Clinical Audit/Management of Dental Emergencies (VT240909O)

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SubjectOther
DescriptionWhat is Clinical Audit and what PCTs require in terms of Clinical Governance and Audit.
Additional informationThe Clinical Governance performance framework produced by the DH.
Management of Dental Emergencies - This lecture will describe the various causes of acute dental pain that may present in general dental practice and provide diagnostic signs and symptoms of these. It will discuss how to elicit a thorough pain history and the methods that are available to manage acute dental pain.

The lecture will have a section on the relevance of NHS rules and regulations in relation to acute dental pain management in general dental practice.

There will be case scenarios to illustrate the importance of a thorough pain history and accurate diagnosis, and to reflect current NHS rules and regulations.
VenueGeorge Pickering Postgraduate Centre, Oxford - Oxfordshire  View details
Date & timeThursday 24 September 2009, 09:00 to 17:00
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours5:00
CostNo charge
Aims
  1. To see how audit is a useful tool for you to appraise your own quality of care and how it fits into good Clinical Governance.
  2. What the basic ingredients and structure of an audit are. A practical exercise to design an audit on a clinical subject using a proforma approach.
  3. Looking at the collaborative clinical records audit.
  4. Looking at radiography and Health and Safety issues.
  5. To discuss presentation and management of dental emergencies in general practice. Understand the causes of acute dental pain presenting in general dental practice and how to diagnose them. Identify the methods available in the management of acute dental pain. Understand the relevance of NHS rules and regulations in relation to acute dental pain and its management.