Course Calendar

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09:00 Hands On Endodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Hands On Endodontics (BE010316)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Tue 1 Mar 2016, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £100.00
Description: Hands On Endodontics

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09:15 ‘Managing Patients Complaints & Providing Excellent Customer Care’   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: ‘Managing Patients Complaints & Providing Excellent Customer Care’ (OX03032016)
Venue: George Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Thu 3 Mar 2016, 09:15 to 16:15
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Complaints against dental staff have sky rocketed. The GDC indicated that they’re expecting around 3,500 cases in 2014, up from 2,990 in 2013, 2,278 in 2012 and 1,578 in 2011. This will be an entertaining and informative day aiming to provide dental teams with strategies to give patients exceptional customer care and help cope with and prevent complaints. This is suitable for all dental professionals. No one wants conflict and angry patients so how do you calm them down in a professional and mindful manner?

10:00 DFT Periodontology   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DFT Periodontology (DFTPO030316)
Venue: Education Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Thu 3 Mar 2016, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Foundation Dentists Only
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Foundation training small group teaching on application of periodontology in general dental practice

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 7-Managing Medical Emergencies and the Medically Compromised Patient   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 7-Managing Medical Emergencies and the Medically Compromised Patient (INWIN040316)
Venue: Southern House, Winchester
Date: Fri 4 Mar 2016, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: The overall aim of this course is to increase the GDPs’ ability to assess the influence of systemic diseases and other disabilities, and associated treatment, on oral health and the delivery of dental treatment. A specific aim is to recognise, assess and manage medical emergencies in the primary care dental setting (adults and paediatrics), so as to deal quickly with uncommon but potentially tragic events.

10:00 Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Dementia Awareness (level 2)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Dementia Awareness (level 2) (SO04032016)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 4 Mar 2016, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This course will concentrate on protecting vulnerable adult patients and will familiarise staff with recognising and understanding dementia.

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09:30 CORE: Audits/Complaints Management/ CQC Update for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: CORE: Audits/Complaints Management/ CQC Update for the Dental Team (BU07032016)
Venue: Stoke Mandeville Postgraduate Centre, Aylesbury - Buckinghamshire
Date: Mon 7 Mar 2016, 09:30 to 16:45
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Complaints Handling
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: If you work in a clinical environment, the GDC recommends you carry out CPD in core topics to make sure you are up to date. This course will explore the GDC standards with particular reference to complaints handling,andhow to design undertake and learn from audits. The current situation with the CQC will be presented with ways practices can satisfy outcome requirements.

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17:30 Radiography and radiation protection – a course for non-radiography qualified operators (core)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and radiation protection – a course for non-radiography qualified operators (core) (IOW10032016)
Venue: Postgraduate Centre, IoW, Newport - Isle of Wight
Date: Thu 10 Mar 2016, 17:30 to 21:15
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Radiography & Radiation Protection
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 Disinfection and Decontamination   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Disinfection and Decontamination (BE110316AM)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Fri 11 Mar 2016, 09:00 to 12:00
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Disinfection & Decontamination
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: This course will describe essential and best practice in managing infection control.

09:30 Theory of Radiography and Radiation Protection - IRMER   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Theory of Radiography and Radiation Protection - IRMER (BE110316)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Fri 11 Mar 2016, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Radiography & Radiation Protection
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
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.

13:00 Radiography Non Irmer. CORE CPD   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography Non Irmer. CORE CPD (BE110316DCP)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Fri 11 Mar 2016, 13:00 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: Afternoon only This course is for Dental Care Professionals only, and intended as a refresher on this important core subject. It offers 3 hours CPD on Dental Radiography, and runs at the same time and venue as GDPs, Therapists, Hygienists (and Dental Nurses with Radiography qualification) on the IR(MER) course, to enable a Team Day.

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18:30 Law and Ethics for the Dental Team (core)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Law and Ethics for the Dental Team (core) (PO16032016)
Venue: QuAD Centre, Portsmouth
Date: Wed 16 Mar 2016, 18:30 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £6.00
Description: The overall aim of this course is to help learners understand the principles of current GDC publications on standards for dental professionals, so as to enable them to behave in an ethical and professional manner at all times.

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10:00 DFT Update in Dental Radiography   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DFT Update in Dental Radiography (DFTPO170316)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Thu 17 Mar 2016, 10:00 to 17:00
Course style: Blended Learning
Core topic: Foundation Dentists Only
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Update in Dental Radiography

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10:00 Record Keeping   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Record Keeping (SO18032016)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 18 Mar 2016, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: A three hour course for the entire practice team, demonstrating the information required to produce complete patient clinical records.

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09:30 Intro to NHS Module 8: Practical Radiography and Radiation Protection-an IRMER Course for Dentists   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Intro to NHS Module 8: Practical Radiography and Radiation Protection-an IRMER Course for Dentists (INSO190316)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Sat 19 Mar 2016, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: The aim of this course is to provide continuing education and training in key aspects of practical radiography and radiation protection for IRMER practitioners. Requirements of the GDC and Schedule 2 of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 will be met by this course. In addition, delegates will use a range of film holders and beam aiming devices in a dental surgery environment so as to increase skills in acquiring a good quality image.

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09:30 Introduction to NHS Module 9–How to Assess, Monitor and Manage Periodontal Disease   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Module 9–How to Assess, Monitor and Manage Periodontal Disease (INWIN230316)
Venue: Southern House, Winchester
Date: Wed 23 Mar 2016, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: The aim of this course is to increase GDP’s knowledge of periodontal therapy and management.

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09:30 Radiography and radiation protection – an IRMER course for entitled practitioners and operators   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and radiation protection – an IRMER course for entitled practitioners and operators (WI24032016)
Venue: Education Centre, RHCH, Winchester
Date: Thu 24 Mar 2016, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: The aim of this course is to provide continuing education and training in key aspects of dental radiology for IRMER practitioners and operators. Requirements of the GDC and Schedule 2 of Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000 will be met by this course.

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00:00 Working Towards a dementia Friendly Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Working Towards a dementia Friendly Practice (TV31032016)
Venue: General Dental Practice, Town - Thames Valley
Date: Thu 31 Mar 2016, 00:00 to 01:00
Course style: Blended Learning
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: The Appointment is an educational video designed to raise awareness about dementia.