ES Conference 2025 (DFT23MAY25)

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SubjectFoundation training
DescriptionThe ES Conference for DFT/DTFT and JDFCT is an opportunity to update your knowledge and skills in areas that are hoped to support your role as an Educational Supervisor. It will also be an opportunity to meet with your colleagues in a friendly and safe environment.
VenuePark Plaza Leeds, Leeds  View details
Date & timeFriday 23 May 2025, 09:00 to 16:30
LecturersJason Atkinson, Andrew Harrison, Matt Milbourn & Craig Smith  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Education Supervisor

Course styleWorkshop
CategoryInformation event
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeA, B, C, D
CPD hours5:00
CostNo charge
Aims
  • Opportunity for Educational Supervisors to provide feedback on dental foundation/therapy training
  • To receive an update on any national/local developments in respect of Dental Foundation Training 
  • To enhance general practitioners’ understanding and recognition of common oral medicine conditions.
  • To provide the educational supervisors with an understanding of the background of the current generation of trainees, and as such to facilitate their transition from University to General Dental Practice
  • Opportunity to attend workshops on topics including clinical photography, TMJ and vicarious liability
Objectives
  • To understand the current position of Dental Foundation Training in Yorkshire and the Humber
  • To identify and describe common oral presentations
  • Identify and understand ways in which the ES can facilitate the transition from Dental School to Foundation Training
Learning outcomes

Participants should be able to:

  • Differentiate between benign and potentially serious oral conditions using clinical signs and patient history.
  • Recognize oral manifestations of systemic diseases 
  • Understand key features that may suggest malignancy or autoimmune disease and warrant urgent referral.
  • Develop an approach to initial management and appropriate investigation of oral medicine cases in primary care.
  • Communicate effectively with patients regarding oral symptoms, especially when reassurance or specialist referral is required.
  • Summarise the implications of modern parenting, education systems, technology, and changes in society on Generation Z.
  • Analyse the effect of the workplace environment of dentistry, on the professional development of Generation Z.