DCT2/3 STUDY SESSION- SPECIAL CARE DENTISTRY (NWDCT2320191211P)

Availability

Course has taken place

Subject

Special Care Dentistry

Description

Update on Special Care Dentistry.

Additional information

This is a study session for DCT2/3s only.

Please arrive at 13:30pm to sign the register.

Venue

Seminar room1, Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool - Merseyside

Date & time

Wednesday 11 December 2019, 14:00 to 17:00

Lecturer

Andrew Kwasnicki

Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Core Trainee Year 2/3

Development outcome

A, B, C, D

Course style

Lecture

Core topic

Not a core topic

Catering

None

CPD hours

3:00

Cost

No charge

Aims

Give overview of medical problems in dentistry, insight in when to refer and what questions to ask.

Objectives

To discuss a range of medical problems and the impact they have on the delivery of dental care.

Consider the barriers to care for patients with cognitive impairments eg: dementia.

Consider issues regarding capacity and consent.

Learning outcomes

Improved medical history taking.

Greater confidence in managing patients with medical complexity.

Improved knowledge of how and when to get additional advice.

Greater understanding of special care dentistry services.