Periodontal - Hands On (WI15012016)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPeriodontics
DescriptionThree double ended instruments will be used on Columbia Dento-Form Jaws to teach effective techniques of scaling and root planning and instrument sharpening. This programme is suited to both dentists and dental hygienists/therapists.
Additional information
ALL CANDIDATEDS MUST HAVE RECENT PREVIOUS ATTENDANCE AT A PERIODONTAL LECTURE BY MARTIN URSELL OR RICHARD TUCKER.


General dental practitioners, therapists and hygienists.


Martin Ursell, GDC 47762 served as a Dental Officer in the Royal Navy after qualifying from Leeds in 1974. He started teaching periodontics at Guys Dental School in 1979 and was awarded an MSc in periodontics in 1984. Martin has run a specialist periodontal practice in Southampton since 1984 and was a visiting lecturer at the Eastman Continuing Professional Development Department until 2011. He has extensive clinical experience and in postgraduate teaching and education.


Richard Tucker, GDC 66850 qualified from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, in 1991. He then came to England and worked in private practice in Kent for 6 years. His first contact with the Eastman was through the Certificate Course in Restorative Dentistry in 1996, which led to him undertaking 3 years of specialist training at the Eastman Dental Institute. In 2003, he started a specialist referral practice in Wimpole Street, London, limited to periodontics and the surgical aspects of implant dentistry. Richard is a good communicator and enthuses about treating patients using evidence-based clinical expertise in a kind and empathetic manner.
VenueEducation Centre, RHCH, Winchester  View details
Date & timeFriday 15 January 2016, 09:00 to 13:00
LecturersMr Richard Tucker & Dr Martin Ursell  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleHands-on
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours4:00
Cost£76.00
Aims
  1. Have had Practical instruction in scaling and root planning
  2. Understand the importance of and be able to undertake Sharpening of periodontal instruments.
  3. Be able to put into practice skills learned from both lecture and demonstration