Rough Guide to Good Prescribing Habits (SO170513)

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SubjectCore Skill
DescriptionThis course is intended for General Dental Practitioners , Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists.This will be a day of 2 halves - our speaker will cover facts, risks and controversies about local anaesthesia in the morning, and medicine management issues in the afternoon. By the end of the course, participants will have knowledge of: * New developments in dental local anaesthesia * Differences between Lidocaine and Articaine * Role of the vasoconstrictor * Local anaesthesia failure * Special injection techniques * Local anaesthesia and the medically compromised patient * Common medicine management issues * Common oro-dental infections * Current guidelines for antimicrobial prescribing * Implications of current prescribing practices * Possible drug interactions. This essential course will bring you up-to-date with the latest developments in the fields of dental local anaesthesia and antimicrobial prescribing, enabling you to incorporate best practice standards and achieve compliance against CQC outcomes. James Wise BDS (Lond) LDS RCS (Eng) MFGDP (UK) MGDS RCS (Eng) FFGDP (UK), GDC 56232 is a General Dental Practitioner with an expansive CV. * 6 years as a Board member for the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), Divisional and National Seat * Vice Chair FGDP (UK) Finance Committee, past Chair External Affairs Committee, past Vice Chair External Affairs, Examinations * Member BSGDS * Part-time Private Practice (own) * Part-time Postgraduate Lecturer for 4 Deaneries * Exa
Additional informationminer for the Diploma in Clinical Dental Technology
• Tutor for Diploma in Restorative Dentistry FGDP (UK).
He is passionate about dentistry and his interests include removable prosthodontics, dental technology, restorative dentistry and teaching
VenueEducation Centre, RSHH, Southampton  View details
Date & timeFriday 17 May 2013, 09:30 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£25.00
Aims
  1. To provide information on how to choose the best suitable local anaesthetic for each patient and clinical situation
  2. To provide information on how to give a pain-free injection to achieve effective anaesthesia of teeth and surrounding tissues
  3. To describe and summarise common medicine management issues in general dental practice and the implications of current prescribing practices