DFT Lancaster - Pharmacy (NW150327FLP)

Availability

Course has taken place

Subject

DFT Lancaster Scheme

Description

Dental Prescribing

Venue

Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster - Lancashire

Date & time

Friday 27 March 2015, 13:30 to 16:30

Lecturer

Laura Henderson

Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Foundation Trainee

Development outcome

No development outcome

Course style

Lecture

Core topic

Not a core topic

Catering

None

CPD hours

2:30

Cost

No charge

Aims

To provide delegates with an overview of prescribing principles for general prescribing and specific drugs on the NHS Dental formulary

Objectives

To have a better understanding of how to legally prescribe on NHS dental prescriptions.
Have knowledge of the pharmacology of the drugs on the NHS Dental formulary and how to use them.
How to safely and effectively prescribe antibiotics for dental conditions.

Learning outcomes

To be more familiar with the contents of the dental formulary
List the legal requirements for writing prescriptions
Know the pharmacology of the drugs on the formulary and any important interactions
Rationalise antibiotic prescribing and information to consider when prescribing them