Course Calendar

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09:30 Modern Management of Dental Trauma   Availability: Only 7 places available
Title: Modern Management of Dental Trauma (SW25-09-04-01)
Venue: Future Inn Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 4 Sep 2025, 09:30 to 16:30
Development outcome: B, C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Meal
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £95.00
Description: Dr Serpil Djemal, founder of the charity Dental Trauma UK, will be coming to the South West to deliver 'Modern Management of Dental Trauma'. Serpil will be helping us manage trauma cases with more confidence, considering a-traumatic techniques and long term planning for these patients. We will be discussing consent and the need for effective communication when managing patients presenting with dental trauma. She will illustrate the day with real cases depicting fracture and luxation injuries and how they are managed.

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09:00 Preformed metal crowns for primary molars and primary tooth extractions- theory and practical application   Availability: Only 6 places available
Title: Preformed metal crowns for primary molars and primary tooth extractions- theory and practical application (SW-25-09-05-01)
Venue: University of Plymouth- SDLE, Plymouth - Devon S & W
Date: Fri 5 Sep 2025, 09:00 to 16:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Hands-on
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £150.00
Description: This day is a fantastic opportunity again hands on practice along with the theory of placing preformed metal crowns and undertaking extractions on primary teeth. The day will be held in a clinical skills facility and will be a small group. This course is aimed at dentists and dental therapists who carry out peadiatric extractions and place preformed metal crowns as part of their scope of practice. It is also suitable for those working towards a performer number.

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14:00 Inhalation sedation   Availability: Places available
Title: Inhalation sedation (SW-25-09-08-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Mon 8 Sep 2025, 14:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Webinar
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 3:00 hours
Cost: £30.00
Description: This afternoons webinar will provide a thorough overview and update on how to use inhalation sedation for conscious sedation in dentistry. It will include information on physiology, pharmacology, patient selection, consent and record keeping health and safety and sustainability, set up and use of inhalation sedation as well as practical tips and demonstration videos. Suitable for all members of the team providing sedation as part of the requirements for the recommended 12 hours of sedation-related verifiable CPD in each 5 year cycle.

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19:00 Acute Swellings and Sepsis   Availability: Places available
Title: Acute Swellings and Sepsis (SW25- 09-10-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 10 Sep 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: Sepsis claims an estimated 48,000 lives per year in the UK (UK Sepsis Trust). Sepsis following a dental condition or treatment is rare but can occur if patients are not managed appropriately. Anna Dargue (Associate Specialist in Oral Surgery at Bristol Dental Hospital) will be joining us to ensure we are all aware of the signs, symptoms and management of sepsis and acute swellings of the head and neck.

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19:00 Suturing for Dentists   Availability: Places available
Title: Suturing for Dentists (SW-25-09-10-01)
Venue: MS Teams, Virtual - N/A - Virtual
Date: Wed 17 Sep 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: This short session is a fantastic opportunity for dentists to ensure they are using the most effective method when placing sutures. We will cover when to suture, techniques and the common suture materials available to us. This is an online session, which is perfect for viewing demonstrations on your own screen! There will be the opportunity to ask questions. Feel free to use your own suture kit and a banana to 'suture along'.

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09:00 Current Concepts in Tooth Wear   Availability: Places available
Title: Current Concepts in Tooth Wear (SW-25-09-18-01)
Venue: St Austell Conference Centre, St Austell - Cornwall
Date: Thu 18 Sep 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £200.00
Description: Please join Prof. Brian Millar in Cornwall for a day addressing tooth wear. He will cover diagnosis and management including when to monitor and when and how to restore worn teeth. The table top hands-on sessions will cover managing both localised and generalised wear using both direct materials and indirect options. This programme is a mix of seminar and table top practical elements working on models for a relatively small group.

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09:00 All Right on the Bite- splints and occlusion   Availability: Places available
Title: All Right on the Bite- splints and occlusion (SW-25-09-19-01)
Venue: St Austell Conference Centre, St Austell - Cornwall
Date: Fri 19 Sep 2025, 09:00 to 17:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: Lecture with table top practice elements
Catering: Light buffet
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 6:00 hours
Cost: £200.00
Description: This day course covers occlusal splints, occlusion and how to correct a range of occlusal problems. Topics include examination of the occlusion, what interferences need to be looked for and what corrections can be applied. Occlusal splints are covered in detail for TMD, bruxists, clenchers, headaches, TMJ clicks, TMJ pain, snorers, sleep apnoea and cracked tooth syndrome. There will be table top hands on elements looking at different types of splints and managing a range of cases. Please note the course runs in a conference centre with no phantom head facilities. We will be working on models on table tops with many examples of splints. Some splints will be made and fitted to models by delegates.

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09:30 Resin Bonded Bridges and Partial Denture Design   Availability: Fully booked
Title: Resin Bonded Bridges and Partial Denture Design (SW-25-09-25-01)
Venue: Future Inn Hotel, Bristol - Bristol & N Somerset
Date: Thu 25 Sep 2025, 09:30 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: This course is an opportunity to consider how we might replace missing teeth. We will be joined by Musaab Siddiqui (Consultant in Prosthodontics, University of Bristol Dental School) who will be considering the appropriate use of Resin Bonded Bridges (RBB), including case selection and clinical techniques. We will also be revising the principles of partial denture design with the opportunity practice using plastic models. This will be a small group course, of no more than fifteen dentists, with plenty of opportunity for questions, discussion and clinical tips.

19:00 Wise up on Wisdom Teeth - Understanding Third Molars   Availability: Places available
Title: Wise up on Wisdom Teeth - Understanding Third Molars (SW25-09-25-01)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Thu 25 Sep 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: During this virtual session, the Oral Surgery team from Exeter (Alex Adams, Norma Rogerson and Richard Kerr) will be exploring the current concepts and good practice with respect to third molar assessment and subsequent management, treatment or referral. This will include case treatment studies and discussion of appropriate procedures depending on the setting, including those appropriate for the general practice team or cases best referred to specialist care. This course is suitable for the general practitioner wishing to extend their knowledge on assessment and initial treatment planning but is not a substitute for supervised or mentored surgical training.