Course Calendar

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19:00 GDC Standards: Consent   Availability: Places available
Title: GDC Standards: Consent (SW25-05-07-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 7 May 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 third 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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13:00 FREE Lunch and Learn Thriving not Surviving as a Dental Professional   Availability: Only 6 places available
Title: FREE Lunch and Learn Thriving not Surviving as a Dental Professional (SW-25-05-09-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Fri 9 May 2025, 13:00 to 14:00
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:00 hour
Cost: No charge
Description: This is a short lunch and learn webinar, which is suitable for the whole dental team. Dr Tej Doshi will be sharing tips and techniques she has learnt through her own personal journey. The aim of the webinar is to help other dental professional manage stress and avoid burnout which will allow them to become a happier and more productive dental professional.

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19:00 Periodontal Disease factors that influence its initiation progression and links to systemic disease   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Periodontal Disease factors that influence its initiation progression and links to systemic disease (SW-25-05-12-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 12 May 2025, 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: The aim of the presentation is to cover the aetiology of periodontal disease with particular reference to the factors that influence it’s initiation and progression and links to systemic disease. Delegates will have a deeper understanding of how these factors t into daily clinical practice and how they can be assessed to help us tailor our care on an individual basis to a greater extent than ever before, both by extensions of existing techniques and the introduction of new tests. Along with techniques that can be implemented simply and immediately, especially by hygienists and therapists, delegates will also learn of how they can develop their clinical practice to further enhance the care of their patients. Brief coverage will also be given of more sophisticated investigations that are already available to give delegates a background in what future periodontal care may encompass

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09:00 How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S   Availability: Fully booked
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S (SW-25-05-17-01)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 17 May 2025, 09:00 to 12:00
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.

13:00 How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S   Availability: Fully booked
Title: How to take good intra-oral radiographs and OPT'S (SW-25-05-17-02)
Venue: Dental Radiography Room - Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Sat 17 May 2025, 13:00 to 16:00
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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19:00 Implant Maintenance in Primary Care   Availability: Places available
Title: Implant Maintenance in Primary Care (SW-25-05-19-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 19 May 2025, 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 Management of Minor Oral Surgical complications for the General Dental Practitioner   Availability: Only 5 places available
Title: Management of Minor Oral Surgical complications for the General Dental Practitioner (SW25-05-21-01)
Venue: Exeter Dental Education Facility, Exeter - Devon N & E
Date: Wed 21 May 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.

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09:30 Empowering DCPs through collaborative working - a DCP Networking Event   Availability: Places available
Title: Empowering DCPs through collaborative working - a DCP Networking Event (SW-25-05-22-01)
Venue: South West House, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 22 May 2025, 09:30 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Tea and coffee only
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: We are delighted to invite all Dental Care Professionals working across the South West to attend this CPD and networking day. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet like-minded DCPs across the region and to hear talks from leaders of oral health across the South West whilst exploring opportunities available to DCPs, including research. We have a fantastic line up of speakers including Matthew Jerreat, regional Chief Dental Officer, who will help us to explore current oral health strategies in our area. There will be plenty of opportunity to network and hear inspiring stories from DCPs who will kindly share their career journey.

18:30 Preformed Metal Crowns for Primary Molars - Hands on study session   Availability: Only 4 places available
Title: Preformed Metal Crowns for Primary Molars - Hands on study session (SW-25-05-22-02)
Venue: Copthorne Hotel, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Thu 22 May 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.

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18:30 Preformed Metal Crowns for Primary Molars - Hands on study session   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Preformed Metal Crowns for Primary Molars - Hands on study session (SW-25-05-29-01)
Venue: Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 29 May 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.