Course Calendar

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09:00 Basic Skills Refresher in Cavity Preparation for GDPs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Basic Skills Refresher in Cavity Preparation for GDPs (BE041213)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Wed 4 Dec 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £100.00
Description: Have you been away from clinical practice and wish to refresh your skills and knowledge? This hands-on day will refresh your skills in cavity design and preparation, and in handling materials, and will improve your confidence in a supportive but instructive atmosphere. Simon Quelch is a GDP based in Sussex with a special interest in postgraduate education, and is a Programme Director for VT in Sussex. He has been an examiner for the MJDF examination.

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09:00 Foundation Training Study Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Foundation Training Study Day (DFT051213)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Dec 2013, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: A day for trainers and foundation dentists incorporating GDC Standards, Aesthetic Dentistry and A Current View of Dentistry. This will be followed by a Celebration Dinner to present certificates for trainers who have achieved Certificate of Medical Education.

09:00 Infection Control Update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Infection Control Update (BE051213)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 5 Dec 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This highly informative, interesting interactive day will update the whole dental team in the latest and highest standards in infection control.

09:00 Smile Design, Minimally Invasive Restorative Dentistry for Maximum Impact   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Smile Design, Minimally Invasive Restorative Dentistry for Maximum Impact (MK051213)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 5 Dec 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £35.00
Description: This course is a mix of seminar and hands-on training to cover smile assessment and design, with emphasis on minimal intervention to manage tooth colour, shape and position. The use of design techniques and trial procedures will be covered in detail in the hands-on sessions. Comprehensive course notes are provided beforehand.

10:00 TFT Study Day - Management of Grossly Carious Primary Tooth   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: TFT Study Day - Management of Grossly Carious Primary Tooth (TFT051213)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 5 Dec 2013, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This hands on course is designed to assist the dental therapist in treating the grossly carious primary tooth. The course will include a practical hand on element relating to pulp therapy of the primary tooth and placement of stainless steel crowns. Paediatric behaviour management will be discussed with an opportunity for question and answer.

18:45 Postgraduate Certificate in Medical & Dental Education 2013 Awards & Presentation Evening   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Postgraduate Certificate in Medical & Dental Education 2013 Awards & Presentation Evening (CME051213)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Dec 2013, 18:45 to 22:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: £45.00
Description: This event is for current Dental Foundation Trainers on the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire/Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire Health Education Thames Valley Dental Foundation Training programmes ONLY.

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 10 – HANDS ON Minor Oral Surgery   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 10 – HANDS ON Minor Oral Surgery (INOX061213)
Venue: Kadoorie Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 6 Dec 2013, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £88.00
Description: This HANDS-ON course will cover aspects of minor oral surgery relevant to the GDP including: * Overview of minor oral surgery in general dental practice * Management of the medically compromised patient needing minor oral surgery * Effective local anaesthesia * Simulated oral surgery procedures on models * Hands-on training in flap design, bone removal and suturing on models * Case selection. Oral surgery practices will be performed on Oral Surgery Jaw Models in the well-equipped Dental Simulation Suite, Kadoorie Skills centre Oxford JRH. The course is run in an informal setting where questions and debate are actively encouraged. Delegates are encouraged to bring radiographs of MOS referrals that 'haven't met the criteria for referral to secondary care' and/or cases they would like to discuss with our speakers. Please ensure that all patient data is anonymised. This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an introduction to NHS dentistry and is essential for dentists who are undertaking Vocational Training by Assessment. This course is also suitable for dentists who are new to the NHS and dentists returning to NHS practice. Other dentists can book to attend if places remain available 14 days in advance of the course. Catherine Sternberg BDS FDS RCS, GDC 69527 - Oral Surgeon Consultant, qualified from Birmingham University in 1883 and was accredited as a Specialist in 1997. She has been a Consultant in Oral Surgery since 2009 and works in both hospit

10:00 Medicines Management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medicines Management (SO061213)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 6 Dec 2013, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: CQC Outcome 9 focuses entirely on the way practices manage medicines. Our speaker will describe processes the CQC expects to be in place so medicines are handled, administered, prescribed and used in a safe and effective manner. Delegates will consider practice actions to demonstrate compliance and will be able to reflect on how their practice can manage medicines to ensure best outcomes for their patients every time.

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09:15 Team Study Day: Health & Safety/CQC Outcomes & Evidence   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Team Study Day: Health & Safety/CQC Outcomes & Evidence (BU101213)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Tue 10 Dec 2013, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Health and Safety/CQC – Update your knowledge on Key issues relating to health and safety, be aware of your responsibilities for Clinical Governance and how to provide evidence for CQC.

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08:30 Joint Doctors and Dentists CPD on Oral Facial Pain   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Joint Doctors and Dentists CPD on Oral Facial Pain (BE121213)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Thu 12 Dec 2013, 08:30 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:30 hours
Cost: £6.00
Description: Patients present with Facial pain at Doctors and Dentists surgeries, and to Pharmacists also.

09:00 Dental Faculty Study Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Faculty Study Day (OX121213)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 12 Dec 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The day will have 4 major sections: An update on projects within the Deanery; An update from the Area Team on performer list management and poor performance processes; A briefing on commissioning and the restorative clinical network; An introduction to Direct Access for DCPs. The faculty will break into smaller groups to work through the impact of what they have discussed during the day and begin to formulate how the Deanery can best respond to ensure appropriate educational support for the dental team.

09:30 Essential Periodontics Assessment and Diagnosis - Part 1   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Essential Periodontics Assessment and Diagnosis - Part 1 (OX121213PT1)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 12 Dec 2013, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: This module covers the aetiology of periodontal conditions, their diagnosis and assessment. The day also covers risk factors for periodontitis in depth and there is an introduction to the concept of assessing periodontal prognosis for individual teeth.

09:30 Oral Medicine & Medical Problems in Dentistry, including Oral Cancer Screening   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oral Medicine & Medical Problems in Dentistry, including Oral Cancer Screening (MK121213)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 12 Dec 2013, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This course will offer an update on important topics in oral medicine, diagnosis and therapeutics. The course will cover areas of relevance to general dental practice as well as less common conditions. There will be opportunity for interaction, with time for discussion and questions.

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09:30 Essential Periodontics Assessment and Diagnosis - Part 2   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Essential Periodontics Assessment and Diagnosis - Part 2 (OX121213PT2)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 13 Dec 2013, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Part 2 – Treatment Planning The initial summary of Module 1 is followed by a series of mini presentations interspersed with discussions on case histories and short practical sessions. Topics on this day will include a logical approach to periodontal treatment planning, the importance of self-performed plaque control and how to motivate patients to clean better. There will be practical sessions on the best oral hygiene methods to use (be prepared to clean your own teeth!) and clinical photography demystified (it's cheap and easy!). We’ll then discuss the stages and timing of rational periodontal treatment planning, as well as the range of treatment options available, using our Treatment Options Flowchart which has been developed over the last few years.

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18:30 Brushing for Life Programme and Child Friendly Dentist Scheme   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Brushing for Life Programme and Child Friendly Dentist Scheme (BE181213)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 18 Dec 2013, 18:30 to 20:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: As part of the development work of the dental care arrangements in Berkshire, the Local Dental Committee has been working in collaboration with West Berkshire Local Authority and the Thames Valley Area Team.

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09:00 DFT Study Day (CQC Presentations) & Appraisal Feedback   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DFT Study Day (CQC Presentations) & Appraisal Feedback (DFT191213)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 19 Dec 2013, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Feedback to Trainers of DFT First Term Appraisals

09:30 Contemporary Endodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Contemporary Endodontics (MK191213)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 19 Dec 2013, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: This hands-on course will help practitioners to improve their skills in contemporary endodontic treatment.