Course Calendar

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09:30 Local Anaesthesia Update for Dental Therapists and Hygienists. Tips and Tricks for Effective LA   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Local Anaesthesia Update for Dental Therapists and Hygienists. Tips and Tricks for Effective LA (NW250603)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Tue 3 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 15:30
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: Join our face-to-face course for a comprehensive update on local anesthetics. Examine the practical aspects of positioning and placement to enhance your skills and knowledge.

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09:30 Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry (NW250604A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 4 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £175.00
Description: This interactive study day, combining lectures and hands-on exercises, will provide an overview of occlusal concepts and their application in restorative dentistry within general dental practice. Delegates will be able to engage in theoretical learning, practical exercises and case studies that incorporate both analogue and digital techniques.

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09:00 Introduction to NHS Dentistry - Part Two   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Dentistry - Part Two (NW250605)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Thu 5 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Workshop
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This face to face course will introduce delegates to working as a performer in NHS Dentistry in England, enabling them to work safely and ethically within the rules and regulations of NHS Dentistry.

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09:30 Essential Hands On Skills for Minor Oral Surgery   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Essential Hands On Skills for Minor Oral Surgery (NW250606A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Fri 6 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £180.00
Description: This Hands-on course has been designed for Dental Practitioners who wish to develop their clinical competencies in basic extraction techniques.

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09:00 DCT POSTER PRESENTATION EVENT   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DCT POSTER PRESENTATION EVENT (NWDCT250609A)
Venue: North West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire
Date: Mon 9 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To showcase the work undertaken by DCTs across the NHSE NW region.

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09:00 Critical Appraisal Course   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Critical Appraisal Course (NWSTR250610A)
Venue: North West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire
Date: 2 day event starting on Tue 10 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 12:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The critical appraisal course enables you to systematically assess the strengths and weaknesses of clinical papers

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09:00 Critical Appraisal Course   Availability: Course is currently taking place
Title: Critical Appraisal Course (NWSTR250611A)
Venue: North West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire
Date: 2 day event starting on Wed 11 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 12:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The critical appraisal course enables you to systematically assess the strengths and weaknesses of clinical papers

10:00 Fluoride Varnish Application for Dental Nurses   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Fluoride Varnish Application for Dental Nurses (NW250611A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 10:00 to 13:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To assist dental nurses safely and effectively apply fluoride varnish, either prescribed by a dentist or as part of an oral health program.

18:30 Webinar - Inhalation Sedation: An Update for the Dental Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Webinar - Inhalation Sedation: An Update for the Dental Team (NW2510611A)
Venue: MS Teams, Webinar
Date: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 18:30 to 20:00
Development outcome: B, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: This course covers the theory and clinical use of nitrous oxide for inhalation sedation, including indications, contraindications, safety, and risk minimisation. It also reviews current sedation guidelines, governance requirements, and recent developments in UK legislation on greenhouse gas emissions and their potential impact on clinical practice.

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09:00 Hands-on Removable Prosthetics: A day on Partial and Complete dentures   Availability: Places available
Title: Hands-on Removable Prosthetics: A day on Partial and Complete dentures (NW250614A)
Venue: School of Dentistry University of Liverpool, Liverpool - Merseyside
Date: Sat 14 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments and Lunch
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: £240.00
Description: The course is aimed at qualified General Dental Practitioners (GDP’S)

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09:00 DCT POSTER PRESENTATION EVENT   Availability: Only 9 places available
Title: DCT POSTER PRESENTATION EVENT (NWDCT250616A)
Venue: North West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire
Date: Mon 16 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To showcase the work undertaken by DCTs across the NHSE NW region.

09:30 Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Minor oral surgery – hands on day using pigs’ heads (Session six of six)   Availability: Only 5 places available
Title: Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Minor oral surgery – hands on day using pigs’ heads (Session six of six) (NW250616A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Mon 16 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The course is designed for dentists who wish to improve their skills working under NHS Regulations. Both clinical and non clinical knowledge will be covered. Ideal for dentists returning following a career break, or international dental graduates.

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09:00 Dental Radiography: Prescribing and Image Reporting for Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists (1-day CPD course)   Availability: Only 8 places available
Title: Dental Radiography: Prescribing and Image Reporting for Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists (1-day CPD course) (NW250617B)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Tue 17 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: B
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Radiology and Radiation Protection
Catering: None
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: Delegates will engage in a series of interactive lectures, to provide the underpinning knowledge required to prescribe and provide written reports on periapical and bitewing radiographs, within their scope of practice.

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10:00 Fluoride Varnish Application for Dental Nurses   Availability: Only 7 places available
Title: Fluoride Varnish Application for Dental Nurses (NW250618B)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 18 Jun 2025, 10:00 to 13:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £100.00
Description: To assist dental nurses safely and effectively apply fluoride varnish, either prescribed by a dentist or as part of an oral health program.

13:00 Oral Health Network Meeting: Healthy Routines, Healthy Teeth: a community, oral health intervention for children   Availability: Only 8 places available
Title: Oral Health Network Meeting: Healthy Routines, Healthy Teeth: a community, oral health intervention for children (NW250618A)
Venue: MS Teams, Webinar
Date: Wed 18 Jun 2025, 13:00 to 14:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Workshop
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: HeRo is an ongoing, Manchester City Council community, oral health intervention for children incorporating key behavioural principles for oral health promotion developed and evaluated by the University of Manchester. HeRo incorporates a universal provision of oral health resources to all children born in Manchester over a 2-year period as well as a targeted intervention in areas of the city who are deemed to have the highest need for oral health support.

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09:15 Infection Prevention and Microbial Management in the Dental Setting   Availability: Places available
Title: Infection Prevention and Microbial Management in the Dental Setting (NW250620A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Fri 20 Jun 2025, 09:15 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Decontamination
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This course focuses on specific topics relating to infection control for the whole dental team

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09:30 Improving Posterior Indirect Restorations in General Dental Practice   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Improving Posterior Indirect Restorations in General Dental Practice (NW250623A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Mon 23 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: This full day course consisting of a lecture and phantom head training aims to give a greater understanding of the variety of materials, and restoration designs in the planning and provision of posterior crowns, onlays and bridgework in General Dental Practice and when to utilise them

10:00 Improve your Dental Photography   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Improve your Dental Photography (NW250623B)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Mon 23 Jun 2025, 10:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: This full day hands-on session is predominantly designed to improve the delegates’ understanding of the basics of photography, photographic equipment (relevant to dentistry) as well as develop their technical skills for clinical practice. There will also be elements and opportunity to discuss auxiliary equipment and techniques used in dental photography as well as use of post-production and data protection.

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09:30 DFT ES - NEW ES Induction   Availability: Places available
Title: DFT ES - NEW ES Induction (NW20250627DFT)
Venue: North West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire
Date: Fri 27 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 15:30
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Workshop
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: DFT Induction session for newly appointed Educational Supervisors only.