Minimum Intervention Dentistry - To Drill or Not to Drill? (PO080313)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPreventative Dentistry
DescriptionThis essential course is primarily for dentists and dental therapists but, will interest any dental professional who wants to learn about how dental practice of the future will be based on prevention and minimal invasion. The day will be packed full of practical advice that will be hugely beneficial to patients and easy to apply in everyday practice.
Additional informationTopics covered will include:
• The concept and principles of minimum intervention dentistry
• Diagnosis of caries and risk assessment
• Patient compliance
• Best practice for caries management
• Advances in preventive and restorative materials
• Evidence-based techniques for minimum intervention
• The application of minimum intervention dentistry in clinical practice, including potential cost implications (NHS and private practice).

The course is run in an informal setting where questions and debate are actively encouraged and attending will benefit the whole practice team. Staff will learn how to explain treatments in ways that patients will easily understand and will enable everyone to get enthusiastic together about implementing new ideas to help the whole practice develop.

This course is primarily intended for General Dental Practitioners and Dental Therapists.

Our speaker is Mr Michael Thomas, MSc BDS MRD RCS DGDP (UK) LDS RCS, GDC 65063. He is a Specialist in Prosthodontics and in practice at the Wessex Dental Specialist Centre in Fareham, Hampshire. He is also a Specialist Clinical Tutor in the dental undergraduate and Distance Learning Postgraduate programmes at King’s College London Dental Institute.
VenueDental Academy, Portsmouth  View details
Date & timeFriday 8 March 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

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Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£24.00
Aims
  1. To summarise the concepts and principles of minimum intervention dentistry in clinical practice
  2. To provide information about best practice for caries management from diagnosis to latest material technology
  3. To describe the role of the whole practice team in applying minimum intervention dentistry in clinical practice
  4. To provide opportunity for whole team training and facilitate practice development