Hot Topics in Dentistry (NW140930A)

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SubjectTeamwork
DescriptionThis event is designed to look at current issues relevant to the Dental Team.
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Oral Cancer - Steven Langton

  • Early detection in diagnosis & management of oral cancer

Data Protection Made Easy - Fiona Ellwood

  • Understand your responsibilities as a dental professional in keeping patient information secure

Is Anyone Listening? - Fiona Ellwood

  • Recognise how different people communicate & discover why sometimes what we say isn't always what people hear

Dementia Awareness - Charlotte Baines

  • Gain knowledge & understanding of dementia and how to support patients who are suffering with this illness
VenuePartnership for Learning Training and Conference Centre, Liverpool - Merseyside  View details
Date & timeTuesday 30 September 2014, 09:30 to 16:00
LecturersCharlotte Baines, Fiona Ellwood & Stephen Langton  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleWorkshop
Core topic Not a core topic
CateringRefreshments and Lunch
CPD hours5:00
Cost£25.00
Aims

Is Anyone Listening?

  • Attain a basic understanding of communication strategies & the concept of personality structures

Oral Cancer

  • Improve early detection in diagnosis, management & patient information

Dementia Awareness

  • To raise awareness of patients who may be suffering from dementia

Data Protection Made Easy

  • To provide an overview of Information Governance which will foster a critical understanding of the 'need to balance (the) potentially conflicting needs of patients' wishes to secure & keep their data confidential and the practices needs for patient information to remain operational'.
Objectives

Is Anyone Listening?

  • Critically evaluate a range of human transactions
  • Explore ways in which communications could be improved
  • Demonstrate listening skills

Oral Cancer

  • Recognise how oral cancer presents itself
  • Identify the causes of oral cancer, early recognition & its importance
  • Understand the prevention of oral cancer & the role of the dental team
  • Improve knowledge of current management of oral cancer

Data Protection Made Easy

  • State what information governance is
  • Understand the importance of information governance
  • identify ways in which the dental team could contribute to the success of information governance

Dementia Awareness

  • Learn about the causes of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias
  • Recognise the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias
  • Discover how Alzheimer's disease or other dementias are diagnosed
  • Understand more about the behaviours that can be caused by the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias