Course Calendar

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09:30 When Patients Bite Back: Managing Dental Complaints and Staying Confident   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: When Patients Bite Back: Managing Dental Complaints and Staying Confident (SW13-03-01-1)
Venue: New College Swindon, Swindon - Swindon & N Wiltshire
Date: Fri 1 Mar 2013, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £35.00
Description: Patients may find any excuse not to go to the dentist. Yet if their visit goes wrong - they won't hesitate to complain! How do you cope and turn a negative into a positive situation? Let us show you... This course will help you and your team manage dental complaints quickly and successfully. It will empower you to deal effectively with any complaint that arises.

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09:30 impression taking for dcp's   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: impression taking for dcp's (SW13-03-02-1)
Venue: Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester - Gloucestershire
Date: Sat 2 Mar 2013, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £87.60
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 (27th April 2013) - 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 of the patients jaws and register the bite to an appropriate standard 6. Be able to manage any complications that might occur during the procedure 7. ensure continuity of care for the patients

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09:30 Introduction To Dental Implantology   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction To Dental Implantology (SW13-03-06-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Devon - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 6 Mar 2013, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £50.00
Description: A Restorative Dentistry Study group, hands on course, includes treatment planning, and observing the clinical placement of an implant in surgery, clinical and radiographic examination techniques, case presentations, lectured by Mr A Vaughan Consultant in Restorative Dentistry.

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09:00 'Back to the point with L.A!'   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: 'Back to the point with L.A!' (SW13-03-7-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Devon - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 7 Mar 2013, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £72.00
Description: An update for Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists who are qualified to deliver Inferior Dental Nerve Blocks and Local Infiltration Analgesia.

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09:15 A Practical Guide to Tooth filling-Louis Mackenzie,GDP and Lecturer Birmingham Dental School   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: A Practical Guide to Tooth filling-Louis Mackenzie,GDP and Lecturer Birmingham Dental School (SW13-03-08-1)
Venue: The Barn Function Centre, Berkeley - Gloucestershire
Date: Fri 8 Mar 2013, 09:15 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: A Practical Guide To Filling Teeth- Louis Mackenzie, GDP and Lecturer Birmingham Dental School - This is a repeat due to oversubscription and is a whole day course mainly hands on and will cover- 1) Discussion of the current status of direct restorations. 2) Case selection for direct restorations. 3) Materials overview: Amalgam,composite and adhesive systems. 4) Cavity preparation for direct restorations. 5) Moisture control and bonding techniques for composite and amalgam. 6) Contemporary matrix systems. 7) Placement and shaping techniques for direct composite restorations. 8) Amalgam carving. 9) Finishing and polishing techniques. 10) Practical tips and tricks/overcoming problems with direct restorations. 11) Practical guide to anatomy of anterior and posterior teeth. Course aims & objectives have been set.

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17:30 Porcelain Veneers   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Porcelain Veneers (SW13-03-12-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Devon - Devon S & W
Date: Tue 12 Mar 2013, 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: £36.00
Description: A small hands-on/practical study group evening session, to update your skills and knowledge on "Porcelain Veneers" Lectured by Mr Anthony Vaughan, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry.

19:00 Managing the transverse dimension (Orthodontic Study Circle)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing the transverse dimension (Orthodontic Study Circle) (SW13-03-12-2)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth - Bournemouth & E Dorset
Date: Tue 12 Mar 2013, 19:00 to 21:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £7.50

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08:45 Current Concepts in Adhesive Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Current Concepts in Adhesive Dentistry (SW13-03-14-1)
Venue: Lyngford House, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 14 Mar 2013, 08:45 to 16:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 7:00 hours
Cost: £47.00
Description: “The conservation of sound tooth structure helps preserve tooth vitality and reduce post-operative sensitivity. Innovative preparation designs, like those for resin-bonded bridgeworks, inlays and onlays are much less invasive than conventional complete coverage crown preparations. Despite this, they are not frequently used in general dental practice and they have an undeserved reputation for failure. This course will update participants on current concepts in adhesive dentistry, and participants should understand the range of adhesive bridgework and inlay/onlay restorations available and their indications and current evidence base and review of planned cases.”

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09:00 Dental Nurse Diploma OSCE Preparation   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Nurse Diploma OSCE Preparation (SW13-03-16-1)
Venue: Buckerell Lodge Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Sat 16 Mar 2013, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: £24.00
Description: An informal practical course designed to help dental nurses approach the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) section of the National Diploma Examination for Dental Nurses.

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09:00 Hands on Periodontology   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Hands on Periodontology (SW13-03-18-1)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth - Bournemouth & E Dorset
Date: Mon 18 Mar 2013, 09:00 to 13:15
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: This course will improve practitioners skills in non-surgical management of periodontal disease PLEASE NOTE: There is an Update on Periodontolgy taking place on 11th February 2013. It is preferrable for delegates to book to attend both courses as they have linked themes.

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13:45 Record Keeping and Ethics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Record Keeping and Ethics (SW13-03-21-1)
Venue: Thomas Sydenham Education Centre, Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester - Dorchester & W Dorset
Date: Thu 21 Mar 2013, 13:45 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This is a useful course for all clinicians. It will introduce you to recent regulatory changes and update best practice in primary dental care. It will cover the importance of record keeping for patient care and for medico-legal reasons.

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09:30 Strictly Endo - How to get the best out of NiTi.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Strictly Endo - How to get the best out of NiTi. (SW13-03-22-2)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 22 Mar 2013, 09:30 to 16:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £80.00
Description: This course will provide a sound update in Endodontic care bringing individuals in line with current thinking so providing sound care for their patients. To obtain maximum benefit dentists will need to provide several molar to enable the planned excercises to take place

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09:00 Impression taking for DCPs session2 OSCEs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Impression taking for DCPs session2 OSCEs (SW13-03-23-1)
Venue: Mount Wise Dental Practice, Devonport - Devon S & W
Date: 2 day event starting on Sat 23 Mar 2013, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 0:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Only delegates who attended the first part of this course on the 26th January can apply

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09:30 Mastering Posterior Composites: A Simplified Approach   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Mastering Posterior Composites: A Simplified Approach (SW13-03-25-1)
Venue: Truro Dental Education Facility, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Mon 25 Mar 2013, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: Back by popular demand Jason returns to deliver his excellent hands on course covering the simplified placement of posterior composites and teaching us to understand when posterior composite resin placement is predictable...and when it is not.

18:15 Endodontic Anaesthesia (Endodontic Study Circle)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Endodontic Anaesthesia (Endodontic Study Circle) (SW13-03-25-2)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth - Bournemouth & E Dorset
Date: Mon 25 Mar 2013, 18:15 to 20:15
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £12.00
Description: This lecture will look at the mode of action, limitations and potential unwanted effects of local anaesthetic solutions

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09:30 Mastering Anterior Composites   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Mastering Anterior Composites (SW13-03-26-1)
Venue: Truro Dental Education Facility, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Tue 26 Mar 2013, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: Jason Smithson, a local dentist who lectures around the world, will present a hands-on course covering the placement of aesthetic direct anterior composites.