Course Calendar

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09:30 Orthodontic Clinical Assistant Refresher   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Orthodontic Clinical Assistant Refresher (SW10-10-01-1)
Venue: Plymouth Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 1 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This full-day course is aimed at dentists who have undergone the BUOLD Orthodontic training in conjunction with their local orthodontic consultant, and who want to keep abreast of developments in the specialty

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09:00 Occlusion: Why, When, How?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Occlusion: Why, When, How? (SW10-10-04-1)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Centre, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Mon 4 Oct 2010, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £27.50

09:30 Putting Perfect Perio Planning into Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Putting Perfect Perio Planning into Practice (SW10-10-04-2)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Mon 4 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £35.00
Description: A interactive course based on problem solving. Case studies of actual patients are used to develop sound periodontal care plans.

09:30 The spoken word, make it your friend. Communication for the dental team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The spoken word, make it your friend. Communication for the dental team (SW10-10-04-3)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Mon 4 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: This course will look at how to communicate to our patient both face to face and over the telephone. This is often an area overlooked by practices. Staff are left to do their best.

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09:30 Business Essentials for Effective Practice Management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Business Essentials for Effective Practice Management (SW10-10-08-1)
Venue: Alexandra House, Swindon - Swindon & N Wiltshire
Date: Fri 8 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £44.00
Description: This workshop for dental practitioners and practice managers is designed to look at how the practice is organised and run from a business point of view. The material covered will allow us to understand what we need to do to run our practice efficiently in a changing world which puts more commercial pressures upon us. By applying sound business principles we begin to unerstand how to maintain a balance between the four process areas within the business which are marketing, operations, finance and people.

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09:00 National Examination Preparation Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: National Examination Preparation Day (SW10-10-09-1)
Venue: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury - Salisbury & S Wiltshire
Date: Sat 9 Oct 2010, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £17.00
Description: exam preparation day for student dental nurses 9.15 registration 9.30 start 10.45 coffee 12.30 lunch 3pm coffee 4.30 finish

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13:00 Medical Photography Workshop for Dental Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medical Photography Workshop for Dental Practice (SW10-10-11-1)
Venue: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury - Salisbury & S Wiltshire
Date: Mon 11 Oct 2010, 13:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: An interactive practical medical photography workshop which aims to improve your dental photography skills. Marie Jones is a Senior Medical Photographer at Salisbury District Hospital and a Lecturer on the Medical Photography degree course at Westminster University.

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09:30 Aspects of Minor Oral Surgery for the GDP   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Aspects of Minor Oral Surgery for the GDP (SW10-10-13-4)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 13 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: REVISED FOR 2010 This course covers aspects of MOS relevant to the GDP including effective use of elevators , forceps ,case selection, flap design and bone removal suturing using anatomical phantom jaws.

09:30 Mouth cancer Update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Mouth cancer Update (SW10-10-13-3)
Venue: Future Inn Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Wed 13 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: £17.00
Description: Update day for the dental team on the diagnosis, treatment pathway, support services and postoperative care for mouth cancer patients

09:30 Update on Periodontology, Dentine sensitivity and Toothwear   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Update on Periodontology, Dentine sensitivity and Toothwear (SW10-10-13-1)
Venue: Lyngford House, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Wed 13 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £37.00
Description: The course includes: Current thinking on the aetiology and treatment of dentine hyppersensitivity. An update on current techniques and applications in periodontal surgery. Appropriate antimicrobial treatment in chronic periodontal disease.

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09:00 Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice (SW10-10-15-1)
Venue: Custom Dental Ceramics, Newton Abbott - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 15 Oct 2010, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Medical emergencies
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: Spend a morning of lectures discussing medical emergencies as they relate to the dental team. The afternoon will take the form of a series of practical stations where you will have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the techniques related to dealing with medical emergencies.

09:00 Toothwear: Aetiology & Management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Toothwear: Aetiology & Management (SW10-10-15-2)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Devon - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 15 Oct 2010, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: Restorative dentistry study day, lectures on toothwear & dental erosion, case presentations.

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09:30 Dental Nurse Exam Preparation Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Exam Preparation Day (SW10-10-16-1)
Venue: Whitminster Inn, Whitminster - Gloucestershire
Date: Sat 16 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Exam preparation day for student dental nurses 9.15 registration 9.30 start 10.45 coffee 12.30 lunch 3pm coffee 4.30 finish

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09:30 PUTTING PERFECT PERIODONTAL PLANNING INTO PRACTICE!   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: PUTTING PERFECT PERIODONTAL PLANNING INTO PRACTICE! (SW10-10-18-1)
Venue: The Barn Function Centre, Berkeley - Gloucestershire
Date: Mon 18 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £34.00
Description: Lecture and group discussion on periodontal treatment planning for general dental practice.

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08:45 Advanced Revision - Periodontology and Prosthetics (AR1)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Advanced Revision - Periodontology and Prosthetics (AR1) (SW10-10-22-1)
Venue: Burwalls Education Centre, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: 2 day event starting on Fri 22 Oct 2010, 08:45 to 17:45
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 13:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: The Advanced Revision Courses have been running extremely successfully in their current format for 12 years and offer a quite unique opportunity to enjoy a focused and comprehensive review of contemporary clinical dentistry in the very comfortable surroundings of Burwalls Continuing Education Centre. The courses are designed to be relevant to the continuing professional developmental needs of GDPs, Salaried Service, Military and Hospital based dentists and Dental Therapists and will be especially appropriate to those intending to sit the MJDF examination. The relaxed and informal presentation style preferred by the lecturers, many of whom are recognised UK experts in their subjects, provides an ideal format for interaction and open discussion. The courses have been evolving to sensitively respond to the challenge of presenting information in an accessible and enjoyable format, which whilst educating and informing, also sends clinicians back to their practices with renewed enthusiasm and the knowledge to improve treatment outcomes and patient aspiration. Past delegates have almost without exception commented favourably on the ability of the courses to achieve their expectations.

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09:00 Handling Complaints   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Handling Complaints (SW10-10-25-1)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Mon 25 Oct 2010, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £35.00
Description: Cascade have been running workshops for business and health professionals for over 10 years. Their innovative style enables them to make the training session interactive without having to resort to role play (NO role play!!!) or any other embarrassing activities. They focus on building skills which can be applied to the workplace in a very practical way but also ensure the learning is good fun. All of their work is backed up by sound functional theory which they make easy to grasp and retain.

09:30 Htm 01-05 and your practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Htm 01-05 and your practice (SW10-10-25-2)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Mon 25 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Disinfection and decontamination
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: The course will look at HTM 01 05 and how its going to impact on your practice . It will give participants the opportunity to reflect on their own practices and see what practical steps they will need to take to meet HTM01 05 . This course will be different as it will allow time away from practice to look at this important area and to plan what changes will need to be made with expert help on hand

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09:00 Inhalational Sedation – training for the dental team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Inhalational Sedation – training for the dental team (SW10-10-27-3)
Venue: Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton - Somerset
Date: 2 day event starting on Wed 27 Oct 2010, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 14:00 hours
Cost: £45.00
Description: A 2 day practical course for dentists and DCPs on providing inhalation sedation

09:30 health and safety for the dental team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: health and safety for the dental team (SW10-10-27-1)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Wed 27 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: The course provides essential information, which is required by everyone, covering the fundamental aspects of health and safety at work. Delegates are encouraged to apply the information by using practical exercises and work based scenarios. Those who complete the assessment at the end will receive the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award Health & Safety in the Workplace. Course Approved by the FGDP (UK) for Accreditation of 6 CPD hours and Complies with GDC Verifiable CPD Requirements.

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09:30 risk assessment in dental practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: risk assessment in dental practice (SW10-10-28-1)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Thu 28 Oct 2010, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: The course will give a broad introduction to the main areas of risk assessment using scenario based learning to raise awareness and develop understanding of how to deal with hazards and risks in the workplace. The duration of the course will be delivered over one day. (6 hours) Those who achieve the required standard will receive the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award Principles of Risk Assessment. Course complies with GDC Verifiable CPD Requirements.