Course Calendar

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09:30 Radiography and Radiation Protection - update for IRMER operators   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and Radiation Protection - update for IRMER operators (BE021118IRMER)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Fri 2 Nov 2018, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Radiography & Radiation Protection
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: Do you take or process X-rays? Are you up to date with current legislation and best practice? On 1st January 2018, IRR17 replaced IRR99, and on 6th February 2018, IR(MER)18 replaced both the original IR(ME)R 2000 and the amendments from 2006 and 2011.This course will provide you with an update in IRR17 and IR(ME)R18, by helping you understand the latest regulations and changes.

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09:30 Introduction to the NHS Module 9 -Practical Radiography and Radiation Protection, an IRMER Course for Dentists   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to the NHS Module 9 -Practical Radiography and Radiation Protection, an IRMER Course for Dentists (INTWIN031118)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Sat 3 Nov 2018, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: This course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an Introduction to primary care NHS dentistry – essential for dentists undertaking Performers List Validation by Equivalence (PLVE). This course is also suitable for other dentists who are new to the NHS, dentists returning to NHS practice, and any dental professional interested in learning more about the featured topics. The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17) and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2018 (IRMER18) govern the use of ionising radiation in the UK. The GDC recommends that all Dentists and DCPs complete at least 5 hours of CPD in radiography and radiation protection every CPD cycle. As such, this course satisfies Schedule 2 of the IRMER regulations for practitioners, as well as core CPD requirements as recommended by the GDC.

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10:00 Legal and Ethical Issues for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Legal and Ethical Issues for the Dental Team (SO091118)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 9 Nov 2018, 10:00 to 13:00
Course style: Blended Learning
Core topic: Legal & Ethical Issues
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: The GDC recommend that you keep up-to-date by doing CPD in legal and ethical issues.

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09:00 PERIDONTICS IN PRACTICE   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: PERIDONTICS IN PRACTICE (DFTOX151118PERIDONTICS)
Venue: John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Slough - Berkshire - East
Date: Thu 15 Nov 2018, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: JOINT SESSION FOR BUCKS/MK, OXFORDSHIRE, BERKSHIRE, THERAPIST

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09:15 'Getting to grips with HTM 01-05, the latest dental decontamination guidance'   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: 'Getting to grips with HTM 01-05, the latest dental decontamination guidance' (BE231118)
Venue: Trust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West
Date: Fri 23 Nov 2018, 09:15 to 16:45
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Disinfection & Decontamination
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: Are you up to date with essential and best practice in decontamination and infection control? Sandra Smith, who has worked as an inspector for the Care Quality Commission, employs her experience, expertise and sensible advice to guide you through decontamination guidelines with a sensible approach and top tips.

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09:15 An update in Orthodontics for the General Dental Practitioner   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: An update in Orthodontics for the General Dental Practitioner (MK301118)
Venue: Milton Keynes Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes
Date: Fri 30 Nov 2018, 09:15 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, C
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: This is a valuable update on Orthodontics in a hands-on suite lecture style, by Giles Kidner a Consultant Orthodontist for the last 18 years working at Buckinghamshire Healthcare and Oxford University hospitals, plus in private practice in Beaconsfield and Berkhamstead.

10:00 Radiography and Radiation Protection - For DCP's   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Radiography and Radiation Protection - For DCP's (SO301118)
Venue: Education Centre, RSHH, Southampton
Date: Fri 30 Nov 2018, 10:00 to 13:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Blended Learning
Core topic: Radiography & Radiation Protection
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 (IRR99) and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure Regulations 2000 (IR(ME)R 2000) govern the use of ionising radiation in the UK. The GDC recommends that all Dentists and DCPs complete at least 5 hours of CPD in radiography and radiation protection every CPD cycle. As such, this course satisfies Schedule 2 of the IRMER regulations for operators involved in X-raying patients, as well as core CPD requirements for the whole dental team. Learners should be aware Guidance Notes for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-ray equipment (DH, 2001) and Selection Criteria for Dental Radiography (FGDP (UK) RCS, 2013) are key reference guidelines/publications and essential reading for all dental professionals before and after the course. The content of the course is specified in the 2001 Guidance Notes.