FREE Dental Nurse Forum - Menopause and the Mouth (OX130225DNF)

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DescriptionThis evening is entirely devoted to Dental Nurses and Student Dental Nurses. These monthly meetings have been set up for Dental Nurses in the south region (Ox/Bucks/Berks/Hamps/I.O.W) to give Dental Nurses an ability to network and share ideas through open discussion, support their wellbeing, plus be empowered to progress and further their career if they wish to do so. This will be delivered via Webinar. Anita Stanforth looks at some of the oral symptoms of Menopause and how this may present and affect those going through Menopause. Following this will be an open forum and peer review discussion chaired by our guest speaker and the Tutor facilitating. GDC outcomes C.
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Anita Stanforth is a Mouthcare Matters Associate Lead and BADN Educator. Anita qualified at the Eastman Dental Hospital in 1978, additionally achieving a Merit grade in the NEBDSA examination. She remained at the Eastman for the next eleven years, progressing to Senior Dental Nurse and finally to Dental Nurse Tutor, having gained the City and Guilds Further Education Teachers Certificate in 1981. After a maternity break, Anita returned to work as a part time dental nurse in her local area, gaining experience in a wide variety of dental practices, both NHS and private as well as working in a sedation/GA clinic. She graduated in 2016 in the first cohort of the FDSc Advanced Dental Nursing, and joined the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Healthcare Trust as Mouth Care Matters Lead later that year, having trained at the East Surrey Hospital with Special Needs Dentistry consultant Mili Doshi and her team. Anita remains in post at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals and is currently working with the Speech and Language Therapy team.

*Webinar delivered via MS Teams, joining instructions will be sent to you at least 24 hours before the course starts. *Please log in early to check Link/IT. Sign in using your Deanery/Maxcourse registered name - it helps us to confirm your attendance. Log onto to Webinar from 18:15. Please contact the organising Tutor (Amanda Evans 07917 580686/amanda.evans37@nhs.net) with any questions prior to the webinar. *PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER FOR THE WEB LINK, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE A HOTMAIL ACCOUNT.

VenueWebinar, Webinar Tutorial, Oxford - Oxfordshire  View details
Date & timeThursday 13 February 2025, 18:30 to 20:00
LecturerMrs Anita Stanforth  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Nurse, or Dental Nurse Trainee

Development outcomeB, C
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours1:30
CostNo charge
Aims

The forum has been set up to give dental nurses an ability to network and have support for wellbeing plus be empowered to progress and further their career.

To provide an overview of oral symptoms during the Menopause.

Objectives

To be able to provide oral health advice to individuals throughout the menopause years.

To be aware of oral conditions which occur more commonly during the menopause.

To be able to describe how poor oral health affects individual’s quality of life during menopause.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the session the delegate will have an understanding of some of the oral health challenges affecting those with Menopause.