Course Calendar

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09:00 Introduction and Treatment Planning in the NHS   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Introduction and Treatment Planning in the NHS (FT38419)
Venue: Bristol Dental School, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Fri 1 Sep 2023, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The induction course will give you an understanding of the DFT scheme, the compulsory elements for successful completion of the year and give you a chance to meet your new colleagues. Friday will be a long day so please arrive at Bristol Dental School for a 9.00 am start.

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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-23-09-02-01)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 2 Sep 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: £65.00
Description: This course is primarily meant for PLVE applicants. 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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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 (SW-23-09-06-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Wed 6 Sep 2023, 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 return to the Southwest 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. This course is open to all members of the team who encounter children in their working lives.

09:30 Refresher session on phantom heads   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Refresher session on phantom heads (FD38390)
Venue: Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Wed 6 Sep 2023, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge

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09:30 Complete Dentures   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Complete Dentures (SW23-09-08-01)
Venue: Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Fri 8 Sep 2023, 09:30 to 12:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: Complete dentures are difficult, but can be life changing for our patients. Join us in Bristol, with Neil Nathwani, Associate Professor at the Eastman Dental Institute, who will help us explore how we can improve our technique for the best possible outcome. We will be covering history taking, clinical examination, treatment planning, consent and crucially - how to manage our patients expectations. Dr Nathwani will discuss complete denture design principles, including immediate dentures and the copy denture technique. We will also look at common pitfalls - and reasons for failure leading to patient dissatisfaction.

13:30 Minimally Invasive Dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Minimally Invasive Dentistry (SW23-09-08-02)
Venue: Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Fri 8 Sep 2023, 13:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Core topics
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: Neil Nathwani (Associate Professor, Eastman Dental Institute) will be joining us in Bristol to discuss the concept of minimally invasive dentistry. He will guide us through diagnosis, treatment planning, caries removal and restoration. This will be a small group course, with plenty of opportunities for questions, discussion and clinical tips.

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19:00 That's not my implant!!!   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: That's not my implant!!! (SW23-09-11-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 11 Sep 2023, 19:00 to 20:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Help! A new patient arrives with an existing implant. We've all had the same thoughts: What do I need to do? Whose responsibility is this? How can I spot a problem and resolve it quickly? Tim Harris and Colin McGuirk will be joining us on-line to explain how we should be monitoring and maintaining existing implants in practice. We will be discussing our legal obligations 'Duty of Care', and will offer practical solutions for the most common problems around dental implants in general dental practice. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions.

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09:30 Modern Management of Dental Trauma   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Modern Management of Dental Trauma (SW23-09-14-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 14 Sep 2023, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: Dr Serpil Djemal, founder of the charity Dental Trauma UK, will be coming to the South West to deliver 'Modern Management of Dental Trauma'. Serpil will be helping us manage trauma cases with more confidence, considering a-traumatic techniques and long term planning for these patients. We will be discussing consent and the need for effective communication when managing patients presenting with dental trauma. She will illustrate the day with real cases depicting fracture and luxation injuries and how they are managed.

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09:30 Modern Management of Dental Trauma   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Modern Management of Dental Trauma (SW23-09-15-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Fri 15 Sep 2023, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: Dr Serpil Djemal, founder of the charity Dental Trauma UK, will be coming to the South West to deliver 'Modern Management of Dental Trauma'. Serpil will be helping us manage trauma cases with more confidence, considering a-traumatic techniques and long term planning for these patients. We will be discussing consent and the need for effective communication when managing patients presenting with dental trauma. She will illustrate the day with real cases depicting fracture and luxation injuries and how they are managed.

14:30 NHS Regulations   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NHS Regulations (SW-23-09-15-01)
Venue: Engineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Fri 15 Sep 2023, 14:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: B
Course style: Lecture
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £55.00
Description: The course is designed as a definitive guide to understanding NHS rules and regulations that apply to NHS dental practice. THIS COURSE IS ONLY FOR THOSE DENTISTS NEEDING IT IN ORDER TO GET THEIR PERFORMER NUMBER. If you are unsure as to whether you should book on please contact katherine.sugg@hee.nhs.uk

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18:30 The confused patient and how to support them to make treatment decisions - A Guide to using the Mental Capacity Act   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The confused patient and how to support them to make treatment decisions - A Guide to using the Mental Capacity Act (SW-23-09-20-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 20 Sep 2023, 18:30 to 20:30
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Core topics
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Are you unsure what to do when a patient requires support with making decisions? Do you feel unsure about making a decision in the patient’s best interest? Are you unsure if you are applying the law correctly in these circumstances? Then this is the course for you. This is a practical guide of how to apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005 within a dental setting.

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09:30 ES workshops and walk   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: ES workshops and walk (FD39433)
Venue: The Postgraduate Centre, Truro - Cornwall
Date: Thu 21 Sep 2023, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The Ess will be delivering small group workshops that will be interactive, and entertaining while being informative and relevant to your foundation year. The morning setting is classroom-based, the afternoon is out in nature

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? (SW23-09-21-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 21 Sep 2023, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: B, 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 you Evidence GDC Standards? (we'll be covering this in the first session!), why do I run late? how do I access Script? Really, anything that you would like to discuss in a safe and supportive environment.

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19:30 Restoration of Anterior Teeth   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Restoration of Anterior Teeth (SW23-09-25-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 25 Sep 2023, 19:30 to 21:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Colin McGuirk joins us for the fourth of his restorative dentistry webinars . This evening, we explore anterior teeth. How we can maximise aesthetic outcome and longevity whilst minimising damage to sound tooth structure? There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and clinical tips.

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09:00 Complete Composites   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Complete Composites (SW23-09-28-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 28 Sep 2023, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £175.00
Description: This course covers the use of composite as a convenient material to help clinicians design improved smiles, protect teeth against tooth wear, improve the occlusion as well as to restore teeth. It will be a lecture based course with table top practice elements. This course builds on existing knowledge and is an opportunity to hear about further training opportunities delivered by Prof. Millar and Dr Hussain at KCL.

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09:00 Complete Composites   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Complete Composites (SW23-29-09-01)
Venue: Kingston Maurward College, Dorchester - Dorchester & W Dorset
Date: Fri 29 Sep 2023, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £175.00
Description: This course covers the use of composite as a convenient material to help clinicians design improved smiles, protect teeth against tooth wear, improve the occlusion as well as to restore teeth. It will be a lecture based course with table top practice elements. This course builds on existing knowledge and is an opportunity to hear about further training opportunities delivered by Prof. Millar and Dr Hussain at KCL.