Course Calendar

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09:30 Cuspal Coverage Restorations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Cuspal Coverage Restorations (FD42514)
Venue: South Coast Dental Specialists Dorchester, Dorchester - Dorchester & W Dorset
Date: Thu 11 Apr 2024, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, B, C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: A day with Josh Sharpling covering cusp coverage restorations

19:00 New to the Southwest and working towards your Performer Number?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: New to the Southwest and working towards your Performer Number? (SW24-04-11-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 11 Apr 2024, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: This informal session is for dentists in the Southwest who are working toward their Performer Numbers (PN). Please join Malcolm and Lucy for an opportunity to ask questions and discuss anything relating to working in the NHS, clinical cases and completing the portfolio. Whilst we might not have all the answers, we can point you in the right direction! This will be a small group, online meeting that we are planning to repeat each month. It's a chance for you to interact with colleagues who may well be facing the same issues as you - for example, how do I take an effective pain history? what's clinical audit? why do I run late? how do I access Script? Really, anything that you would like to discuss in a safe and supportive environment.

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09:30 Foundations of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dental Practitioner   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Foundations of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dental Practitioner (SW24-04-17-01)
Venue: Exeter Dental Education Facility, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Wed 17 Apr 2024, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £200.00
Description: This hands-on course is a fabulous opportunity for dentists to practice their MOS skills using anatomical models. Pippa and Simon will be covering effective use of elevators, forceps , case selection, flap design, bone removal suturing and suturing using anatomical models for hands on practice. This will be a small group (no more than twelve dentists) with lots of opportunity for questions and discussion.

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09:00 HEE DCT SPRING STUDY DAY   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: HEE DCT SPRING STUDY DAY (DCT 23/24 - 07)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 18 Apr 2024, 09:00 to 13:00
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: EDUCATIONAL STUDY SESSION on An overview of gender dysphoria for dentists , AND DCT PRESENTATIONS

20:00 Extra Help with Dental Extractions: Patient Assessment and Principles   Availability: Course is currently taking place
Title: Extra Help with Dental Extractions: Patient Assessment and Principles (SW24-04-18-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Thu 18 Apr 2024 at 20:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £55.00
Description: Rick Kerr (Senior Surgeon) and the team from Exeter, will be joining us virtually for a unique opportunity to offer help to those of us that find dental extractions challenging. This is the first of a two part course. This small group will enable the learning needs of all participants to be addressed. Rick is happy to look at radiographs and discuss cases with participants. Over the two sessions we will be considering what is appropriate in general practice, important patient and medical factors, practical challenges, key instruments and the principles of sectioning teeth, elevating roots and when and how to raise a flap. COVID has changed practice for all of us, where triage prioritises face to face care for dental emergencies. For some of us, this has been challenging especially for those of us with limited clinical experience.

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19:00 Update on Local Anaesthetic for Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Update on Local Anaesthetic for Dentistry (SW24-04-22-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 22 Apr 2024, 19:00 to 20:30
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Update on Local Anaesthetic for Dentistry - a webinar aimed at refreshing knowledge of local anaesthetics in dentistry. The course will be led by Mr Chris Bell, experienced Oral Surgeon and Chair of the Southwest NHS England Oral Surgery Managed Clinical Network.

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18:30 The Fundamentals of Facial Pain   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The Fundamentals of Facial Pain (SW-24-04-25-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 25 Apr 2024, 18:30 to 20:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This evenings webinar will cover the diagnosis and management options of orofacial pain that may be encounter in primary care dentistry. There are times when dental pain and orofacial pain can be challenging to differentiate so Dr James Ashworth-Holland will guide us through some more common orofacial pain cases. As an Oral Medicine Specialty trainee, James helps diagnose and manage patients with acute and chronic pain associated with a variety of conditions.

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10:00 Principles of mentoring international dental graduates (formerly called Validation Supervisor Training Day)   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Principles of mentoring international dental graduates (formerly called Validation Supervisor Training Day) (SW-24-04-29-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 29 Apr 2024, 10:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £85.00
Description: This course is an opportunity to develop your skills to support colleagues who are new to the NHS. This will be an informal day with plenty of time for discussion. Being a mentor is hugely rewarding and a wonderful way to welcome the skills of colleagues form diverse backgrounds into the workforce.

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19:00 Periodontology - a Refresher!   Availability: Only 10 places available
Title: Periodontology - a Refresher! (SW24-04-30-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Tue 30 Apr 2024 at 19:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: Please join us for the first of two linked webinars (the second will be on 28th May), for an opportunity to refresh your periodontal skills from the comfort of your living room. Dr Samy Darwish (Specialist in periodontology and oral surgery) will be discussing the aetiology, assessment, and diagnosis of periodontal disease. Amongst other things, we will consider screening, management and crucially the medicolegal consequences of periodontal management. All members of the dental team are very welcome to attend. Dr Darwish understands the challenges faced by those of us working within the NHS contract and will be addressing how we can utilise the skills of the whole team to better manage patients with chronic periodontal conditions in practice. This course is suitable for colleagues with ‘Agreement Terms’ who are working toward gaining their Performer Number.