Implementing Healthy Gums Do Matter (NW171207N)

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SubjectPeriodontics
DescriptionStart making changes in management of periodontal disease and patients’ outcomes. Gain knowledge and confidence in treating periodontal disease on NHS contract and improve your patients’ health.
Additional information

This course is now fully booked. Due to popular demand, further date has been organised on 15.02.2018. To reserve your place on the February course, please email Lenka Antalova at  lenka.antalova@hee.nhs.uk 

Registration from 9:00am

We encourage you to bring along your dental nurse, therapist and hygienist to learn as a team.

Costs of the course: 

NHS dentist £40, NHS Dentist + Nurse £50

Non NHS Dentist £80 , Non NHS Dentist + Nurse £100

NHS Therapist/ Hygienist £20, non NHS Therapist / Hygienist £40

 

Delegates will receive a printed copy of the toolkit, electronic resources and an opportunity to join the Greater Manchester support peer group.

VenueMANDEC, Manchester - Greater Manchester  View details
Date & timeThursday 7 December 2017, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturerShazad Saleem  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist, or Dental Nurse & Dentist, or Dental Therapist, or Dentist

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topic Not a core topic
CateringRefreshments and Lunch
CPD hours6:00
Cost£20.00
Aims

The ‘Healthy Gums Do Matter’ programme is designed to support dental teams to effectively manage growing numbers of patients with periodontal concerns in daily practice. This course will give you guidance and tools on screening, diagnosis and management of this disease through the user friendly toolkit.

Objectives
  • To understand the importance of screening, diagnosing and treating periodontal disease and the legal and ethical duties of care
  • To understand the classification of periodontal disease with a focus on chronic and aggressive periodontitis
  • To understand your role as clinicians within periodontal disease
  • To look at the challenges of managing periodontal disease working under the NHS contract
  • To understand the Healthy Gums DO Matter toolkit for managing periodontal disease working under the NHS contract
  •  To understand the importance of effective communication and behaviour change
  • To understand how to assess patient engagement
  •  To look at record keeping with periodontal disease and how to protect yourself from medico legal problems
  • To start to consider and plan how the toolkit can be implemented within your own practice
Learning outcomes

Delegates will

  • be familiar with the Health Gums DO Matter toolkit and approach for screening, diagnosing and managing periodontal disease
  • have a greater understanding of how to manage periodontal disease in primary care under the current contract