Lecturer Details: Introduction to the NHS Module 6 - Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient with Prescribing, and the Management of Medical Emergencies, in the Primary Care Setting

Lecturer namePippa Davies
Lecturer profilePippa Davies is co-director of Carterdavies - a Professional First Aid Training company that specialise in delivering training to Dental and GP surgeries. She has worked in the NHS for over 20 years, first as a Registered Senior Theatre Practitioner and currently as a Resuscitation Officer for Portsmouth NHS Trust. As a Resuscitation Officer Pippa is an Advanced Life Support Provider and Instructor, a European Paediatric Life Support Provider and an Immediate Life Support Provider and Instructor. Pippa is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (ODP15387) and gained her Certificate in Education in 2009 with the University of Portsmouth.
Lecturer nameJames Wise BDS LDS RCS, MFGDP, MGDS RCS, FFGDP RCS
Lecturer profileJames Wise BDS (Lond) LDS RCS (Eng) MFGDP (UK) MGDS RCS (Eng) FFGDP (UK), GDC 56232, qualified from Guys in 1981 and spent 6 months as House Surgeon before going into private practice. In 1986 he set up his own practice and being of enquiring mind worked his way through the portfolio of postgraduate study offered by the Royal College of Surgeons and the Faculty of General Dental Practice gaining the ultimate, the Fellowship in 2004. He has a major interest in education and lectures widely, from Foundation Training right through to Fellowship Mentoring and has been part of the Mentoring Development Group. He is a Fellowship Assessor and a Course Director (Manchester)for the FGDP(UK) Diploma/MSc in Restorative Dentistry. He has been a Board member and also a Course Tutor for the IQE examination and has a special interest in Prosthodontics/care of the Elderly and Medically compromised Patient. James runs several hands-on courses with his well-known humorous style. He gained the Certificate in Practice Appraisal in 2005 and so is well aware of the real issues faced by General Practitioners. Having been a keen Meccano builder as a child, James performs all his own prosthodontic laboratory work and is happiest hand-tinting acrylic for natural looking dentures or setting up teeth at the chairside with input from the patient. Outside Dentistry James is a keen aviator.