Course Calendar

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09:00 International Dental Graduate Conference 2025   Availability: Only 7 places available
Title: International Dental Graduate Conference 2025 (SW25-06-05-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 5 Jun 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Please join us in Taunton on June 5th for our first Southwest International Dental Graduate Conference. This is a free event, supported by the ICBs – and offers 6 hours of CPD. All dentists working in the Southwest, whose primary dental qualification is from outside of the UK are welcome to attend. It doesn’t matter if you already have your Performer Number, if you are working toward it, or working in another role whilst preparing for ORE. This is a fantastic networking opportunity. Cascade Theatre Company will lead the morning session on Communication Skills, Leo Briggs, Deputy Head of the Dental Defence Union with be covering Dento-legal issues in the afternoon. For further information, please contact lucy.silk3@nhs.net

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18:30 From IOTN to Retention: Closing the Loop on Collaborative Orthodontic Care   Availability: Places available
Title: From IOTN to Retention: Closing the Loop on Collaborative Orthodontic Care (SW-25-06-11-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 11 Jun 2025, 18:30 to 19:45
Development outcome: A, C, D
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:15 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Please join us for a FREE webinar provided by the Orthodontic Managed Clinical Network covering IOTN, referrals and the patient journey from when we refer to post treatment care. There will be case examples, information on the South West referral form, communication between the GDP and orthodontist and how to manage retention issues.

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19:00 The Dental Management of Adults Living with a Learning Disability   Availability: Places available
Title: The Dental Management of Adults Living with a Learning Disability (SW-25-06-12-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 12 Jun 2025, 19:00 to 20:30
Development outcome: A, C
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: £15.00
Description: We are delighted to welcome Dr Kate Mortiboy, STR in Special Care Dentistry, to update us on the dental management of adults living with a learning disability. Kate will update our knowledge on the impact a learning disability can have on adults for general and oral health and will discuss their management in dental practice.

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19:00 Demystifying the 2018 Classification of Periodontal Diseases, and its use in General Practice   Availability: Places available
Title: Demystifying the 2018 Classification of Periodontal Diseases, and its use in General Practice (SW-25-06-19-02)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 19:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: We are delighted to welcome specialist periodontist, Dr Imogen Bury, to deliver a series of webinars related to periodontal disease. Imogen will join us on both 19th June and 15th July to help us feel confident to use the 2018 classification of periodontal diseases and explore why our non-surgical periodontal therapy may not always work.

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09:00 Dental Extraction Skills for GDPs   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Dental Extraction Skills for GDPs (SW25-06-21)
Venue: Circus Dental Practice, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Sat 21 Jun 2025, 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.

10:00 Exemptions Training for Dental Hygienists and Therapists   Availability: Places available
Title: Exemptions Training for Dental Hygienists and Therapists (Sw-25-06-21-02)
Venue: Future Inn Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Sat 21 Jun 2025, 10:00 to 15:30
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 5:30 hours
Cost: £45.00
Description: We are delighted to bring face-to-face exemptions training to the South West. Join Fiona Sandom, Dental Therapist, and Christine Randall, lead pharmacist with the Specialist Pharmacy Service for the Dental Medicines Advice Service, to guide us through the recent changes to the Human Medicines Regulations regarding the supply and administration of specific medicines by dental hygienists and therapists.

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10:00 Principles of mentoring international dental graduates (formerly called Validation Supervisor Training Day)   Availability: Only 1 place available
Title: Principles of mentoring international dental graduates (formerly called Validation Supervisor Training Day) (SW-25-06-23-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 23 Jun 2025, 10:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: A, B, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £100.00
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.

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18:30 Understanding and treating patients with dementia in the dental clinic   Availability: Places available
Title: Understanding and treating patients with dementia in the dental clinic (SW-25-06-24-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 24 Jun 2025, 18:30 to 20:00
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 1:30 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: Please join us for a FREE webinar being hosted via Maxcourse to support the oral health needs of people living with dementia in the South West. Following-on from the huge success of the last dementia friendly dentistry session, please join us for a follow-up session with Sol Sadaghiani, Consultant Psychiatrist; Kizzy Kukreja, Senior Dental Officer and Lead Clinician for Domiciliary, Older Persons and Dementia; and Dr Jennifer Bute, Founder of Glorious Opportunity and author of "Dementia from the inside a Doctor’s personal journey of hope. There will be an opportunity to discuss treatment planning and clinical cases.

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09:30 Anticoagulants, Endocarditis, Bisphosphonates, And All That!!   Availability: Places available
Title: Anticoagulants, Endocarditis, Bisphosphonates, And All That!! (SW25-06-25-01)
Venue: Buckfast Abbey Conference Centre, Buckfastleigh - Devon S & W
Date: Wed 25 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 16:15
Development outcome: C
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £120.00
Description: Simon and Pippa will be returning to Buckfastleigh, to deliver their popular study day that provides the opportunity for those of use working in practice to refamiliarise ourselves with the most current Guidelines covering the management of medically compromised individuals. This is an interactive course, using case scenarios to encourage questions and discussion. All members are the dental team are very welcome. This course is suitable for people working toward their Performer Numbers.

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09:30 Human Factors and Patient Safety   Availability: Places available
Title: Human Factors and Patient Safety (SW-25-06-26-01)
Venue: Holiday Inn Taunton, Taunton - Somerset
Date: Thu 26 Jun 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: A, B, C, D
Course style: Interactive Workshop
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £90.00
Description: Join us for what promises to be an insightful day exploring human factors and patient safety. We are delighted to welcome Professor Peter Brennan, Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Captain Mike Davidson, BA Airbus A380 Captain, to guide us through the importance of effective communication, situational awareness, the effects of distraction and lowering authority gradients in the dental team, looking after oneself and the wider dental team to improve performance and patient safety. Prof. Brennan has over 90 publications on patient safety and is the proud author of an article in the prestigious Christmas BMJ exploring how Father Christmas works with human factors to ensure optimum efficiency! This can be found in the documents section - this is just a snippet of what's to come on this exciting study day.