Oral cancer awareness for the dental team (CPD-LEED14MAR18)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectOral cancer
DescriptionTrain your Team to Save Lives. The dental team know ‘why’ it is important to implement oral cancer screening in primary care and ‘what’ to do to educate patients and the public. This course gives you the ‘how’. Engage the whole team in the management of oral cancer and meet GDC and CQC requirements at the same time.
VenueAlwoodley Suite, Weetwood Hall Hotel, Leeds  View details
Date & timeWednesday 14 March 2018, 13:00 to 16:15
LecturerNicki Rowland  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£15.00pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£15.00pp discount), or Dental Technician (£15.00pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£15.00pp discount), or Practice Manager (£15.00pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£15.00pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryCore course
CateringRefreshments
Development outcomeA, C, D
CPD hours3:00
Cost£30.00 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims
  • Raise awareness of the escalation of oral cancer and why we are seeing the trend
  • Explore predisposing factors and the emergence of the Human Papilloma Virus
  • Implement a ‘triage’ system on reception
  • Advise and reinforce a 50:50 intra to extra-oral screening process in surgery
  • Explore the importance of a robust referral system
  • Educate each team member as to their role and responsibilities within the screening system
Objectives
  • Assist clinicians and the management team to meet their professional responsibilities to implement oral cancer screening
  • Improve communication between the dental team and patients when discussing oral cancer
  • Look at how this course meets CQC Fundamental Standards