Course Calendar

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18:30 Interceptive Orthodontics – are you on the look-out?   Availability: Places available
Title: Interceptive Orthodontics – are you on the look-out? (SW-25-10-01-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 1 Oct 2025, 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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10:00 Periodontal Update Day   Availability: Places available
Title: Periodontal Update Day (SW-25-10-02-01)
Venue: Mercure Exeter Rougemont Hotel, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Thu 2 Oct 2025, 10:00 to 15:30
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 4:30 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: We are delighted to announce that Professor Iain Chapple, renowned Professor of Periodontology, is returning to the South West to talk to us about all things perio! Prof Chapple will guide us in examining the economic and societal burden of periodontitis, refreshing our knowledge of periodontal classification, diagnosis and evidence based therapy, exploring the role of nutrition in periodontitis development and treatment, and discussing the nature of peri-implant diseases and how to manage them using an evidence-based approach.

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19:00 Impression taking made easy   Availability: Places available
Title: Impression taking made easy (SW-25-10-08-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 8 Oct 2025, 19:00 to 21:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: A webinar to improve your impression taking techniques. The webinar will be given by Mike Gregory, GDP with a special interest in Removable Prosthodontics in general practice. Mike is also an ex dental technician and currently an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Bristol University.

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19:00 Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls in Removable Partial Prosthodontics   Availability: Only 2 places available
Title: Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls in Removable Partial Prosthodontics (SW-25-10-15-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 15 Oct 2025, 19:00 to 21:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: An interactive course covering Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls in removable partial prosthetics. The course will be led by Mike Gregory who qualified as a dental technician prior to becoming a dentist. He lectures to under-graduate and post-graduate students on the topic and is part of a John Beresford peer review group. Participants are also encouraged to bring any tricky cases with them.

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09:30 Treatment Planning   Availability: Places available
Title: Treatment Planning (SW-25-10-16-01)
Venue: South West House, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 16 Oct 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £75.00
Description: We are delighted to welcome Dr Elizabeth King, Specialist in Restorative Dentistry, to guide us through a workshop on all things treatment planning. Dr King will cover the fundamentals of treatment planning within restorative dentistry and lead us in case-based discussions to allow us to feel confident when treatment planning restorative cases.

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14:30 NHS Regulations   Availability: Places available
Title: NHS Regulations (SW-25-10-17-01)
Venue: The Castle at Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Fri 17 Oct 2025, 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.

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19:00 Tips, tricks and pitfalls in complete removable prosthodontics   Availability: Places available
Title: Tips, tricks and pitfalls in complete removable prosthodontics (SW-25-10-22-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 22 Oct 2025, 19:00 to 21:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £20.00
Description: An interactive course covering tips, tricks and pitfalls in complete removable prosthetics. The course will be led by Mike Gregory who qualified as a dental technician prior to becoming a dentist. He has lectured since 1993 to undergraduates at Bristol Dental Hospital. In addition, he lectures post-graduate students on the topic and is part of a John Beresford study group. This allows the course to be tailored to the particular audience on the day.