Course Calendar

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09:15 Tooth whitening and all it involves   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Tooth whitening and all it involves (SW11-06-08-01)
Venue: The Barn Function Centre, Berkeley - Gloucestershire
Date: Wed 8 Jun 2011, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £35.00
Description: Tooth Whitening: a comprehensive overview of all tooth whitening techniques, home and power bleaching procedures (including use of light activation and Lasers) will be covered and practiced 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 practicing all the latest techniques. The course consists of an initial lecture followed by a hands-on for both the morning and afternoon sessions.

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09:30 CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: CIEH Level 2 Award in Principles of Risk Assessment (SW11-06-10-1)
Venue: Custom Dental Ceramics, Newton Abbott - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 10 Jun 2011, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations employers have a legal duty to make suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to the health and safety of employees and all those who may be affected. Employers are obliged to appoint a competent person to assist in meeting this legal requirement.

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09:30 Successfully Handling Patient Complaints and Increasing Personal Confidence   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Successfully Handling Patient Complaints and Increasing Personal Confidence (SW11-06-13-1)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Mon 13 Jun 2011, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: Research into why patients complain or sue, demonstrates that over 50% of patients who take things further, against you and your team will have decided to do so because they don’t like you. More worrying however, is that this is commonly something they have thought about doing even before any act of alleged negligence has occurred. (Mangels et al) Attending this course will be great fun and will enhance your skills in understanding that people react to situations and how to spot this early to avoid unnecessary disputes. Attendance will also enhance your skills at handling complaints effectively and remaining confident in yourself and your approach to working. For more information on the presenters, visit their website www.dentcomtraining.co.uk

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09:30 Aesthetic dentistry -smile design   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Aesthetic dentistry -smile design (SW11-06-14-1)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: 2 day event starting on Tue 14 Jun 2011, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 12:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: A Two day hands on course looking at anterior aesthetics. The course is for anyone looking to improve the way they practice dentistry. This is a must do course for all dentists. It offers incredible value for money for what will be covered.

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09:30 Aesthetics & Restorative Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Aesthetics & Restorative Dentistry (SW11-06-17-1)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 17 Jun 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: An interesting hands on practical course, on aethetics and restorative dentistry, includes treatment options, tooth preparations for ceramic and metal free crowns, impression taking, temporaries, and cementation and adhesive cements etc... by Dr Brian Millar, Senior Lecturer/Hon. Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Guy’s Hospital, London.

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09:30 IONISING RADIATION FOR DCP'S   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: IONISING RADIATION FOR DCP'S (SW11-06-23-1)
Venue: Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury - Salisbury & S Wiltshire
Date: Thu 23 Jun 2011, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Radiography and radiation protection
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: full day course on ionizing radiation update core subject for DCP' who do not hold a radiography qualification

14:30 Occlusal splints. What, when, how   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Occlusal splints. What, when, how (SW10-09-03-1)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth - Bournemouth & E Dorset
Date: Thu 23 Jun 2011, 14:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:30 hours
Cost: £25.00

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09:30 Sharpen up your Perio Skills! - All Day   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Sharpen up your Perio Skills! - All Day (SW11-06-27-1)
Venue: The Postgraduate Centre, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Mon 27 Jun 2011, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: Alison and Jenny return to present their updated course on periodontal assessment, classification, treatment planning and instrumentation. The format of the day has been improved to actively include the participants as much as possible with drawing up treatment plans for different types of perio and gingival diseases, and increasing awareness of the current situation with LA prescribing for hygienists.

09:30 Sharpen Up Your Perio Skills! - Morning Only   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Sharpen Up Your Perio Skills! - Morning Only (SW11-06-27-2)
Venue: The Postgraduate Centre, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Mon 27 Jun 2011, 09:30 to 12:45
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: Alison and Jenny return to present their updated course on periodontal assessment, classification and treatment planning. The format of the day has been improved to actively include the participants as much as possible with drawing up treatment plans for different types of perio and gingival diseases, and increasing awareness of the current situation with LA prescribing for hygienists.

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18:30 Financial Planning for (Early) Retirement   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Financial Planning for (Early) Retirement (SW11-06-29-1)
Venue: Thomas Sydenham Education Centre, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester - Dorchester & W Dorset
Date: Wed 29 Jun 2011, 18:30 to 20:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This is an evening seminar covering aspects of financial planning for retirement and although the target audience is primarily dentists, this may be of interest to other members of the dental team. The course will run between 18.30 - 20.30 with registration and a cold buffet from 18.00. Our speaker says that this is a very important time for dentists deciding between the "old" and "new" NHS Pension Schemes. He will also cover other aspects of financial planning for retirement including practice valuations. Mark Horsey is principal of Dental Money Management and gives around 20 postgraduate lectures each year.