Course Calendar

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09:00 Dental Extraction Skills for GDPs   Availability: Only 8 places available
Title: Dental Extraction Skills for GDPs (SW-26-05-07-01)
Venue: Circus Dental Practice, Bath - Bath & NE Somerset
Date: Thu 1 Oct 2026, 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.

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18:30 TMD – what a pain   Availability: Places available
Title: TMD – what a pain (SW-26-10-06-01)
Venue: Webex, .... - N/A - Virtual
Date: Tue 6 Oct 2026, 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.

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09:00 IRMER Refresher Course   Availability: Places available
Title: IRMER Refresher Course (Dorset44122)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
Date: Sat 10 Oct 2026, 09:00 to 13:30
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Radiography and radiation protection
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: No charge
Description: This seminar is for any healthcare professional who is expected to refer patients for a medical exposure as part of their working practice and physically involved in the exposure of patients to ionising radiation (This is an update in the last hour so it is only for suitable qualified staff who use ionising radiation in a medical setting) All professionals who refer patients for medical exposures of ionising radiation need to make sure that they receive regular Radiation Protection updates under the current legislation. This course is for employees that need to adhere to the current Radiation protection Legislation (IRR 17 and IR(ME)R17) when referring a someone for a medical exposure who need a refresher on this area. All radiation workers need to make sure that they receive regular Radiation Protection updates under the current legislation. This course is for employees that need to adhere to the current Radiation protection Legislation (IRR 17 and IR(ME)R17) who need a refresher on this area.

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19:00 Extra Help with Dental Extractions: Patient Assessment and Principles   Availability: Places available
Title: Extra Help with Dental Extractions: Patient Assessment and Principles (SW26-10-15)
Venue: Zoom, N/A - N/A - Virtual
2 Sessions: Starting on Thu 15 Oct 2026 at 19:00
Development outcome: C
Course style: E- learning
Catering: None
Core topic: Not a core topic
CPD: 4:00 hours
Cost: £60.00
Description: Rick Kerr (Senior Surgeon) and the team from Exeter, will be joining us virtually for a unique opportunity to offer help to those of us that find dental extractions challenging. This is the first of a two part course. This small group will enable the learning needs of all participants to be addressed. Rick is happy to look at radiographs and discuss cases with participants. Over the two sessions we will be considering what is appropriate in general practice, important patient and medical factors, practical challenges, key instruments and the principles of sectioning teeth, elevating roots and when and how to raise a flap.