Course Calendar

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 4 - Infection Control and decontamination   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 4 - Infection Control and decontamination (INSO021112)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 2 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an introduction to NHS dentistry, essential for dentists who are undertaking vocational training by assessment.

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09:30 Excellence in Crown & Bridgework   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Excellence in Crown & Bridgework (OX071112)
Venue: Kadoorie Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 7 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: Improve your confidence and competence in crown and bridgework by attending this very comprehensive course, run by local specialist in Prosthodontics, Dr Ross MacFarlane. During this enjoyable day, you will revise and review your knowledge of theory and procedures in crown and bridgework, through a combination of lecture and hands-on practice.

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09:00 CORE DAY - Infection Control, Health & Safety, Clinical Governance. CQC Outcomes 8,9,10,11,12,13,14   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: CORE DAY - Infection Control, Health & Safety, Clinical Governance. CQC Outcomes 8,9,10,11,12,13,14 (BU081112)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Thu 8 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:45
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Current best practice for general dental surgeries with regard to key issues to be compliant with the GDC, CQC. The day will be divided into sections to address the following areas: -

09:15 Periodontal Surgery   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontal Surgery (MK081112GDP)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 8 Nov 2012, 09:15 to 16:45
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Periodontal surgery for the Non-diseased patient. The morning will start with an initial presentation on indications and techniques for pre-restorative surgery, followed by a practical session on pigs jaws. This is followed by an extensive presentation of treated human cases.

17:45 Medical Emergencies for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medical Emergencies for the Dental Team (MK081112)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 8 Nov 2012, 17:45 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This course is an update on Medical Emergencies in the Dental Surgery. This is based on the wider subject of medical emergencies as included in the GDC “core subjects” for CPD.

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09:00 HANDS-ON: Improve your crown work   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: HANDS-ON: Improve your crown work (PO091112)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Fri 9 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £99.00
Description: This course is essential for dentists who want to improve their diagnostic, planning and delivering skills in the provision of crowns. Our speaker will provide participants with evidence-based, comprehensive information on all aspects of conventional crown work and will look at the advantages and disadvantages of different crowns. He will also consider impression taking and temporary crowns and participants will be able to try out various techniques/materials for themselves.

09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 5 - Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, Employment Law.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 5 - Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, Employment Law. (INSO091112)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 9 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an Introduction to NHS dentistry, essential for dentists who are undertaking VT by Assessment.

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10:00 Legal & Ethical Issues, Complaints Handling & Radiography for DCP's   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Legal & Ethical Issues, Complaints Handling & Radiography for DCP's (WI101112)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Sat 10 Nov 2012, 10:00 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: (GDC recommended CPD core subjects). This training can be used as part of your practice evidence to demonstrate compliance with some of the areas in the following CQC outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17& 21

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09:30 Endodontics, hands on course   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Endodontics, hands on course (MK121112)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Mon 12 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This hands-on course will help practitioners to improve their skills in contemporary endodontic treatment.

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09:00 Contemporary Endodontics for the General Dental Practitioner   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Contemporary Endodontics for the General Dental Practitioner (BU131112)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Tue 13 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: The course will involve both lectures and hands on. Participants will prepare and obturate both plastic blocks and extracted teeth using rotary instruments and warm gutta percha techniques.

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18:00 Legal and ethical issues with Jo Russell   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Legal and ethical issues with Jo Russell (PO141112)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 14 Nov 2012, 18:00 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: If you work in a clinical environment, the GDC recommends that you carry out CPD in legal and ethical issues to make sure that you are up to date.

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 6 - Managing medical emergencies and medically compromised patients   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 6 - Managing medical emergencies and medically compromised patients (INSO151112)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Thu 15 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an introduction to NHS dentistry, essential for dentists who are undertaking vocational training by assessment, to dentist who are new to NHS dentistry and for those who are returning to NHS dental practice.

10:00 DF1 Study Day - Prosthetics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DF1 Study Day - Prosthetics (VT151112O)
Venue: Kadoorie Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 15 Nov 2012, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Hands on and theory course to enhance FD's skills and answer questions in prosthetics

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09:00 HANDS-ON Minor Oral Surgery   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: HANDS-ON Minor Oral Surgery (PO161112)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Fri 16 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £99.00
Description: This HANDS-ON course will cover aspects of minor oral surgery relevant to the GDP including:

09:30 CAN YOU HEAR ME? - Deaf Awareness training.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: CAN YOU HEAR ME? - Deaf Awareness training. (WI161112)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Fri 16 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: CAN YOU HEAR ME? - Deaf Awareness training. A fully interactive day showing how to improve your communication skills to patients and colleagues with little or poor hearing.

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09:30 2nd Oral Health Study Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: 2nd Oral Health Study Day (BU191112)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Mon 19 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 17:15
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: The 2nd Oral Health Study day for Bucks - This study day is beneficial now that we are focused on preventative care for our patients. The day starts with understanding the role of the Consultant in Dental Public Health, the moving on to promoting oral health, to include: Prevention and its evidence base with Relevance to the new dental contract. The afternoon will give us clear facts on the causative factors of tooth tissue loss and how to help our patients with these problems.

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18:30 Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults - Level 2   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults - Level 2 (OX201112)
Venue: Terence Mortimer Postgraduate Centre, Banbury - Oxfordshire
Date: Tue 20 Nov 2012, 18:30 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This course is to raise awareness about your roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults within your organisation.

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18:00 ‘HANDS-ON’ Medical Emergency Training; core CPD and compliance against CQC Outcome 4   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: ‘HANDS-ON’ Medical Emergency Training; core CPD and compliance against CQC Outcome 4 (PO211112)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 21 Nov 2012, 18:00 to 21:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: Medical emergencies in the dental setting are rare but, all members of the dental team must have a sound understanding of the theory behind emergency management and be able to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) so that they can deal quickly with uncommon but potentially tragic events.

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10:00 DF1 Study Day - How to Manage Children in Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DF1 Study Day - How to Manage Children in Practice (VT221112O)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 22 Nov 2012, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The delivery of paedodontic dental care, including patient handling techniques, the delivery of preventative advice and care informed from Delivering Better Oral Health, and appropriate referral pathways to the salaried service in Oxfordshire

17:30 Working with strong personalities in your practice. Revelations in to human behaviour.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Working with strong personalities in your practice. Revelations in to human behaviour. (IOW221112)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, IoW, Newport - Isle of Wight
Date: Thu 22 Nov 2012, 17:30 to 21:15
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £12.00
Description: Working alongside staff with strong personalities and trying just to get on regardless of personal issues?

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08:45 Conscious Sedation - An Update for Dental Nurses   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Conscious Sedation - An Update for Dental Nurses (OX231112)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 23 Nov 2012, 08:45 to 15:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This course is to refresh and update Dental Nurses who assist with sedated patients discussing the importance of patient observations and the methods of monitoring.

09:00 PERIO: Assessment & Diagnosis Module 1   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: PERIO: Assessment & Diagnosis Module 1 (BE231112)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Fri 23 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £18.00
Description: This PERIO course will enable you to Diagnose periodontal disease accurately and effectively. Use BPE fast and effectively for screening. Use periodontal probing more effectively. Assess patients’ level of risk for periodontitis accurately.

09:15 Successful Communication In Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Successful Communication In Practice (SO231112)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 23 Nov 2012, 09:15 to 13:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: A half day course designed to give delegates the skills and understanding needed to get along with challenging people better. Delegates will learn how to work better with others, and be more confident in handling difficult situations.

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 7 - Practical Radiography   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 7 - Practical Radiography (INSO241112)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Sat 24 Nov 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an introduction to NHS dentistry, essential for dentists who are undertaking vocational training by assessment.

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09:00 Introduction to NHS Module 8 - Health & Safety, Clinical and Information Governance, IOTN   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 8 - Health & Safety, Clinical and Information Governance, IOTN (INSO261112)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Mon 26 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an introduction to NHS dentistry, essential for dentists who are undertaking vocational training by assessment, to dentist who are new to NHS dentistry and for those who are returning to NHS dental practice.

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09:00 Infection Control Update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Infection Control Update (BE291112)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 29 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £18.00
Description: *Core GDC subject and CQC requirement* This highly informative, interesting interactive day will update the whole dental team in the latest and highest standards in infection control. Martin Fulford is a renowned international speaker, with extensive general dental practice experience. He is co-author of the excellent book “ Infection Control for the dental team”.

10:00 TFT & DF1 Study Day - Periodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: TFT & DF1 Study Day - Periodontics (TFT291112)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 29 Nov 2012, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The format of this study days is an initial short presentation on periodontal diagnosis followed by group work (working in groups of 3 or 4) on cases with diagnostic dilemmas or problems. A second, slightly longer, presentation on treatment options is followed by group work and discussion on more complex cases.

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09:00 Gums, Germs and ....What To Do About Them   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Gums, Germs and ....What To Do About Them (MK301112)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Fri 30 Nov 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Periodontitis is a common condition that can be difficult to detect in its early stages but which can have far reaching consequences for oral and systemic health if left to progress. This course covers the identification, diagnosis and management of periodontal diseases, concentrating on early detection and prevention, motivating patients to manage their own periodontal problems and avoiding dento-legal pitfalls. It will aim to show how every member of the dental practice team can have a part to play in the management of periodontal disease.