Course Calendar

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18:30 How to tackle the 'Hot Pulp'   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to tackle the 'Hot Pulp' (SW-23-10-02-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 2 Oct 2023, 18:30 to 20:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: An evening webinar led by Rahat Ali to discuss and cover ways to treat the 'hot pulp ' ,these teeth are always a dentists dilemma and Rahat will discuss why they are difficult to anaesthetise as well as ways to hopefully overcome this problem. The course will also cover modern treatment options for root canal treatments. Rahat is always an engaging and enthusiastic speaker who is a restorative consultant in Liverpool Dental Hospital as well as working in practice.

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09:00 Principles of mentoring international dental graduates (formerly called Validation Supervisor Training Day)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Principles of mentoring international dental graduates (formerly called Validation Supervisor Training Day) (SW23-10-05-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 5 Oct 2023, 09:00 to 15:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £85.00
Description: This course is an opportunity to develop your skills to support colleagues who are new to the NHS. This will be an informal day with plenty of time for discussion. Being a mentor is hugely rewarding and a wonderful way to welcome the skills of colleagues form diverse backgrounds into the workforce.

10:00 Communication with your team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Communication with your team (FD40415)
Venue: Truro Dental Education Facility, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Thu 5 Oct 2023, 10:00 to 16:30
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: An interactive day using various exercises, including role-play (not involving course participants) to explore and improve our communication skills.

18:30 Interceptive Orthodontics – are you on the look-out?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Interceptive Orthodontics – are you on the look-out? (SW-23-10-05-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 5 Oct 2023, 18:30 to 20:00
Development outcome: C, D
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This is a great opportunity to hear Nikki Atack, Consultant Orthodontist repeat the webinar delivered last year on issues which can occur with dental development. Nikki will guide us through normal development and anomalies we may encounter in practice that we need to keep an eye out for and would benefit from early interceptive intervention.

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18:30 Dam it, make it easy, stay safe   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dam it, make it easy, stay safe (SW-23-10-10-01)
Venue: Webex, .... - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 10 Oct 2023, 18:30 to 19:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: £15.00
Description: Professor Brian Millar is repeating his very popular hour long webinar. This is a hands-on demonstration of rubber dam techniques: showing clearly the kit you need, how to set it up, several ways to do the dam application and many tips to make it work easier. It includes which teeth to clamp, how to deal with broken down teeth and how to remove the dam safely. There will not be a power point presentation but notes will be made available to accompany the webinar in advance of the evening.

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18:00 The Use of a Quadhelix in Orthodontics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The Use of a Quadhelix in Orthodontics (SW-23-10-11-02)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 11 Oct 2023, 18:00 to 19:30
Development outcome: A, C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: This FREE webinar has been arranged for orthodontic therapists with the SW Orthodontic MCN and will cover the indications for using a Quadhelix appliance and explain how this can be used in orthodontics.

18:30 TMD – what a pain   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: TMD – what a pain (SW-23-10-11-01)
Venue: Webex, .... - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 11 Oct 2023, 18:30 to 19:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: £15.00
Description: An hour long webinar on identifying and managing TMD (temporomandibular disorder), this very common condition in your practice, from first visit help through to splint treatments. Prof. Brian Millar is repeating his popular demonstration webinar. There will not be a power point presentation but a workbook will be available to accompany the online session.

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09:00 How to take good intra-oral radiograpphs and OPT'S   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiograpphs and OPT'S (SW-23-10-14-01)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 14 Oct 2023, 09:00 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: £60.00
Description: This course is primarily aimed at applicants who are working towards attaining their Performer Number. If you are having trouble with OPT'S 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.

13:30 How to take good intra-oral radiograpphs and OPT'S   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiograpphs and OPT'S (SW-23-10-14-02)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 14 Oct 2023, 13:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Radiography and radiation protection
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: This course is primarily aimed at applicants who are working towards attaining their Performer Number. If you are having trouble with OPT'S 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.

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18:30 Interpreting Intra-Oral and Extra-Oral Radiographs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Interpreting Intra-Oral and Extra-Oral Radiographs (SW-23-10-16-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 16 Oct 2023, 18:30 to 20:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: This is a refresher course on our diagnostic interpretation skills of intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs taken in practice. It will enable us to distinguish the normal from the abnormal. The course will also cover how to set up a radiographic audit in line with general dental council expectations. The course will be led by Linda Parrott who has a special interest in the subject and will use projected digital images covering normal anatomy, pathology and the more unusual. This course is especially important to refresh diagnostic skills.

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18:30 Making the most of your DCT Year and Top Tips for applying for StR   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Making the most of your DCT Year and Top Tips for applying for StR (DCT23/24 - 01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 17 Oct 2023, 18:30 to 19:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: Provide an overview of specialty training in dentistry Increase awareness of the specialty training application process and highlight ways DCTs can improve their portfolio

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09:30 Foundations of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dental Practitioner   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Foundations of Minor Oral Surgery for the General Dental Practitioner (SW23-10-25-01)
Venue: Exeter Dental Education Facility, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Wed 25 Oct 2023, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £200.00
Description: This hands-on course is a fabulous opportunity for dentists to practice their MOS skills using anatomical models. Pippa and Simon will be covering effective use of elevators, forceps , case selection, flap design, bone removal suturing and suturing using anatomical models for hands on practice. This will be a small group (no more than twelve dentists) with lots of opportunity for questions and discussion.

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19:00 New to the Southwest and working towards your Performer Number?   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: New to the Southwest and working towards your Performer Number? (SW23-10-26-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 26 Oct 2023, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: This informal session is for dentists in the Southwest who are working toward their Performer Numbers (PN). Please join Malcolm and Lucy for an opportunity to ask questions and discuss anything relating to working in the NHS, clinical cases and completing the portfolio. Whilst we might not have all the answers, we can point you in the right direction! This will be a small group, online meeting that we are planning to repeat each month. It's a chance for you to interact with colleagues who may well be facing the same issues as you - for example How do I complete an Audit - and why would I want to? (we'll be covering this tonight!), why do I run late? how do I access Script? Really, anything that you would like to discuss in a safe and supportive environment.