Course Calendar

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09:00 Dental Sedation & Pain Management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Sedation & Pain Management (SW12-05-01-1)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Centre, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Tue 1 May 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: A one day refresher course design with theory and practical sessions.

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09:30 Cleaner, Whiter, Brighter: Tooth Bleaching   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Cleaner, Whiter, Brighter: Tooth Bleaching (SW12-05-02-2)
Venue: Bedruthan Steps Hotel, Mawgan Porth - Cornwall
Date: Wed 2 May 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £42.50
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.

09:30 Aspects of Minor Oral Surgery for the GDP   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Aspects of Minor Oral Surgery for the GDP (SW12-05-02-1)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 2 May 2012, 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: This course will covers aspects of MOS relevant to the GDP: includes effective use of elevators , forceps , case selection, flap design, bone removal suturing and suturing using anatomical phantom jaws for the "surgery"

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09:15 Impresson taking for DCP's   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Impresson taking for DCP's (SW12-05-05-1)
Venue: Cheney Manor Dental Practice, Swindon - Swindon & N Wiltshire
Date: Sat 5 May 2012, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £73.00
Description: Impression Taking for DCP's - Title Impression taking for DCP's Description Additional skills dental nurse Training - Impression taking course for DCP's DCP's attending this part of the course will be required to attend an OSCE day 6 weeks later (30th June) - only those attending the 1st part of the course will be able to attend the OSCE 2. check prescriptions for patient for impression 3. prepare the surgery and patient for impression taking and bite registration 4. select and prepare materials to be used for the taking of dental impressions 5. use a safe technique to take accurate impressions ogf the patients jaws and register the bite to an appropiate standard 6. Be able to manage any complications that might occure during the procedure 7. ensure continunity of care for the patients

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14:00 Freedom of Information: An update for Dental Teams   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Freedom of Information: An update for Dental Teams (SW12-05-11-1)
Venue: Custom Dental Ceramics, Newton Abbott - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 11 May 2012, 14:00 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £5.00
Description: Patients and their families are becoming more aware of their rights and abilities to obtain information about them held by you! Do you know what they can ask for, and are you able to comply with their requests? Bill Walker will answer these questions and more! He has spent many years speaking to audiences nationally about FOI issues and their relevence to dentistry.

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09:30 Maximum Benefit from Minimal Intervention - keep that enamel!   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Maximum Benefit from Minimal Intervention - keep that enamel! (SW12-05-14-2)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Mon 14 May 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £98.00
Description: This course looks at how to get maximum benefit for patients whilst retaining tooth structure. Contemporary concepts and design of resin retained bridge work, Dahl Technique and composite build up techniques will be covered as will treatment planning of cases.

09:30 Periodontics - "Brush, Pills & Knife - Opening up the Options"   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Periodontics - "Brush, Pills & Knife - Opening up the Options" (SW12-05-14-1)
Venue: Thomas Sydenham Education Centre, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester - Dorchester & W Dorset
Date: Mon 14 May 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: As a change from the popular "Putting Perfect Perio Planning into Practice" course, our tutors are running an all day course on treatment options for advanced periodontal cases. The afternoon includes a practical session on surgical periodontal treatment using models. Dental "teams" are encouraged to attend including dentists, hygienists, therapists and dental nurses.

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09:15 Infection control and decontamination in dental practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Infection control and decontamination in dental practice (SW12-05-15-1)
Venue: The Barn Function Centre, Berkeley - Gloucestershire
Date: Tue 15 May 2012, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Disinfection and decontamination
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £37.00
Description: An all day course covering the risks in dental practice of acquired infections and stratergies for decontamination.The course is open to the entire dental team and is a core topic with sufficient verifiable CPD to fulfil the requirments of the general dental council for a 5 year cycle. The control of infection in dental practice is of vital importance to protect the health of the dental team as well as patients.

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09:30 Back Pain and How To Avoid It   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Back Pain and How To Avoid It (SW12-05-18-02)
Venue: Engineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Fri 18 May 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Back pain is a serious subject. Did you know that dentists are four times more likely than doctors to retire early on health grounds, with back and other musculoskeletal pains high on the list of causes? As a dual qualified osteopath (13 years) and dentist (20 years), I am uniquely placed to understand and advise on avoiding and treating back pain. Despite the serious content, this is an enjoyable course; with 20 practical tips, demonstrations and exercises (come prepared to move around, stand, kneel, lie down...). Some of you will even be stronger by the end of the day!

09:30 Back Care for the dental team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Back Care for the dental team (SW12-05-18-01)
Venue: Custom Dental Ceramics, Newton Abbott - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 18 May 2012, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £25.00
Description: This day-long course explores the theory behind musculo-skeltal strain especially with regard to back pain and what the dental team can do to ensure this is not a problem for you! Optimal surgery design, working patterns and physical fitness will be examined to see their contribution to minimising back problems. The day will involve a Pilates exercise and relaxation class so delegates are advised to wear trousers and loose clothing.

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09:00 Excellence in anterior composites   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Excellence in anterior composites (SW12-05-25-1)
Venue: Lyngford House, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Fri 25 May 2012, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: £116.40
Description: This hands-on course will cover the use of layered composite (HFO) to change and improve patient's smiles as a minimally destructive way of improving anterior aesthetics.It includes: patient communication, aesthetic composite veneers, predictable Class IVs, diastema closures, and the use of composites in tooth wear and complex cases. Includes hands on experience of stratified composite techniques. The Delegate fee includes : Refreshments, materials used on the course & a "Gift Pack" including a special composite instrument and composites.

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09:30 What's in Your Pockets? A day of perio.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: What's in Your Pockets? A day of perio. (SW12-05-28-1)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Mon 28 May 2012, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £36.00
Description: A small group study day on Periodontics delivered by William A.V. Beare, BDS MSc DRDRSEdin MRD FDS(Rest Dent)RCSEng - Specialist in Restorative Dentistry. Participants are encouraged to bring case notes, radiographs and study models (if available) of interesting and challenging cases which can be included in the afternoon programme during the small group sessions on study cases.