Module 4 –Evidence based Periodontics (BA190615)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectRestorative
Description. 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 group work 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.
Additional informationMethods of data gathering are then examined, usually with input from the PG Centre librarian , by means of a practical online exercise searching medicine and other medical research databases
The course should enable participants to:
Recognise the difference between objectivity and subjectivity in dental research papers
Distinguish between good research and bad research in the dental literature
Identify methodological faults in dental research
Search databases (hard copy and electronic) with confidence
Apply an evidence – based approach to daily practice.
Intended Audience: Dentists and Hygienists/Therapists.


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Phil Ower BDS MGDS RCS Eng MSc MGDS RCS Edin, GDC 52722 joined the RAF after qualifying from King’s London. After gaining his MSc in 1992, he was appointed RAF Adviser in Periodontology. On leaving the RAF, he worked in several specialist practices and lectured at the Eastman Dental Institute. 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, 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.


VenueARK Centre, Basingstoke  View details
Date & timeFriday 19 June 2015, 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£30.00
Aims
  1. Appreciate how the concept of evidence based dentistry has evolved with particular reference to periodontics
  2. . Learn how to evaluate the quality of published evidence
  3. . Understand the essential role of clinical trials and systematic reviews in dental research
  4. Understand basic statistical methodology