Course Calendar

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18:30 Preformed Metal Crowns for Primary Molars - Hands on study session   Availability: Only 9 places available
Title: Preformed Metal Crowns for Primary Molars - Hands on study session (SW-25-12-04-02)
Venue: Leonardo Hotel, Plymouth, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025, 18:30 to 20:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £75.00
Description: This course will cover the evidence base behind the use of preformed metal crowns. There will be a practical table top element where all delegates will have the opportunity to place preformed metal crowns on models and practice handling and sizing crowns.

19:00 New to the Southwest and working towards your Performer Number?   Availability: Places available
Title: New to the Southwest and working towards your Performer Number? (SW25-12-04-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 4 Dec 2025, 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 paperwork. 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 check ups - what should we include? (this evenings theme tbc), 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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09:30 Managing Paediatric Dental Trauma   Availability: Places available
Title: Managing Paediatric Dental Trauma (DCT 2025-26 16)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Fri 5 Dec 2025, 09:30 to 12:30
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: Lecture
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: To improve knowledge of the management of acute dental trauma in paediatric patients

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18:30 "Molar-incisor hypomineralisation - background and practical tips- A FREE WEBINAR   Availability: Places available
Title: "Molar-incisor hypomineralisation - background and practical tips- A FREE WEBINAR (SW-25-12-09-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 9 Dec 2025, 18:30 to 19:30
Development outcome: A, C
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: Please join the Paediatric Managed Clinical Network for this free webinar covering molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) - aetiology, diagnosis, management options and some practical tips including how to refer cases effectively. This webinar is open to all.

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09:30 Management of Minor Oral Surgical complications for the General Dental Practitioner   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Management of Minor Oral Surgical complications for the General Dental Practitioner (SW25-12-10-01)
Venue: Exeter Dental Education Facility, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Wed 10 Dec 2025, 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 course is a great opportunity for dentists wishing to extend their Minor Oral Surgery skills gain hands on practice using anatomical models. Pippa and Simon will join a small group (no more than twelve dentists) to cover common complications including removal of apices, closure of an oral antral communication, pain, infection and management of haemorrhage. This is an interactive day, with lots of time for questions and discussion.

18:30 Interpreting Intra-Oral and Extra-Oral Radiographs   Availability: Only 5 places available
Title: Interpreting Intra-Oral and Extra-Oral Radiographs (SW-25-12-10-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 10 Dec 2025, 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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09:00 SEDATION STUDY DAY   Availability: Only 4 places available
Title: SEDATION STUDY DAY (DCT 2025-26 09)
Venue: Sandford Education Centre- Cheltenham, Cheltenham - Gloucestershire
Date: Mon 15 Dec 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: The course is an overview of current best-practice for conscious sedation in dentistry

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18:30 TMD – what a pain   Availability: Places available
Title: TMD – what a pain (SW-25-12-16-01)
Venue: Webex, .... - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 16 Dec 2025, 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.