Course Calendar

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14:00 Clinical leadership   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Clinical leadership (DCT 2024-25 -14)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 3 Mar 2025, 14:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: B, D
Course style: Lecture
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Develop understanding of Clinical Leadership

18:30 Dental Ceramics   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Dental Ceramics (SW-25-03-03-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 3 Mar 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 online course will discuss the different types of dental ceramic that are available to the general practitioner. and when the best situation is for the use of each type. Rahat is a consultant restorative dentist at Liverpool Dental Hospital and works in practice dealing in endodontics. His courses are always well received and enthusiastically delivered fot the use of general practitioners.

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09:00 Oral Medicine Update   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oral Medicine Update (DCT 2024-25- 06)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge

09:15 The Posterior Composite Revolution (Success. Profit. Everyday.)   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: The Posterior Composite Revolution (Success. Profit. Everyday.) (SW-25-03-05-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Wed 5 Mar 2025, 09:15 to 17:00
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £175.00
Description: The course covers the essentials of composite dentistry, where the common pitfalls are and how to avoid them. It will also look at the use of bulk fill composites for the posterior restorations for stress free results. Chris McConnell will guide you through the science and techniques required to expertly place advanced posterior composites easily and affordably. He will cover efficiencies to importantly show you the secrets to successful pricing, promoting and profitability with posterior composite dentistry. There will be a table top practical element placing composites.

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09:00 Oral Medicine - Local and Systemic Implications for the General Dental Practitioner and Oral Healthcare Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oral Medicine - Local and Systemic Implications for the General Dental Practitioner and Oral Healthcare Team (SW-25-02-27-01)
Venue: Engineers' House, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 6 Mar 2025, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Core topics
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Professor StJohn Crean is returning to the South West to take us through the presentation of oral disease and highlighting the signs of systemic disease that may present in the oro-facial region. StJohn Crean is an engaging speaker who explains the processes, such as immunology behind oral signs and symptoms. He will cover oral cancer screening and commonly occurring oral medicine problems that we are likely to come across in our daily practice.

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09:00 Oral Medicine - Local and Systemic Implications for the General Dental Practitioner and Oral Healthcare Team   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Oral Medicine - Local and Systemic Implications for the General Dental Practitioner and Oral Healthcare Team (SW-25-02-28-01)
Venue: St Austell Conference Centre, St Austell - Cornwall
Date: Fri 7 Mar 2025, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Core topics
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Professor StJohn Crean is returning to the South West to take us through the presentation of oral disease and highlighting the signs of systemic disease that may present in the oro-facial region. StJohn Crean is an engaging speaker who explains the processes, such as immunology behind oral signs and symptoms. He will cover oral cancer screening and commonly occurring oral medicine problems that we are likely to come across in our daily practice.

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09:30 Digital Dentistry - putting it into practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Digital Dentistry - putting it into practice (FD43791)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 12 Mar 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: B, D
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Scanning designing and delivering your indirect restorations

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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? (SW25-03-13-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 13 Mar 2025, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: C
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? why do I run late? how do I access Script? This evening we'll be talking about alginate impressions - how can we do these better? Really, anything that you would like to discuss in a safe and supportive environment.

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09:00 Occlusion in Practice   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Occlusion in Practice (SW-25-03-14-01)
Venue: Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Fri 14 Mar 2025, 09:00 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: An interactive day of seminars/ lectures and case based discussions discussing the principles of basic occlusion and its relevance to restorative dentistry. This is a re-run of an extremely well received course form previous participants.Both speakers are consultant restorative dentists in Liverpool and Wolverhampton, please bring along any cease you wish to discuss

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19:00 Medical Assessment of the Dental Patient   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Medical Assessment of the Dental Patient (SW25-03-18-1)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 18 Mar 2025, 19:00 to 20:30
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: Alex Adams (Specialty Doctor, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital) will be joining us 'virtually' to discuss the importance of taking a good medical history. This evening will include discussion on managing patients taking anticoagulants, anti platelet medication, bisphosphonates, chemo/radiotherapy and steroids. Alex will refer to current guidelines to ensure we are managing are patients appropriately in primary care - and which patients we should consider referring.

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19:00 Restoring the Anterior Root Filled Tooth   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Restoring the Anterior Root Filled Tooth (SW25-03-24-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 24 Mar 2025, 19:00 to 21:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 2:00 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: This is the first of two webinars exploring restoring root filled teeth. This evening, Colin McGuirk will be joining us from his practice in Bath, to discuss anterior teeth. Amongst other things, we will be discussing the role of posts, indirect and direct options and how to achieve long term success for our patients. This course will be aimed at dentists, but any team member with an interest in this topic is welcome to attend.

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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-25-03-25-01)
Venue: Webex, .... - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 25 Mar 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: 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.

19:00 Supporting work based training and education   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Supporting work based training and education (SW-25-03-25-02)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 25 Mar 2025, 19:00 to 20:00
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: This session will inform and develop methods of communication for employers, employees and educational providers.

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09:30 Indirect Restorations! - Hands on   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: Indirect Restorations! - Hands on (SW25-03-26-02)
Venue: University of Plymouth- SDLE, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 26 Mar 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £200.00
Description: This is a great opportunity to practice preps on plastic teeth. This course, delivered by Malcolm Prideaux will cover basic preps including full metal crown, porcelain bonded crown, inlays, onlays and all ceramic options for anterior and posterior teeth. All dentists are very welcome to attend – this day is suitable for International Dental Graduates with Agreement terms, or those of us who lack confidence or experience placing indirect restorations. If you are looking to develop more advanced skills, this might not be the best course for you. For more information, please email lucy.silk3@nhs.net Please ensure you bring your loupes if you have them, eye protection, sensible shoes, clinical top and a sealed water bottle. Please bring a packed lunch, or you may choose to visit a local café or sandwich shop.

19:00 GDC Standards: The difference between 'Knowing' and 'Doing'.   Availability: Course has taken place
Title: GDC Standards: The difference between 'Knowing' and 'Doing'. (SW25-03-26-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 26 Mar 2025, 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 first 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.