Course Calendar

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09:30 Trauma Tips - immediate, intermediate and long term management   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Trauma Tips - immediate, intermediate and long term management (SW18-03-08-1)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Thu 8 Mar 2018, 09:30 to 13:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £45.00
Description: A morning on dental trauma aiming to improve confidence in managing children (and their parents) with traumatised front teeth.

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09:00 Perfect Preps   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Perfect Preps (SW18-03-09-1)
Venue: Gipsy Hill Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Fri 9 Mar 2018, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: This one day practical course covers tooth preparation for indirect restorations. Topics include tooth preparation designs, guidelines and techniques for a range of indirect restorations for anterior and posterior teeth, including composites, ceramics, hybrids, CAD CAM techniques, Endocrowns, monolythic zirconia, VertiPrep, direct inlay, and overlays. The practical elements cover the design, prep checking techniques, impressions, provisionals, try-in and cementation procedures. There will be a table top hands on element to the day.

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09:00 Integrated Management of the Failing Dentition   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Integrated Management of the Failing Dentition (SW18-03-14-1)
Venue: The Mount Somerset, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Wed 14 Mar 2018, 09:00 to 16:30
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Paul Wilson is returning to Somerset, to address the challenge of managing the failing dentition. A full day course of interactive teaching and small group discussion regarding integrated management. This will allow the general dental practitioner to optimally assess and predictably manage a failing dentition using an evidence-based multi-disciplinary restorative dentistry approach. Small group teaching will give plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.

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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 (SW-18-03-16-1)
Venue: The Barn Function Centre, Berkeley - Gloucestershire
Date: Fri 16 Mar 2018, 09:15 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: A repeat of this very popular course with tips and tricks for restoring teeth, the course always has high positive feedback . A Practical Guide To Filling Teeth- Louis Mackenzie, GDP and Lecturer Birmingham Dental School - This 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.

09:15 IR(ME)R Core Topic   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: IR(ME)R Core Topic (SW18-03-16-1)
Venue: Sandy Park Conference Centre, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Fri 16 Mar 2018, 09:15 to 16:30
Development outcome: D
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Radiography and radiation protection
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: This course is based on the key principles of the International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP) of justification, optimisation and limitation. It satisfies the requirements of the GDC, covering all IR(M)ER topics including legal requirements of Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017. This course is for dentists and DCPs who take radiographs.

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09:15 How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPTs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPTs (SW18-03-17-2)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 17 Mar 2018, 09:15 to 12:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Radiography and radiation protection
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £40.00
Description: This course is primarily meant for PLVE (formerly known as foundation training by equivalence) applicants. If you are having trouble with OPTs or using the paralleling technique for intra-oral radiographs or just want to confirm that you are doing it correctly, Tim Huckstep, Radiographer in the Dental Departments of Derriford Hospital will guide you through! Bring your own kit and he will be able to give you tips on how to get the best out of your equipment. Please note: due to the size of the room we are limited to 6 participants for the session - early booking is advised!

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09:00 Preserving the primary dentition   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Preserving the primary dentition (SW18-03-27-1)
Venue: Clinical Skills Lab, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Tue 27 Mar 2018, 09:00 to 13:00
Development outcome: C
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