Course Calendar

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09:00 How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S (SW-24-06-01-01)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 1 Jun 2024, 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. However all members of the dental team who can take radiographs within their scope of practice who would like to refresh their skills are welcome. 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 radiographs and OPT'S   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S (SW-24-06-01-02)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 1 Jun 2024, 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 aimed at applicants who are working towards attaining their Performer Number or any members of the oral health care team who would like to refresh their skills. 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 (film holders) and he will be able to give you tips on how to get the best out of your equipment.

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09:30 Modern Management of Dental Trauma   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Modern Management of Dental Trauma (SW24-06-6-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 6 Jun 2024, 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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18:30 How to tackle the 'Hot Pulp'   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: How to tackle the 'Hot Pulp' (SW-24-06-10-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 10 Jun 2024, 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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19:00 GDC Standards: Record Keeping   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: GDC Standards: Record Keeping (SW24-06-11-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 11 Jun 2024, 19:00 to 20:30
Development outcome: D
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Please join Dr Mabel Saw who will be joining us virtually for the second in her series of webinars exploring GDC standards. Mabel will use case studies from her experience working as a Clinical Advisor and Development Advisor with the GDC and Expert Witness with the indemnity organisations to help us understand the GDC standards, and apply our understanding to everyday practice. All members of the dental team are welcome to join us. You may choose to attend all webinars in this series or those that interest you. This course is suitable for International Graduates working toward their Performer Number.

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14:00 Resin Bonded Bridges   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Resin Bonded Bridges (SW24-06-12-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 12 Jun 2024, 14:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Claire Forbes-Hayley (Consultant in Restorative Dentistry) will be joining us online, to persuade busy dentists that Resin Bonded Bridges are a viable option to replace missing teeth. We will be discussing case selection, bridge design, success.....failure and the practicalities of how to place and adjust resin bonded bridges. There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. All members of the dental team are very welcome. This course will be particularly useful for those of us whose undergraduate training only touched on this subject. All dentists are very welcome, this course is suitable for International Dental Graduates working toward their Performer Number.

19:00 Medical history taking and implications for the child dental patient   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medical history taking and implications for the child dental patient (SW-24-06-12-02)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 12 Jun 2024, 19:00 to 20:30
Development outcome: C, D
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Please join Amy Hollis, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at Bristol Dental Hospital and a Consultant Senior Lecturer at Bristol Dental School for an evening webinar covering medical issues for more complex paediatric patients who may present at our practices. We have all experienced times when a medical history can sound daunting. Amy Hollis will aim to help us to improve medical history taking for paediatric dental patients and identify potential implications of specific paediatric medical histories in primary dental care and recognise when onward referral may be appropriate. This course is suitable for all who are involved in the management of paediatric dental patients as part of their scope of practice but all members of the team are welcome to join.

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09:00 Aesthetic dentistry   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Aesthetic dentistry (FD43540)
Venue: The White Hart, Somerton - Somerset
Date: Fri 14 Jun 2024, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Aesthetics, Direct Composites, Smile Design, Indirect Options and Techniques

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09:00 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TMJ DISORDERS   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TMJ DISORDERS (DCT 23/24 - 08)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 17 Jun 2024, 09:00 to 12:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge

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19:00 Top Tips and Videos to make your Clinical Dental Photography simpler, easier and more effective.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Top Tips and Videos to make your Clinical Dental Photography simpler, easier and more effective. (SW24-06-19-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 19 Jun 2024, 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: This is a fantastic opportunity to brush up on our photography skills. Clinical dental photography is especially relevant for people wishing to document clinical cases necessary for submitting portfolio evidence -perhaps for Tier 2 accreditation or distance learning courses, However, Restorative Specialist, David McCaughey will show us how taking clinical photographs can improve clinical outcomes, educate our patients and reduce dento-legal stress. We will be exploring cost effective options, photographic storage and how to acheive the best results.

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19:30 Domestic Abuse   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Domestic Abuse (SW24-06-20-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 20 Jun 2024, 19:30 to 21:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: We are delighted to invite you to attend this free informative webinar that will help you support both patients and colleagues in recognising the signs of domestic abuse and knowing how to support them. We will be joined by George Grindle and Olivia Holt from Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) who will share their knowledge and experiences with us.

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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) (SW24-06-26-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 26 Jun 2024, 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.

18:30 Interpreting Intra-Oral and Extra-Oral Radiographs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Interpreting Intra-Oral and Extra-Oral Radiographs (sw-24-06-26-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 26 Jun 2024, 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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18:00 NHS Gloucestershire Dental engagement event   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: NHS Gloucestershire Dental engagement event (SW-24-06-27-02)
Venue: Churchdown Community Centre, Gloucester - Gloucestershire
Date: Thu 27 Jun 2024, 18:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: B
Course style: Lecture
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: NHS Gloucester welcome you to an evening session updating on their work on plans for dentistry across the county including opportunities for NHS service improvement, workforce/skill mix development and professional development.

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? (SW24-06-27-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 27 Jun 2024, 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 take an effective pain history? what's clinical audit? why do I run late? how do I access Script? Really, anything that you would like to discuss in a safe and supportive environment. During this session, we plan to discuss the challenges we face treating older people including issues around dementia. This will be our last session before the Summer break,

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09:00 Dental Extraction Skills for GDPs   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Extraction Skills for GDPs (SW24-06-29-01)
Venue: Circus Dental Practice, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Sat 29 Jun 2024, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C, D
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £200.00
Description: Carla and Tim will be joining us in Bath to explore how we can become better at taking out teeth. We will be discussing potential difficulties, intact teeth and retained roots. The principles of sectioning teeth and flap design will also be considered. This is a small group course with plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. We will be using synthetic skin and oral surgery models to illustrate extraction techniques.