Course Calendar

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09:00 Master your Veneers, Crown & Bridgework   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Master your Veneers, Crown & Bridgework (SW17-05-03-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Wed 3 May 2017, 09:00 to 17:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: This is an intense single day hands-on course designed for General Dental Practitioners who wish to improve their knowledge and skills in extra-coronal restorations. The course covers all aspects of veneers, crowns and bridgework from A to Z.

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09:30 Predictable Root Canal Treatment In Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Predictable Root Canal Treatment In Practice (SW17-05-04-1)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 4 May 2017, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: A very interactive, hands on day to update skills and knowledge in endodontics by David Langham a Specialist in endodontics. The day will cover diagnostics, case assessment, locating the canals, common problems and overcoming the common problems, restorative considerations, instrumentation, etc....

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09:15 Managing Caries in the Primary Dentition   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing Caries in the Primary Dentition (SW17-05-05-01)
Venue: The Mount Somerset, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Fri 5 May 2017, 09:15 to 16:30
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Rebecca John (Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry), will be joining us in Somerset to discuss the best management of caries in primary teeth, including diagnosis and pulp therapy. We will have the opportunity to practice the Hall Technique, using preformed metal crowns on models. This will be an informal course, with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. This course is suitable for all members of the dental team who work with children.

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09:00 Plaque Score and Topical Fluoride Application OSCE   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Plaque Score and Topical Fluoride Application OSCE (SW17-05-06-1)
Venue: Weston Orthodontic Centre, Weston-super-Mare - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Sat 6 May 2017, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: DCPs attending this course will have attended a previous theory training day . The Observed Structured clinical examination (OSCE) is included in the course fee.

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09:30 Practical Planning for Periodontitis and Peri-implantitis   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Practical Planning for Periodontitis and Peri-implantitis (SW17-05-08-1)
Venue: Kenniford Farm, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Mon 8 May 2017, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £70.00
Description: This is an interactive course based on cases of real patients and a chance to update knowledge on periodontitis and peri-implantitis. There will be case based discussions, lectures and plenty of opportunities to ask questions to develop strategies for treating patients with these periodontal problems. The course is open to all dentists, therapists and hygienists and a chance for the whole team to get involved with patient management.

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09:00 Managing periodontal disease and its sequalae   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing periodontal disease and its sequalae (SW17-05-10-1)
Venue: The Barn Function Centre, Berkeley - Gloucestershire
Date: Wed 10 May 2017, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: A whole day course with Roger Yates , consultant at Bristol Dental Hospital and in specialist periodontal practice. The course will cover aetiology and current concepts in the treatment of periodontal patients in practice including diagnosing and treating peri-implantitis

09:30 Practical Minor Oral Surgery for the GDP   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Practical Minor Oral Surgery for the GDP (SW17-05-10-2)
Venue: Phantom Head Room-Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 10 May 2017, 09:30 to 16:30
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
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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09:30 Managing Patient Expectations: record keeping and consent   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing Patient Expectations: record keeping and consent (SW17-05-11-1)
Venue: Passage House Hotel, Newton Abbot - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 11 May 2017, 09:30 to 12:45
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:30 hours
Cost: £10.00
Description: This is the first of two courses for dental teams running this day looking at aspects of managing patient expectations. The second looks at handling complaints. We begin by examining the relevant ‘Standards for the dental team’ and establish how they should be used for providing better services to patients through maintaining and protecting patient information and reducing patient complaints. As we go through the workshop we will examine some recent legislation which will impact on how we offer services to adults, children and those who may not being able to reasonably be able to consent to treatment. If you are staying for the second course and require lunch, please let the course organiser know by emailing roger.robinson@nhs.net.

13:30 Managing Patient Expectations: Handling Complaints!   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing Patient Expectations: Handling Complaints! (SW17-05-11-2)
Venue: Passage House Hotel, Newton Abbot - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 11 May 2017, 13:30 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: This is the second of two courses running this day for dental teams looking at aspects of managing patient expectations. The first dealt with record keeping and consent. Customer service is more important than ever in dental practice today. Patients are becoming better informed about their rights and standards of service which they should expect. The fear of litigation against practitioners it is also a major concern. This workshop examines complaint handling in order that practitioners and practice managers can engage their teams effectively to offer the best service today for their patients.

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09:15 What is Black And White and Red All Over? Bacterial Plaque: What is it, how is it made and what does it cause? And Delivering Better Oral Health   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: What is Black And White and Red All Over? Bacterial Plaque: What is it, how is it made and what does it cause? And Delivering Better Oral Health (SW17-05-17-1)
Venue: Plymouth Medical Centre, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 12 May 2017, 09:15 to 16:15
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: An Oral Health Education workshop for DCP's presented by Sonia Jones. This day will cover bacterial plaque and biofilm, oral health education, prevention and oral hygiene instructions and oral hygiene products and lots more...

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09:00 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 (SW17-05-18-1)
Venue: Future Inn Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 18 May 2017, 09:00 to 16:45
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description:

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09:00 BSPD South West Regional Study Day - The Medically Compromised Child   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: BSPD South West Regional Study Day - The Medically Compromised Child (SW17-05-19-1)
Venue: Exeter Golf and Country Club, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Fri 19 May 2017, 09:00 to 16:15
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:15 hours
Cost: £60.00

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 (SW-17-05-19-1)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Fri 19 May 2017, 09:30 to 17:00
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
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.

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09:00 Preserving the primary dentition   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Preserving the primary dentition (SW17-05-24-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Wed 24 May 2017, 09:00 to 13:00
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:30 hours
Cost: £70.00
Description: Aimed at dentists and therapists this hands on interactive course will take you through the theory of applying pre formed metal crowns, increasing your understanding of the importance of preserving the primary dentition and opportunities to practice placement on manikins using the Hall technique

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09:00 FREE E-learning for dental prescribing (Dental Script)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: FREE E-learning for dental prescribing (Dental Script) (SW17-05-30-1)
Venue: Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Tue 30 May 2017, 09:00 to 23:00
Course style: Lecture
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Improve and ensure that you are prescribing antimicrobials correctly and update your knowledge of prescribing medications, drug interactions and emergency drugs with this innovative e-Learning programme. It includes modules on: - Prescription Documentation and the Drug History - Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions - Special Patient Groups - Medical Emergencies - Periprocedural Prescribing - Dental Infections - Pain, Ulceration and Inflammation The 7 modules contain interactive content and case-based prescribing scenarios. In-module activities and a pre- and post-test will help you to understand your baseline knowledge and measure your progress.