Course Calendar

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09:30 NHSE WT&E Dental Faculty Study Day - AI in Dental Education: Preparing for the Next Decade   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NHSE WT&E Dental Faculty Study Day - AI in Dental Education: Preparing for the Next Decade (NHSEFaculty041225)
Venue: Explorer House, Southampton - Southampton
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025, 09:30 to 12:15
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Blended Learning
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The session is designed in response to the strategic direction outlined in the 'Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England'. It addresses one of the plan's core shifts 'from analogue to digital' and the government’s ambition to create "the most artificial-intelligence-enabled care system in the world". This also aims to fulfil the General Dental Council's (GDC) 'Standards for Education (2025)', which require providers to ensure staff and students have an "appropriate and up-to-date working knowledge of technological developments relevant to dentistry, education, and assessment".

18:30 DHTF Orthodontic Examination for Dental Care Professionals   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DHTF Orthodontic Examination for Dental Care Professionals (SOWEB041225)
Venue: Webinar- Virtual Event. Please do not attend a venue., Southampton - Southampton
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025, 18:30 to 20:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Part 2 of a 2 part series, where Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists will understand how to examine a patient, to demystify IOTN and how to refer for orthodontic opinion and/or treatment.

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13:15 Free Lunchtime Webinar: Domestic Abuse Awareness: Breaking the Silence   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Free Lunchtime Webinar: Domestic Abuse Awareness: Breaking the Silence (OX051225WEB)
Venue: Webinar Tutorial, Oxford - Oxfordshire
Date: Fri 5 Dec 2025, 13:15 to 13:45
Development outcome: A, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Safeguarding
CPD: 0:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This short lunchtime course will be delivered via MS Teams Webinar. Dental professionals play an essential role in safeguarding; we are trained to recognise signs of abuse in patients and act accordingly to preserve our patients’ safety. The focus of this presentation is to highlight the importance of dental professionals learning how to create a safe space for patients and colleagues to ask for support if they are experiencing domestic abuse. The aim is to make a systematic change in the way this issue is handled in the UK, including in dentistry. GDC outcomes A & D.

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13:00 Free Lunch and Learn Managing patients with substance misuse in Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Free Lunch and Learn Managing patients with substance misuse in Dentistry (SOWEB111225)
Venue: Webinar- Virtual Event. Please do not attend a venue., Southampton - Southampton
Date: Thu 11 Dec 2025, 13:00 to 14:00
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: Lecture
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: Understand how to safely manage patients who are currently or have a history of substance misuse with illicit substances such as drugs or alcohol

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19:00 Special Care Dentistry (Monday Evening SCD Webinar) Dental management of a patient with a complex medical history   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Special Care Dentistry (Monday Evening SCD Webinar) Dental management of a patient with a complex medical history (SCD151225)
Venue: WEBINAR: Online only, do not attend a venue, Online - Thames Valley
Date: Tue 16 Dec 2025, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: A
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Specialty Trainees
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: A case-based discussion focusing on the dental treatment of a medically complex patient and the impact this can have on treatment planning.