontic Indices and New Contract - What you need to know. (NO061106)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Mon 6 Nov 2006, 18:00 to 21:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Lectures and Workshop

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09:30 Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients. (DNART071106M5)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Tue 7 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This morning course consists of module 5 of the DNART programme (to compliment the CD ROM).

13:30 Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 6: Ionising Radiation.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 6: Ionising Radiation. (DNART071106M6)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Tue 7 Nov 2006, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This afternoon course consists of Module 6 of the DNART programme (to compliment the CD-ROM).

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09:00 VDP Mid-Year Appraisals   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: VDP Mid-Year Appraisals (VT091106N)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 9 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: VDP Mid-Year Interviews

09:00 VDP Mid-Year Appraisals   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: VDP Mid-Year Appraisals (VT091106O)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 9 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: VDP Mid-Year Interviews

09:30 NHS Dentists Induction Course - Part 3   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NHS Dentists Induction Course - Part 3 (INOX091106PT3)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 9 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Induction course for NHS dentists working in primary dental care who have not completed vocational training.

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09:00 Hands-on Oral Surgery   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Hands-on Oral Surgery (VT101106N)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 10 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The course will cover complications of tooth extraction, wisdom tooth assessment, apical surgery and simple biopsy techniques.

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18:30 Registration Roadshow - Dental Nurse Registration   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Registration Roadshow - Dental Nurse Registration (DNARTBE141106)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Tue 14 Nov 2006, 18:30 to 20:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This course for Dentists, Dental Nurses and Practice Managers will be to discuss the General Dental Council (GDC) new register for Dental Care Professionals, including the requirements needed for all dental nurses to be registered as well as what educational routes are available to DNs in support of their registration.

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09:30 The Good Dentists' Guide: Key Skills in Primary Care - Part 3   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The Good Dentists' Guide: Key Skills in Primary Care - Part 3 (CSOX200906PT3)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 15 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: A popular three-part course, limited to 20 participants who must attend ALL 3 parts. Part 2 is on Thursday 26th October, and part 3 on Wednesday 15th November 2006.

13:30 Finding the Evidence 1: Introducing Best Evidence - Part 2   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Finding the Evidence 1: Introducing Best Evidence - Part 2 (RE181006PT2)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Wed 15 Nov 2006, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £7.00
Description: An introduction to the range of electronic evidence based information sources and the National Library for Health, with supported experience of searching the Cochrane Library and Clinical Evidence.

13:30 Staying Fit and Healthy as a Dental Professional   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Staying Fit and Healthy as a Dental Professional (NO151106)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 15 Nov 2006, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: Recognising and managing occupational musculo-skeletal disorders (in particular neck and lower back pain and repetitive strain disorders)

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09:30 Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients. (DNART171106M5)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Fri 17 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This morning course consists of module 5 of the DNART programme (to compliment the CD ROM).

09:30 Introduction to Implatology   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to Implatology (BE171106)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Fri 17 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: £70.00
Description: A hands-on course that will provide an introduction to dental implantology for dental practitioners and dental nurses. The course will cover the scientific basis of implantology, provide an overview of current implant designs and will teach the basic principle of implant surgery and prothetic technique.

09:30 Provisional Restorations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Provisional Restorations (OX171106)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 17 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: This course will illustrate the varied use of provisional restorations in managing from the simple to the complex restorative case situation.

09:30 The Perio / Restorative Interface   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The Perio / Restorative Interface (RE171106)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Fri 17 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £70.00
Description: An exploration of the relationship between periodontics and restorative treatment. Surgical aspects are practiced on pigs' jaws.

13:30 Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 6 - Ionising Radiation   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 6 - Ionising Radiation (DNART171106M6)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Fri 17 Nov 2006, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This afternoon course consists of Module 6 of the DNART programme (to compliment the CD-ROM).

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09:00 Evidence-Based Periodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Evidence-Based Periodontics (NO211106)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Tue 21 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: The initial presentation sets the scene and examines the development of the evidence-based approach. The second presentation covers the principles of clinical trials and systematic reviews and explains some basic statistical methods and terminology. There are two practical exercises on critical reading involving groupwork on papers that have been sent to participants in advance of the course. Methods of data are then examined. The final practical exercise involves live 'internet searches' for data on Medline and other medical research databases.

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09:30 Tooth Whitening: Cleaner, Whiter, Brighter!   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Tooth Whitening: Cleaner, Whiter, Brighter! (BU221106)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Wed 22 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: An overview of all tooth whitening techniques from home and in-office power (including light and laser activated) bleaching procedures will be covered. In addition, the theory of discolouration and various shade taking systems will be covered. The various techniques will be shown on specially stained teeth for the 'hands-on' part of the course. Participants will be able to try out the systems available for themselves

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09:00 Clinical Photography, Audit and Risk Management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Clinical Photography, Audit and Risk Management (VT231106J)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 23 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: 3-part joint day to include Clinical Photography and Case Presentations, Clinical Audit and Risk Management

09:30 Adhesive Restoration and the Management of the Worn Dentition   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Adhesive Restoration and the Management of the Worn Dentition (BU231106)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Thu 23 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £65.00
Description: This is a hands-on course in Stoke Mandeville Skills Room, covering approaches to the worn dentition, a problem quite commonly encountered in practice.

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09:30 Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 1: Health and Safety.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 1: Health and Safety. (DNART271106M1)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Mon 27 Nov 2006, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This morning course consists of module 1 of the DNART programme (to compliment the CD-ROM). Module 1 - to give an overview of health and safety issues which are appropriate to the dental team and their work environment.

13:30 Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 2: Infection Control.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Access to Registration Training (DNART) - Module 2: Infection Control. (DNART271106M2)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Mon 27 Nov 2006, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This afternoon course consists of Module 2 of the DNART programme (to compliment the CD-ROM).

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09:00 Communication Skills   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Communication Skills (INOX301106)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 30 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Communication Skills

09:00 Problem Solving and Risk Management in Dental Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Problem Solving and Risk Management in Dental Practice (VT301106J)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 30 Nov 2006, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The course will include lectures, small group teaching - problem with scenarios, questions and answers.