Course Calendar

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 4 - Clinical Governance Framework and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 4 - Clinical Governance Framework and Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (INSO030214)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Mon 3 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £12.00
Description: This course will cover: * How Clinical Governance underpins the quality assurance programme regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) * Information and other governance for healthcare * The CQC's role in regulating the dental profession * Key pillars of quality * Clinical audit * Risk management * Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) and patient referral. 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. Verna Easterby-Smith BDS MSc, GDC 56097 is the Clinical Commissioning Lead (Dental) - Wessex Area Team, NHS England, a Specialist Clinical Dental Lead - Solent NHS Trust and the Dental Tutor - Winchester and Basingstoke, Wessex Deanery, Health Education England. Verna qualified at the Royal London Hospital in 1981, obtained her MSc in Gerodontics in 1986 and is on the GDC Specialist lists for Prosthodontics and Special Care Dentistry. She completed her Mentor training through the Wessex Deanery in 2011 and has worked as a locum practice inspector for CQC. Noel Davies BDS Dip Med Ed, GDC 57726 has been a GDP for 30 years, having graduated from Dundee University in 1983. He is the Principal of a three-dentist practice in Southampton,

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18:30 Dental Waste Management – an update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Waste Management – an update (PO050214)
Venue: QuAD Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 5 Feb 2014, 18:30 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This course will summarise the latest rules governing the safe management and disposal of dental waste in England and Wales.

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10:00 DFT Study Day - Mock GDC Hearing   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DFT Study Day - Mock GDC Hearing (DFT060214)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 6 Feb 2014, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The conduct of a mock GDC disciplinary hearing

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09:30 The ALERT Course   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The ALERT Course (DCTKB100215)
Venue: QuAD Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Mon 10 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The ALERT™ (Acute Life-threatening Events – Recognition and Treatment) course has been designed to assist ward nurses, doctors and other staff (e.g. physiotherapists, paramedics) to recognise the ‘at risk’ patient, to identify organ impairment or organ failure at an early stage, to initiate the simple treatment

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 5 – Infection control and the responsible use of antibiotics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 5 – Infection control and the responsible use of antibiotics (INSO120214)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 12 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £12.00
Description: This course will cover: • Origins and risk management of infectious diseases in the dental environment • Current infection control legislation requirements including HTM 01-05 • Personal protection and prevention • Safe management of healthcare waste • Prescribing antibiotics in primary care. 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. Dr Martin Fulford BDS MPHIL DGDP FIBMS, GDC 61504 spent 13 years in medical microbiology before qualifying as a dentist. He then combined general dental practice and research, with particular emphasis on infection control, before retiring from clinical dentistry 17 years later. Martin has published numerous peer reviewed papers and a textbook on infection control in dentistry. He is currently a member of an ISO working group on microbial contamination in dental unit waterlines and lectures worldwide on the prevention and control of infections in the dental setting.

18:30 Law and Ethics for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Law and Ethics for the Dental Team (PO120214)
Venue: QuAD Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 12 Feb 2014, 18:30 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: If you work in a clinical environment, the GDC recommends you carry out CPD in legal and ethical issues to make sure you are up to date. This course will explore the current legal and ethical issues facing the dental team and will consider appropriate responses to situations with probable legal or ethical repercussions.

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18:15 Radiography and Radiation Protection [non IRMER]   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and Radiation Protection [non IRMER] (IOW130214)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, IoW, Newport - Isle of Wight
Date: Thu 13 Feb 2014, 18:15 to 21:15
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £12.00
Description: This course meets UK GDC verifiable CPD requirements in radiography and radiation protection. It does not satisfy the IRMER requirement for dentists or radiography qualified Dental Care Professionals.

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09:30 Hands-on Contemporary Endodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Hands-on Contemporary Endodontics (SO140214)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 14 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £100.00
Description: This course will update GDPs in contemporary endodontics. Case selection and treatment rationale will be discussed. Different methods of root canal preparation will be described, discussed, and demonstrated.

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09:00 Radiography and Radiation Protection - IRMER   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and Radiation Protection - IRMER (MK200214)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 20 Feb 2014, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This course will cover the principles of justification, optimisation and limitation to satisfy the IRMER requirement for radiography qualified staff. It also meets UK GDC verifiable CPD requirements in radiography and radiation protection.

09:30 Disinfection and Decontamination   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Disinfection and Decontamination (OX200214)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 20 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This course will describe essential and best practice in managing infection control.

09:30 Introduction to Conscious Sedation and Dental Radiography Update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to Conscious Sedation and Dental Radiography Update (MK200214A)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 20 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: We are pleased to offer a 5 hour parallel CPD session. Understand the reasons why patients receive a method of conscious sedation to receive dental treatment.

09:30 Periodontal Module 3 - Non Surgical Management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontal Module 3 - Non Surgical Management (BA200214)
Venue: ARK Centre, Basingstoke
Date: Thu 20 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: The day will comprise a combination of presentations and case studies, which will be discussed in small groups initially, then by the whole course. The main theme of the day will be the non-surgical management of periodontitis, including new treatment techniques, the use of antimicrobials and the management of furcation defects and perio-endo lesions.

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09:15 Disinfection and Decontamination   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Disinfection and Decontamination (BU210214)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Fri 21 Feb 2014, 09:15 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This course will describe essential and best practice in managing infection control.

09:30 Cutting edge root canal preparation - state of the art obturation   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Cutting edge root canal preparation - state of the art obturation (WI210214)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Fri 21 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £105.00
Description: This hands-on course will provide a comprehensive overview of the causes of endodontic disease and its treatment. Our speaker will describe the materials, techniques and equipment available to the general dental practitioner today to enable participants to undertake root canal therapy, on permanent teeth, with confidence.

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09:30 HANDS-ON Superior Anterior Aesthetics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: HANDS-ON Superior Anterior Aesthetics (WI260214)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Wed 26 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £101.00
Description: This course will cover various methods of improving anterior aesthetics but will concentrate on the new Direct Composite Veneering System (‘Componeer’) and composite layering techniques. Our speaker will describe all forms of tooth discolouration and the various techniques to treat them. These techniques will be shown on special artificial tooth models to inform the practical part of the course. Participants will be able to prepare and bond ‘Componeers’ and perform a complimentary procedure involving the layering of enamel and dentine shades with the aid of a mock build-up and silicone index. Characterisation techniques and age-related effects will also be taught for both systems.

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09:00 Vital Conversations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Vital Conversations (TPD270214)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 27 Feb 2014, 09:00 to 17:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Vital Conversations aims to increase the confidence and skill of a leader to have those vital conversations in a way that is respectful and productive for both parties.

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09:00 'Mind your Back’ - Exercises for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: 'Mind your Back’ - Exercises for the Dental Team (OX280214)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 28 Feb 2014, 09:00 to 16:45
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Since dentistry is a unique occupation in many ways, advice on back pain has to take into account the highly specific nature of the job, and the demands which it places on the spine and this course offers a wide range of ideas and practical elements aimed at managing and preventing back pain, including the following:

09:30 Disinfection and Decontamination for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Disinfection and Decontamination for the Dental Team (SO280214)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 28 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This course is for the entire practice team. A six hour “CORE” course for GDC registrants, attendance will satisfy the General Dental Council’s verifiable CPD target of 5 hours spent on “Disinfection and Decontamination” in every 5 year cycle.

09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 6 – Safeguarding Children/Adults and Employment Law for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 6 – Safeguarding Children/Adults and Employment Law for the Dental Team (INSO280214)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 28 Feb 2014, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £12.00
Description: This course will cover: * Key standards of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults * How to recognise symptoms of abuse * How to manage and respond to concerns, allegations and disclosures about abuse * How to be dementia-aware and able to signpost appropriate support * Child/vulnerable adult protection legislation, guidance and procedures * UK employment legislation and contracts for dentists. 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. Jo Russell RDN Cert DPM Cert Ed MIfL LCGI, GDC 109492 - Director Oracle Practice Business Solutions, has over 27 years of experience in the dental profession and considerable expertise in all areas of the business of dentistry. She spent 7 years in the Royal Naval Dental Service and was then appointed Area Practice Manager for a dental corporate with responsibility for 16 practices in London and the South. Jo is a popular and enthusiastic speaker about all aspects of practice management and continuing professional development for the whole team. James Goldman is Head of Employment and General Practice Advice at the British Dental Association (BDA). He qualified as a barrister in 1994 and specialises i