Course Calendar

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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 (SW19-03-02-1)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 2 Mar 2019, 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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09:30 Care of the elderly   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Care of the elderly (FT2542)
Venue: Mount Gould Local Care Centre, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 7 Mar 2019, 09:30 to 12:30
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This study session will look at how we deal with frail, elderly patients in our practices.

09:30 Hands-On Workshop on Improving Mechanical Debridement Techniques for Better Clinical Outcomes   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Hands-On Workshop on Improving Mechanical Debridement Techniques for Better Clinical Outcomes (SW19-03-07-2)
Venue: China Fleet Country Club, Saltash - Cornwall
Date: Thu 7 Mar 2019, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, B, C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Dr Peter Galgut is a practicing Periodontist and a world renowned lecturer. Peter will be delivering a course which is an interactive workshop. The course will provide training on the current root surface debridement techniques and managing periodontal problems in clinical practice. The course will introduce new designs in instrumentation to improve clinical efficacy through lectures and practical sessions.

09:30 Mangement skills and treating the Elderly   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Mangement skills and treating the Elderly (FD2583)
Venue: Mount Gould Local Care Centre, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 7 Mar 2019, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Tessa is the new Dental Manager for the Area Team in the SW and has extensive knowledge and experience in management and the NHS. She will be bringing some of her dental team to the study day to help make this a very interesting session. Dr Peter Burbridge specialises in the care of the elderly and will be bringing his extensive medical knowledge to the study day to help us understand how best to care for our older patients.

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09:00 Essential Surgical Extraction Skills for GDP's   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Essential Surgical Extraction Skills for GDP's (SW19-03-14-2)
Venue: The Watergate Bay Hotel, Cornwall
Date: Thu 14 Mar 2019, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: This is a hands on interactive style workshop day presented by Suresh Somasundaran MDS(ORALSURGERY),FFDRCS(OSOM),MFDS RCS. The day will cover many basic essential aspects of minor oral surgery including understanding the common challenges, identification of instruments, organising the kit and the team, complications and looking at case studies. The course will provide practical elements as well as lectures and discussions.

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09:15 Wear is the problem   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Wear is the problem (SW19-03-15-01)
Venue: The Mount Somerset, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Fri 15 Mar 2019, 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: £150.00
Description: This popular all-day course covers the aetiology and management of all types of tooth wear, from diagnosis and prevention through monitoring and management. Techniques for intervention use the latest range of adhesive aesthetic materials as well as traditional methods. Hands-on sessions include tooth build-ups with a range of direct and indirect techniques. Teaching covers the management of sensitivity, aesthetics and function as well as occlusal change in vertical and horizontal dimensions. Splint therapy is discussed. Part seminar with table top hands-on practice including treatment of a severe case (on models), supported by Coltene. This is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a hands on course by Professor Brian Millar BDS, FDSRCS, PhD, FHEA. Brian is Professor of Blended Learning in Dentistry at King’s College London and NHS Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the King’s College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals. Specialist in Prosthodontics and in Restorative Dentistry and Programme Director for the internationally popular MClinDent (Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics).

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09:30 Managing Periodontal Disease in 2019. Has anything changed?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Managing Periodontal Disease in 2019. Has anything changed? (SW19-03-19-1)
Venue: Engineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Tue 19 Mar 2019, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Roger Yates has been successfully treating periodontal disease and its sequelae for over 30 years in conjunction with the dental team. This one day programme offers a revision of the aetiology and classification of periodontal disease. We will be exploring the relevance of history, examination and charting. Roger will be discussing disease management, with a view to improving treatment outcomes, utilising the whole dental team. The course will take a evidence based approach, using case presentations with plenty of clinical tips and opportunity for questions. Roger understands the challenges of managing periodontal disease within our current system, and will include accessing secondary care in the South West, and how this could change in the future following work being carried out by the Managed Clinical Newtork (MCN).

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09:15 IR(ME)R Core Topic   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: IR(ME)R Core Topic (SW19-03-21-1)
Venue: Aztec Hotel & Spa, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 21 Mar 2019, 09:15 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
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 IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR99 regulations. This course is for dentists and DCPs who take radiographs.

09:30 Surgical Extraction Skills for GDPs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Surgical Extraction Skills for GDPs (SW19-03-21-2)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Centre, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Thu 21 Mar 2019, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: Following their popular Basic Extraction Skills course, Tim and Carla are returning to Bath. This time, we will be exploring surgical extractions. The course will include case selection, equipment, flap design, instrumentation, suturing and wound closure. This is a small group session, with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.

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09:00 Patient Safety and Professionalism   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Patient Safety and Professionalism (FT2502)
Venue: Postgraduate Medical Centre, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Thu 28 Mar 2019, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This interactive course is designed to help you understand human factors and what is needed in your own personal approach to patient safety calling on valuable lessons learned in aviation and other successful industries.

09:15 Behaviour Management for Children and The Dental Management of the Autistic Child   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Behaviour Management for Children and The Dental Management of the Autistic Child (SW19-03-28-01)
Venue: Engineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 28 Mar 2019, 09:15 to 17:00
Development outcome: C, D
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Wendy Bellis is a Specialist Paediatric Dentist and Honorary Clinical Senior Teaching Fellow at the Eastman Dental Institute. Her areas of expertise are in behaviour management of children and dental management of the autistic child. Wendy's clinical work has almost exclusively been in the field of autistic spectrum disorder and she lectures widely at national and international level on this subject. We are very fortunate that Wendy has agreed to come to Bristol and share her knowledge and experience with us on a topic that is encountered regularly in general dental practice as well as the more specialised services.

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09:00 Flying High with Patient Safety & Professionalism in Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Flying High with Patient Safety & Professionalism in Dentistry (SW19-03-29-1)
Venue: Alverton Manor Hotel, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Fri 29 Mar 2019, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:40 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: A very informative and interactive day by Anthony Asquith covering human factors and communications, patient safety which links to the eCPD development outcomes A - Communication and development B - Management. An essential eCPD course day for the whole dental team to participate in.