Course Calendar

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09:00 Becoming an Associate - Hot Tips in General Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Becoming an Associate - Hot Tips in General Practice (MKFD050215)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: A course designed to help the FD make a smooth transition from FD to Associate Dentist. This day will cover all aspects of working as an associate in a busy NHS practice including a revisit of NHS rules and regulations and contracts.

09:00 Clinical Skills   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Clinical Skills (PO050215)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Dental Foundation Training study day small group teaching and practical hands on

09:00 Periodontal Surgery for the Diseased Patient   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontal Surgery for the Diseased Patient (BE050215)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £100.00
Description: This course is Perio Module 5 HANDS – ON. Including indications for surgical therapy , followed by simple surgical techniques for pocket reduction, using graphics,video and clinical cases. The course should enable delegates to carry out simple pocket reduction surgery/Manage vertical bone defects predictably and carry out root resection procedures.

09:30 Personal & Professional Development   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Personal & Professional Development (DCTKB050215AM)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: By the end of the session the participants will have had an opportunity to explore various aspects of Professional and Personal Development, and will have learned practical techniques to put into everyday practice in their professional and personal lives

10:00 Assessment &Treatment of Traumatised AnteriorTeeth   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Assessment &Treatment of Traumatised AnteriorTeeth (TFT050215)
Venue: Kadoorie Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The assessment, care, monitoring and restoration of traumatised teeth. Mike Cooper

10:30 Careers Advice Post FD Year   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Careers Advice Post FD Year (OXDFT050215)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 10:30 to 11:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: Careers advice post FD Year. Informal lecture and small group tutorial explaining the secondary care career options post FD, what is involved in the position, roles and responsibilities, importance of team leadership and good communications within a larger clinical team.

11:00 MJDF Talk/Quiz   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: MJDF Talk/Quiz (OXDFT050215A)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 11:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This course will help dental foundation trainees understand the format of the MJDF/MFDS examination and the types of question, which are likely to be encountered. The course will help prepare candidates for the part 1 examination taken during the foundation year. Candidates will have a chance to tackle questions which have been previously asked in past examinations.

13:30 Paediatric Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Paediatric Dentistry (DCTKB050215PM)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Paediatric dentistry – management of the paediatric patient, especially with reference to managing anxious patients.

14:00 NHS Rules & Regulations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NHS Rules & Regulations (OXDFT050215PM)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 14:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: In depth presentation and small group working to facilitate the understanding of the NHS (General Dental Services Contract) Regulations 2005.

18:15 Radiography and Radiation Protection [non IRMER]   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and Radiation Protection [non IRMER] (IOW050215)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, IoW, Newport - Isle of Wight
Date: Thu 5 Feb 2015, 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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09:00 Dental Specialties Trainees National Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Specialties Trainees National Conference (OX060215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 6 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To address the importance of management and leadership for dental specialties in the NHS and to consider the future roles of the specialist within the context of the new NHS

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17:30 Update and theory of Medical Emergencies   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Update and theory of Medical Emergencies (BA090215)
Venue: ARK Centre, Basingstoke
Date: Mon 9 Feb 2015, 17:30 to 20:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: All members of the dental team must have a sound understanding of the theory behind medical emergency management so they can deal quickly with uncommon but potentially tragic events. This THEORY course meets the annual GDC requirements for CPD in medical emergencies and complements practical BLS training.

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09:30 The ALERT Course   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The ALERT Course (DCTKB100215QA)
Venue: QuAD Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Tue 10 Feb 2015, 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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18:30 Safeguarding Children for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Safeguarding Children for the Dental Team (PO110215)
Venue: QuAD Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 11 Feb 2015, 18:30 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £6.00
Description: This course will provide fundamental information about safeguarding children in dental practice for staff who may be in a position to identify concerns about maltreatment. It meets the requirement for refresher training at least every 3 years for this target group.

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09:00 Implants   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Implants (WI120215)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 12:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This course will provide an introduction to dental implantology for specialist registrars in oral surgery, dental foundation trainees and primary care dental practitioners. The course will cover the scientific basis of implantology, provide an overview of current implant designs and will teach the basic principles of implant surgery and prosthetic technique.

09:00 Periodontology   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontology (MKFD120215)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: A course designed to help the FD apply both theoretical and practical periodontology, learned from Dental School, to the surgery situation for the best interests and treatment of the patient. Particular emphasis is placed on providing this treatment on a NHS basis.

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 (INOX120215)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £11.00
Description: The aim of this course is to build an understanding of the main components of clinical governance and to explain the steps involved in orthodontic referral. Topics covered will include: * 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 * Clinical audit * Risk management * Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) and selection criteria for orthodontic 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 Foundation Training by Equivalence. 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. Dr Manish Chitnis BDS, IQ

09:30 Visit to the Dental Protection Society   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Visit to the Dental Protection Society (WIN120215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: A visit to the Dental Protection Society This course is intended for Dental Foundation Trainees

10:00 Introduction to the services provided to the Dental Profession by the British Dental Association   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to the services provided to the Dental Profession by the British Dental Association (WINBDA120215AM)
Venue: Dental School, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To discuss dental care pathways and current contractual models (curric 19/12 p 26)

12:30 Research Skills and Journal Writing   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Research Skills and Journal Writing (WI120215PM)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Thu 12 Feb 2015, 12:30 to 15:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Objectives: what does the article set out to do? *Theory: is there an explicit theoretical framework? If not, are there important theoretical assumptions? *Concepts: what are the central concepts? Are they clearly defined? *Argument: what is the central argument? Are there specific hypotheses? *Method: what methods are employed to test these? *Evidence: is evidence provided? How adequate is it? *Values: are value positions clear or are they implicit? *Literature: how does the work fit into the wider literature? *Contribution: how well does the work advance our knowledge of the subject? *Style: how clear is the author's language/style/expression? *Conclusion: a brief overall assessment. This course is intended for Dental Core Trainees Samantha Scallan Dr Scallan works alongside the Wessex School of General Practice Associate Dean Team, leading a portfolio of educational and developmental projects linked to GP training and CPD. She has extensive experience of designing evaluative research into training for general practice, typically with an emphasis on qualitative methods. Her published areas of interest include: evaluation of educational programmes and innovative training schemes, strategic development of GP training and CPD, quality assurance of training programmes and research practice and governance. In addition to her research interests, she is a commissioned author of literature reviews in medical education (including for ASME) and she is a reviewer for a number

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09:00 BDA Career Day 2015   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: BDA Career Day 2015 (BE130215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 13 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Careers Day is a unique, one-day event organised by the British Dental Association and UCL Eastman Dental Institute. The conference is aimed at foundation dentists, young dentists, OREs and anyone considering a change of career or returning to dentistry after a career break

09:15 Joint DFT Study Day - BDA Careers Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Joint DFT Study Day - BDA Careers Day (JTDFT130215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 13 Feb 2015, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Topic Groups(Business Management, Careers in Dentistry, Education & Personal Development)

10:00 DCP Study Day – Record Keeping, Treatment Planning and Complaints Handling for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DCP Study Day – Record Keeping, Treatment Planning and Complaints Handling for the Dental Team (WI130215)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Fri 13 Feb 2015, 10:00 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This course will cover: • Record keeping – good practice guidelines • Oral Health Assessment and treatment planning • Complaints handling • Communication This course is suitable for DCP’s (Dental Nurses, Therapists, Hygienists and Technicians) 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

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09:00 Medical Emergencies with practical BLS training update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medical Emergencies with practical BLS training update (OX180215)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Wed 18 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: All members of the dental team must have a sound understanding of the theory behind medical emergency management so they can deal quickly with uncommon but potentially tragic events. This THEORY course (am) meets the annual GDC requirements for CPD in medical emergencies and complements practical BLS training (pm).

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01:30 Basic Life Support   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Basic Life Support (BE190215BLS)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2015, 01:30 to 15:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Basic Life Support

09:15 Dental Radiography and Intro to Conscious Sedation   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Radiography and Intro to Conscious Sedation (MK190215A)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2015, 09:15 to 16:15
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: We are pleased to offer a 5.5 hour parallel CPD day in conjunction with IR(ME)R for dentists, containing approximately 2.45 hours of mandatory core CPD in a relaxed and friendly environment. The topics being presented despite being independent all link together due to their content making this an interesting and educational day.

09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 5–Communication, Law, Ethics and Complaint Handling   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 5–Communication, Law, Ethics and Complaint Handling (INOX190214)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £11.00
Description: This course will provide a critical overview of the following: • Interpersonal skills and how to work co-operatively with others • Professionalism • GDC Standards for the Dental Team • Current legal and ethical issues facing the dental team and how dentists are monitored • Raising concerns • Complaints handling. 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. Joe Ingham BDS, GDC 58021, qualified in 1983 from The Royal London Dental Hospital. After working in general practice and acting as a Dental Practice Adviser for the two Berkshire PCTs, Joe now works four days a week as a Dento-Legal Adviser, and also as a tutor at the School of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy Eastman Dental Hospital. Joe has a special responsibility for DCP members and is also deputy lead for members in the Caribbean.

09:30 Theory of Radiography and Radiation Protection - IRMER   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Theory of Radiography and Radiation Protection - IRMER (MK190215)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 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.

10:00 Periodontics in practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontics in practice (BE190215A)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2015, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Periodontics in practice

15:00 Anaesthesia/sedation pain and anxiety control   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Anaesthesia/sedation pain and anxiety control (BE190215PM)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 19 Feb 2015, 15:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Anaesthesia/sedation pain and anxiety control

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09:00 Practical and predictable Endodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Practical and predictable Endodontics (WI200215)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Fri 20 Feb 2015, 09:00 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.

09:30 Management and Leadership for the GDP   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Management and Leadership for the GDP (SO200215)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 20 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £21.00
Description: A one day course on Leadership and Management to prepare GDPs for the “Management and Leadership ” domain of the revalidation framework.

09:30 Periodontal Treatment Planning, Module 2   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontal Treatment Planning, Module 2 (BA200215)
Venue: ARK Centre, Basingstoke
Date: Fri 20 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: 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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09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (OXDFT_TFT260215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 26 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (BE260215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 26 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (MKFD260215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 26 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

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09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (OXDFT_TFT270215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 27 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (BE270215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 27 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (MKFD270215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 27 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:30 ‘Bacterial Plaque’ - What is it? What does it do? What does it cause?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: ‘Bacterial Plaque’ - What is it? What does it do? What does it cause? (SO270215)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 27 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 12:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This course will look at all aspects of bacterial plaque and give an overview of tooth deposits and bacterial plaque in order to show how these deposits contribute to dental diseases and how they are detrimental to health.

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09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (OXDFT_TFT280215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (BE280215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:00 Chicago Dental Conference   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Chicago Dental Conference (MKFD280215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2015, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: 150th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. World class dental meeting features three days of the best in lectures, demonstrations and participation courses coinciding with three days of the latest commercial exhibits — more than 200 courses and 600 exhibit booths

09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 6-IRMER & practical radiography   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 6-IRMER & practical radiography (INOX280215)
Venue: Health Education England, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Sat 28 Feb 2015, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £11.00
Description: This one day course will update about many aspects of dental radiography including: * Radiation physics * Radiation safety * Clinical governance * Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 * Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2000 * Radiographs in clinical diagnosis. In addition, delegates will use a range of film holders and beam aiming devices in a simulated dental surgery environment, in order to enhance the acquisition of new clinical skills. This course meets UK GDC verifiable CPD requirements in radiography and radiation protection. It also satisfies the IRMER requirement for dentists or radiography qualified Dental Care Professionals. 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 Foundation Training by Equivalence. 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. Otto Sparrius BDS MSc FHEA, GDC 67789 is a clinical and academic tutor at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy: He qualified with a BDS from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) in 1978 and completed his MSc (Enamel and Dentine bonding agents) in 1989. Otto has publications in internationally recognised journals and has presented papers at local and international conferences including a paper at the FDI conference in Hong Ko