Evidence Based Periodontics (OX180914)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPeriodontics
DescriptionThe course should enable participants to: 1. Recognise the difference between objectivity and subjectivity in dental research papers.
Additional information2. Distinguish between good research and bad research in the dental literature.
3. Identify methodological faults in dental research.
4. Search databases (hard copy and electronic) with confidence.
5. Apply an evidence-based approach to daily practice.
6. To evaluate manufacturer's claims with regard to periodontal products
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The initial presentation sets the scene and examines the development of the evidence-based approach. The second presentation covers the principles of clinical trials and systematic reviews and explains some basic statistical methods and terminology.
There are 2 practical exercises on critical reading involving groupwork on papers that have been sent to participants in advance of the course. Guidance sheets accompany the papers to help the reader identify key points in the papers. Delegates are encouraged to read 'Bad Science' by Ben Goldacre prior to this module.
Methods of data gathering are then examined, usually with input from the PG Centre librarian, by means of a practical online exercise searching Medline and other medical research databases.

This course is suitable for GDPs, Therapists and Hygienists.

Phil Ower qualified from King's London in 1978. He joined the RAF after qualifying and was a general dental practitioner until taking an MSc in Periodontology in 1992, after which he was RAF Adviser in Periodontology and ran the RAF School of Dental Hygiene. After leaving the RAF he lectured at the Eastman Dental Institute and worked in several specialist practices. For 10 years he worked alongside Bernie Kieser at the Periodontal Practice in London and now practices at the Briars Dental Centre in Newbury. He is on the GDC's Specialist Register.
He has been an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MGDS) and has served two terms on the Council of the British Society of Periodontology. Phil has had papers published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Dental Update, Dental Practice and Independent Dentistry and is on the editorial boards of Dental Health and Primary Dental Care. He is a Module editor on the eDen project for e-Learning for Healthcare. He lectures throughout the UK, and is responsible for the perio component of the FGDP(UK) Diploma in Restorative Dentistry in both London and Manchester.

Sarovi Drone qualified from United Medical and Dental Schools. In 2006, she worked in the largest Maxillofacial and Dental Surgery unit in England. During this time, she was awarded membership to the Faculty of Dental Surgery and won the prestigious Junior Papers Award, her work being published in the British Dental Journal.
She is currently enrolled onto the MSc in Restorative Dentistry programme at the Eastman Dental Institute. Having completed the first 3 years of the programme, she enjoys the challenge of complex restorative cases and full mouth rehabilitations while being minimally invasive.
She is a a member of the British Society of Periodontology and has become an internal and external referral base for complex periodontal cases.
Currently, she splits her working week between private dental practice, studying for her MSc and teaching. She has worked exclusively in private practice in Chiswick, West London, for the past 6 years.
VenueGeorge Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire  View details
Date & timeThursday 18 September 2014, 09:30 to 17:00
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£15.00
Aims
  1. To appreciate how the concept of evidence-based dentistry has evolved, with particular reference to periodontics.
  2. To learn how to evaluate the quality of published evidence.
  3. To understand the essential role of clinical trials and systematic reviews in dental research.
  4. To understand basic statistical methodology.
  5. To learn how to use the library and internet for data searching.