Course Calendar

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08:30 NLP for a calmer you and calmer patients   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NLP for a calmer you and calmer patients (SW11-03-02-3)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Wed 2 Mar 2011, 08:30 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This course looks at what creates stress and how to use hypnosis and NLP to create a calmer dentist and calmer patients

09:30 Introduction To Dental Implantology   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction To Dental Implantology (SW11-03-02-1)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 2 Mar 2011, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: £35.00
Description: A Restorative Dentistry Study Group, hands on course, an Introduction To Dental Implantology, includes treatment planning, observing the clinical placement of an implant in surgery, clinical and radiographic examination techniques, by Lecturer/hands on tutor - Mr A Vaughan.Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Implantology & Specialist Restorative Practice (including implantology).

13:00 Complaints management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Complaints management (SW11-03-02-2)
Venue: Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Wed 2 Mar 2011, 13:00 to 16:45
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: Interactive session exploring how to reduce the number of complaints through improving your communication with patients and staff. How to manage complaints when they do occur

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09:00 How to Use Hypnosis & NLP for Calmer Patients... and a Clamer You!   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to Use Hypnosis & NLP for Calmer Patients... and a Clamer You! (SW11-03-03-2)
Venue: Education Centre, Salisbury - Salisbury & S Wiltshire
Date: Thu 3 Mar 2011, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: A lecture and workshop based course introducing hypnosis and NLP techniques to the dental team. Much of the day will be spent practicing the techniques.

09:30 Anterior Aesthetics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Anterior Aesthetics (SW11-03-03-1)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Centre, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Thu 3 Mar 2011, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £37.50
Description: Full day interactive programme. DELETGATES ARE INVITED TO BRING A CASE TO DISCUSS (EG MODELS, PHOTOS, RADIOGRAPHS ETC)

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09:30 'Brush, Pills & Knife - Opening Up the Options'   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: 'Brush, Pills & Knife - Opening Up the Options' (SW11-03-07-1)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Mon 7 Mar 2011, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: A course providing advice on management of advanced periodontal cases including practical excercises in the use of regenerative materials and when to use them

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19:00 The future of NHS dentistry in the UK   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The future of NHS dentistry in the UK (SW11-03-10-2)
Venue: Grand Hotel, Torquay - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 10 Mar 2011, 19:00 to 22:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £11.50
Description: A one-hour talk by the Chairman of the BDA GDP committee, John Milne, to give the latest on how NHS dentistry is to be organised in England with an open discussion. A buffet supper will follow.

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17:30 Resin Retained Bridgework Refresher   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Resin Retained Bridgework Refresher (SW11-03-15-1)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Tue 15 Mar 2011, 17:30 to 20:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Restorative, hands on dental study group, to update on all aspects of resin retained bridgework, by Lecturer/Hands On Tutor, Mr Anthony Vaughan BDS, FDSRCPS,FDSRCS,MRDRCS Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Implantology & Specialist Practitioner.

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09:30 Cleaner,Whiter,Brighter -Tooth Bleaching   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Cleaner,Whiter,Brighter -Tooth Bleaching (SW11-03-16-2)
Venue: Alexandra House, Swindon - Swindon & N Wiltshire
Date: Wed 16 Mar 2011, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £41.00
Description: Tooth whitening- a comprehensive overview of all tooth whitening techniques, home and power bleaching procedures ( including various light activation and lasers) will be covered and practised, using specially stained teeth. Shade taking and aesthetics - the best methods in manual and electronic shade taking. You will be able to formulate a shade prescription ready for your technician after practising all the latest techniques. The course consists of a lecture followed by hands-on for both the morning and afternoon sessions.

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14:00 Digital photography in dental practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Digital photography in dental practice (SW11-03-24-1)
Venue: Thomas Sydenham Education Centre, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester - Dorchester & W Dorset
Date: Thu 24 Mar 2011, 14:00 to 20:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This is an afternoon and evening course for dentists and DCPs on digital photography in dental practice. In addition to lectures there is plenty of hands-on photography so participants are encouraged to bring along their digital cameras whatever the type, from "point and shoot" to SLR. The course will run from 14.00 with refreshments on arrival and during the course with a break at 17.30 for a buffet meal.

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09:00 National Examination Preparation Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: National Examination Preparation Day (SW11-03-26-1)
Venue: Education Centre, Salisbury - Salisbury & S Wiltshire
Date: Sat 26 Mar 2011, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: An informal practical day aimed at dental nurses sitting the national examination in May 2011

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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 (SW11-03-30-2)
Venue: Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton - Somerset
Date: 2 day event starting on Wed 30 Mar 2011, 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 two day practical course on inhalational sedation for dentists, therapists and nurses

13:30 Improve your rubber dam appplication   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Improve your rubber dam appplication (SW11-03-30-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Wed 30 Mar 2011, 13:30 to 16:45
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: A hands on course aimed at team working during the application of rubber dam. Dental surgeon/nurse Dental therapist /nurse Operators wishing to bring more than one nurse please telephone for assistance with booking

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09:00 Oral Cancer Update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oral Cancer Update (SW11-03-31-1)
Venue: The Palace Hotel, South Devon - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 31 Mar 2011, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £27.50
Description: A multidisciplinary day for all members of the Dental team to raise awareness about oral cancer, what to look for and how to recognise changes in the oral tissues. Showing the treatment pathway a patient may take from referral to rehabilitation.

09:30 CIEH Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: CIEH Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace (SW11-03-31-2)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Thu 31 Mar 2011, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace - Gain a national qualification in Health and Safety. The main purpose of this course is to help you understand the basic principles of occupational health and safety. It will give all those who attend the knowledge and ability to assess and improve the safety of their working environment. This not only ensures you are complying with legislation but also helps you to protect individuals from harm. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations requires employers to make suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to the health and safety of employees and all those who may be affected. The South West Deanery has commissioned DenMed Training and Consultancy to provide the CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the workplace. A range of group activities will be undertaken throughout the day where individuals will learn from each other and have the opportunity to review their own learning. A multiple-choice knowledge ‘test’ covering all outcomes is completed at the end of the day. The test is a paper-based format & computer marked by CIEH. Those who achieve the required standard will receive the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace which is valid for three years.