Course Calendar

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19:00 (PEDT) What about medical conditions relevant to treating the older patients and the practicalities of delivering care?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: (PEDT) What about medical conditions relevant to treating the older patients and the practicalities of delivering care? (NW250401A)
Venue: MANDEC, Manchester - Greater Manchester
Date: Tue 1 Apr 2025, 19:00 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This face to face Lecture will be held at MANDEC as part of the Postgraduate Education for the Dental Team (PEDT)

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09:00 Impression Taking for Dental Nurses   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Impression Taking for Dental Nurses (NW250402A)
Venue: Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool - Merseyside
Date: Wed 2 Apr 2025, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments and Lunch
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: This course meets the GDC requirements for enhanced CPD.

14:00 DCT2/3 STUDY SESSION-Removable Partial Dentures: the principle of design   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DCT2/3 STUDY SESSION-Removable Partial Dentures: the principle of design (NWDCT23250402A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 2 Apr 2025, 14:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The attendees will have the opportunity to review the design principles and concepts around providing successful removable partial dentures.

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12:30 Webinar - Developing Your Leadership Skills in Primary Care   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Webinar - Developing Your Leadership Skills in Primary Care (NW250403A)
Venue: MS Teams, Webinar
Date: Thu 3 Apr 2025, 12:30 to 14:00
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Delegates will explore the different leadership styles and strategies, enhancing communication skills to build stronger professional relationships. Discuss the importance of emotional intelligence in effective leadership. By fostering integration, participants can navigate leadership challenges and enhance collaboration in the Paediatric Pathway Programme.

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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 (NW250404A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Fri 4 Apr 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 Enhanced Training for Dental Nurses: Dental Recur-Brief Negotiated Interview Skills   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Enhanced Training for Dental Nurses: Dental Recur-Brief Negotiated Interview Skills (NW250407A)
Venue: MS Teams, Webinar
Date: Mon 7 Apr 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Delivered by Professor Cynthia Pine, it is skill-based hands-on training. You will have supervised practice and be supported by skilled Dental Nurse Tutors. The training is suitable for all qualified dental nurses who are keen to develop their skills and will transform the way you support parents in improving their children's oral health. DR-BNI, is a fresh approach to prevention, rather than simply telling parents what to do, you'll learn how to engage them in meaningful conversations, helping them understand the root causes of dental disease, discuss their child’s current habits, and set small, achievable goals for lasting behaviour change.

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19:00 BSPD Lecture: Bright Smiles, Calm Minds: Holistic Paediatric Dentistry in Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: BSPD Lecture: Bright Smiles, Calm Minds: Holistic Paediatric Dentistry in Practice (NW250408A)
Venue: MS Teams, Webinar
Date: Tue 8 Apr 2025, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: A webinar for BSPD Members. This presentation highlights the delivery of paediatric dentistry services in a general practice setting, showcasing a holistic approach to managing young patients. It covers effective behaviour management techniques, biological caries management, aesthetic dental treatment, and trauma management. Innovations such as video glasses to complement inhalation sedation will also be discussed, offering practical strategies to enhance the quality of care and patient experience.

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09:00 Introduction to NHS Dentistry - Part Two   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction to NHS Dentistry - Part Two (NW090425A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 9 Apr 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.

09:30 Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Record Keeping/ Clinical Notes/ Communication/ Treatment Planning/ Case-based discussion (Session one of six)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Record Keeping/ Clinical Notes/ Communication/ Treatment Planning/ Case-based discussion (Session one of six) (NW250409A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 9 Apr 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £250.00
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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09:15 Replacement of Missing Teeth   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Replacement of Missing Teeth (NW250410A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Thu 10 Apr 2025, 09:15 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 hands on course invites you to explore the captivating questions of "if, when, and how" in the replacement of missing teeth, both singular and multiple, while carefully considering the restorative status of adjacent teeth and the holistic well-being of the entire oral cavity.

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09:30 DCT1 STUDY DAY Communication Skills Training Interviews & Presentations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DCT1 STUDY DAY Communication Skills Training Interviews & Presentations (NWDCT1250411A)
Venue: North West DentalTraining Hub, Altrincham - Cheshire
Date: Fri 11 Apr 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To develop communication skills and help prepare students for a variety of patient interactions & interview and presentation situations

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09:00 Complete Dentures   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Complete Dentures (NW250415B)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Tue 15 Apr 2025, 09:00 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 practical session will encompass theoretical aspects related to the assessment of edentulous patients, including the workflow, techniques, material selection, and evidence-based practices. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, specifically focusing on primary impression taking, secondary impression taking, and jaw registration

19:00 (PEDT) Does Size Matter?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: (PEDT) Does Size Matter? (NW250415A)
Venue: MANDEC, Manchester - Greater Manchester
Date: Tue 15 Apr 2025, 19:00 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This face to face Lecture will be held at MANDEC as part of the Postgraduate Education for the Dental Team (PEDT). This presentation will therefore suggest ways of treating teeth which need operative intervention by using contemporary adhesives to reduce preparations or avoid cutting teeth. It will include a discussion of the current status of dentine adhesives, including the most recent Universal Adhesives, a brief overview of contemporary ways of avoiding crown preparation, for example, treating tooth wear in a minimally invasive manner, using minimal cavity preparations when intervention is needed, repairing damaged restorations rather than replacing them, and recementing fractured tooth fragments. The concept of sealing caries into deep cavities, as a means of avoiding the need for root canal treatment, will also be discussed, with suggestions regarding the use of tricalcium silicate materials for this.

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14:00 DCT23 STUDY SESSION Restorative Management of H & N Cancer   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DCT23 STUDY SESSION Restorative Management of H & N Cancer (NWDCT250416A)
Venue: MS Teams, Webinar
Date: Wed 16 Apr 2025, 14:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: None
CPD: 3:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To provide an overview of head and neck cancer, its contemporary management, the patient’s journey and the role of restorative specialist care and primary dental care

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09:30 Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Basic Restorative Treatments - Amalgam/ Composite Day (Session two of six)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Basic Restorative Treatments - Amalgam/ Composite Day (Session two of six) (NW250422A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Tue 22 Apr 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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09:30 Diagnosis and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Bruxism in Primary Dental Care   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Diagnosis and Management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Bruxism in Primary Dental Care (NW250425A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Fri 25 Apr 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Hands-on
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: Embark on a practical journey with our hands-on workshop dedicated to the management of Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Bruxism. This immersive session will look at contemporary approaches to TMD management, emphasising effective techniques to use within the primary dental care setting.

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09:30 Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Endodontics – Introduction to primary care endodontics (Session three of six)   Availability: Only 7 places available
Title: Multi course - Introduction to NHS Dentistry: Endodontics – Introduction to primary care endodontics (Session three of six) (NW250430B)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 30 Apr 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.

09:30 Tooth Wear – Management in General Dental Practice   Availability: Places available
Title: Tooth Wear – Management in General Dental Practice (NW250430A)
Venue: North West Dental Training Hub, Altrincham - Greater Manchester
Date: Wed 30 Apr 2025, 09:30 to 12:15
Development outcome: C, D
Course style: Lecture
Core topic: Not a core topic
Catering: Refreshments
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: With increasing life expectancy and increasing numbers of patients maintaining their teeth for life, tooth wear is increasing in prevalence within the population. This seminar will explore how tooth wear can be managed in a general dental practice setting.