Course Calendar

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09:30 Soft Tissue Management/Electrosurgery/Lasers   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Soft Tissue Management/Electrosurgery/Lasers (OX011207)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Sat 1 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: A hands-on and seminar based course covering the theory and practice of soft tissue management techniques including electrosurgery & lasers. Practical tips that will make every day dentistry quicker, simpler and easier. These will include the latest materials & techniques for gingival retraction & haemostasis. Soft tissue cutting and coagulation techniques will be covered using electrosurgery & diode lasers on pig jaws. Learn how to use modern alternatives to the scalpel.

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09:30 Conscious Sedation in Dental Practice - Update for Dental Nurses   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Conscious Sedation in Dental Practice - Update for Dental Nurses (BU031207)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Mon 3 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £65.00
Description: This one day seminar has been designed in response to the increasing demand for the provision of conscious sedation in dental practice. It is aimed at dental nurses who already have experience in caring for patients receiving procedural sedation and who would like to update their knowledge and practical skills. The aims are:

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09:30 Practical Endodontics for the General Dental Practitioner and Dental Nurse - Part 1   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Practical Endodontics for the General Dental Practitioner and Dental Nurse - Part 1 (BU041207PT1)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Tue 4 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £130.00
Description: This is a two part hands-on course providing general dental practitioners with skills and knowledge to improve their endodontics techniques in practice. It is necessary for dentists to attend both parts of the course (Part 2 will be held on 16 January 2008). Dentists will be joined by their nurses on Day 2, when there will be opportunity to work in pairs whilst some separate teaching on nursing aspects of endodontic treatment will be provided.

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09:00 Complaints Handling/Clinical Photography   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Complaints Handling/Clinical Photography (VT061207O)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 6 Dec 2007, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Overview of the complaints handling procedure in general dental practice today.

09:00 Financial Management, VDP Presentations, Trainers Meeting   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Financial Management, VDP Presentations, Trainers Meeting (VT061207N)
Venue: Kettering General Hospital, Kettering - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 6 Dec 2007, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Introduction to the financial/business side of dentistry

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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. (DNARTOX071207M5)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 7 Dec 2007, 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 Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients (DNNETOX071207M5)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 7 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This morning course for Induction Module 5 (Working with Dentists and Patients) of the Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme (DENBLS).

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. (DNARTOX071207M6)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 7 Dec 2007, 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).

13:30 Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 6: Ionising Radiation   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 6: Ionising Radiation (DNNETOX071207M6)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 7 Dec 2007, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This afternoon course for Induction Module 6 (Ionising Radiation) of the Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme (DENBLS).

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08:30 Child Protection for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Child Protection for the Dental Team (SPDCOX121207)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 12 Dec 2007, 08:30 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This half day course will ensure that the dental team will have the skills, knowledge and competancies to understand the responsibilities for the dental profession in ensuring that they can adhere to child protection policies and legislation which is one of the core modules for verifiable CPD with the GDC. This course is in line with a level two Oxfordshire PCT multidisciplinary safeguarding children training for dental staff who have regular contact with children.

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09:00 Practice Policies & Protocols/Trainers Meeting/Hot Tips Presentations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Practice Policies & Protocols/Trainers Meeting/Hot Tips Presentations (VT131207O)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 13 Dec 2007, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Dental Protection - Practice Policies & Protocols Trainers' Meeting VDP Hot Tips Presentations

09:30 NHS Dentists Induction Course M8   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NHS Dentists Induction Course M8 (INOX131207M8)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Thu 13 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: 1. Portfolio Preparation 2. Employment Law

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09:30 Oxford Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oxford Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 5: Working with Dentists & Patients (DNNETBU141207M5)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Fri 14 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This morning course for Induction Module 5 (Working with Dentists and Patients) of the Oxford Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme (ODNBLS).

13:30 Oxford Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 6: Ionising Radiation   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oxford Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme - Induction Module 6: Ionising Radiation (DNNETBU141207M6)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Fri 14 Dec 2007, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This afternoon course for Induction Module 6 (Ionising Radiation) of the Oxford Dental Nurse Blended Learning Scheme (ODNBLS).

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09:30 Conscious Sedation in Dental Practice - Update for Dental Nurses   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Conscious Sedation in Dental Practice - Update for Dental Nurses (BU191207)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Wed 19 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £65.00
Description: This one day seminar has been designed in response to the increasing demand for the provision of conscious sedation in dental practice. It is aimed at dental nurses who already have experience in caring for patients receiving procedural sedation and who would like to update their knowledge and practical skills. The aims are:

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09:30 Limitation, Justification and Optimisation, IR(ME)R Course   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Limitation, Justification and Optimisation, IR(ME)R Course (CSBU201207)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Thu 20 Dec 2007, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This is another chance to attend this one-day update course which meets the requirements of the IR(ME)R 2000 for the continuing training for all members of the dental team. The minimum requirement for verifiable CPD of 5 hours every 5 years can be achieved by attending this course, which takes the form of lectures but with emphasis on clinical content. The course is designed to be of equal interest to all members of the dental team, which is essential as under the definition of IR(ME)R any member of staff who takes part in the radiographic process is regarded as an IR(ME)R operator and requires continuation training. Certificates confirming compliance with regulations are issued