Course Calendar

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09:30 Infection Control for the Dental Team - an update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Infection Control for the Dental Team - an update (OX070612)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 7 Jun 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This course is designed for the whole clinical practice team to bring the participants' knowledge up to date and look critically at the latest recommendations for infection control in primary dental care.

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18:00 Managing Medicines; how to comply with CQC Outcome 9   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing Medicines; how to comply with CQC Outcome 9 (PO130612)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 13 Jun 2012, 18:00 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: CQC Outcome 9 focuses entirely on the way practices manage medicines. Dental practices may be asked to demonstrate compliance with Outcome 9 when they receive a visit from the CQC inspector.

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09:30 Current thinking in Crown and Bridgework Part 1   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Current thinking in Crown and Bridgework Part 1 (BE150612PT1)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £186.00
Description: This practical course will update dentists on the current practice of crown and bridgework. Treatment planning, tooth preparation, impression technique, temporisation, try-in and cementation will be covered by short lectures. The phantom head practical sessions will mainly involve tooth preparation for veneers, crowns and bridges, and, will be practised to reach a high standard.

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17:30 Theory of Medical Emergencies   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Theory of Medical Emergencies (WI200612)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Wed 20 Jun 2012, 17:30 to 20:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The GDC has stated that all Dentists and their teams must be able to respond to medical emergencies that may occur in their practice. It is also now mandatory to include medical emergencies training in the five year CPD cycles. The medical emergencies course will provide the dental practitioner theoretical underpinning for a range of commonly encountered emergency conditions and explore best practice.

18:00 How to carry out staff appraisals   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to carry out staff appraisals (PO200612)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 20 Jun 2012, 18:00 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: A good staff appraisal scheme can help deal with poor performance, reward good performance and increase motivation. The scheme should be simple to implement and allow everyone the opportunity to review their work honestly. Feedback provides staff with information about what they are valued for and what they can improve on. Team leaders and managers can better plan for the future when they understand the unique skills and experiences each person brings to their job. People are the most valuable asset an organisation has, and providing the right support and development opportunities is critical to the success of the business.

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09:15 Periodontal - Surgery for the Diseased Patient - Part 5   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontal - Surgery for the Diseased Patient - Part 5 (BA210612AA)
Venue: ARK Centre, Basingstoke
Date: Thu 21 Jun 2012, 09:15 to 16:45
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £105.00
Description: An initial presentation on indications for surgical therapy is followed by a description of a simple surgical technique for pocket reduction, using graphics, video and clinical cases. The rest of the session is entirely hands-on using pigs jaws to practice the techniques described. A similar format follows in the afternoon, when periodontal regeneration and root resections are discussed and practiced.

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09:15 Periodontal - Surgery for the Non Diseased Patient Part 6   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontal - Surgery for the Non Diseased Patient Part 6 (BA220612A)
Venue: ARK Centre, Basingstoke
Date: Fri 22 Jun 2012, 09:15 to 16:45
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £105.00
Description: An initial presentation on indications and techniques for pre-restorative surgery is followed by a practical session on pigs jaws, incorporating the surgical techniques learnt and practiced on Module 5. This is followed by an extensive presentation of treated human cases. The afternoon session is devoted to periodontal plastic surgery, combining the theory and practice (again on the pigs jaw) of grafting techniques, including free gingival grafts and connective tissue grafts.

09:30 Infection Control & decontamination in General Dental Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Infection Control & decontamination in General Dental Practice (WI220612)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Fri 22 Jun 2012, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: The introduction of “HTM 0105 Decontamination in Primary care dental practices” has presented fresh challenges for all dental practices. This course will assist all dentists to re-assess their infection control, disinfection and decontamination procedures, and to move their practices towards “best practice”. It will demonstrate how practice teams can work together to satisfy HTM 01 05, and Clinical Governance requirements.

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06:30 Oral Cancer – The Management Pathway   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oral Cancer – The Management Pathway (BA270612)
Venue: ARK Centre, Basingstoke
Date: Wed 27 Jun 2012, 06:30 to 20:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This seminar style course is designed to help practitioners identify the early features of Oral/Oropharyngeal/Laryngeal Cancers and explain how to refer suspected patients to the local units.

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 (PO270612)
Venue: Dental Academy, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 27 Jun 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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09:30 Current thinking in Crown and Bridgework Part 2   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Current thinking in Crown and Bridgework Part 2 (BE150612PT2)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 28 Jun 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £186.00
Description: This practical course will update dentists on the current practice of crown and bridgework. Treatment planning, tooth preparation, impression technique, temporisation, try-in and cementation will be covered by short lectures. The phantom head practical sessions will mainly involve tooth preparation for veneers, crowns and bridges, and, will be practised to reach a high standard.

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09:00 Application of Topical Fluoride by Dental Nurses - Part 1   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Application of Topical Fluoride by Dental Nurses - Part 1 (BU290612PT1)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Fri 29 Jun 2012, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW APPLICANTS. This course will provide registered Dental Nurses with the knowledge and additional skills necessary to safely apply fluoride varnish as set out in the GDC Scope of Practice document and NHS PCC guidance.

09:00 Improve your Crown & Bridge - Lecture   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Improve your Crown & Bridge - Lecture (WI290612)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Fri 29 Jun 2012, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: This is a full day lecture course on the subject of fixed bridgework to include treatment planning and design, and the clinical techniques of tooth preparation, temporisation, impression taking and fitting of conventional crowns and bridges. Material selection of crown and bridgework will also be covered.

10:00 TFT Study Day - Interview Technique Skills & CV Writing   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: TFT Study Day - Interview Technique Skills & CV Writing (TFT290612)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 29 Jun 2012, 10:00 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This session will aim to prepare the TFT for employment at the end of the TFT scheme. The session will focus on interview skills and CV enhancement and will involve a practical element and group work.

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09:00 Application of Topical Fluoride by Dental Nurses - Part 2   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Application of Topical Fluoride by Dental Nurses - Part 2 (BU290612PT2)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Sat 30 Jun 2012, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: This course will provide registered Dental Nurses with the knowledge and additional skills necessary to safely apply fluoride varnish as set out in the GDC Scope of Practice document and NHS PCC guidance.