Thursday 7 May 2015

Special care dentistry: two sides of a coin

Speakers:

Richard Valle-Jones, Clinical Director for Dentistry and Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester

Debbie Chandler, Lead Dental Nurse, Special Care Dentistry, Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dorchester, Dorset

Summary:

This session on special care dentistry will consider firstly the patient's point of view in order for you to gain a good understanding of their varying needs and anxieties when planning care. It will then look at the clinician's perspective, offering top tips to consider when planning and delivering special care dentistry - from assessment to completion - that leads to a successful outcome for all involved.

The presentation will also examine the importance of all dental professionals working together to provide high quality care to patients with challenging needs; what support and advice is available when the need to refer to a specialist service arises; and what training is available for if you want to enhance your skills in special care dentistry.

To expose or not to expose, that is the question? The role of the IR(ME)R practitioner in dose reduction

Speaker:

Jane Luker, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Oral and Dental Sciences, University of Bristol and Dental Postgraduate Dean for Health Education South West

Summary:

Patients often ask dental practitioners why they require dental radiographs and what the risks of having radiographs are. This session will provide you with an overview of the dose patients will receive from dental radiographs and how you can communicate the risks to patients. The role of the IR(ME)R practitioner in justification of the exposure will be covered together with issues raised about direct access and if dental hygienists and therapists are able to clinically justify radiographs.

Foundations for the future: periodontal issues affecting children and young adults

Speaker:

Wendy Turner, Head of Centre for Adult Oral Health, Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Summary:

This session will explore the prevalence and clinical management of the different periodontal issues affecting this young age group so you can be confident with early recognition, diagnosis and treatment. It will help you to understand the importance of making a correct diagnosis as well as assist you when assessing the impact of risk factors on children's periodontal health as well as the periodontal implications of orthodontic treatment.

New challenges

Are you clear about the changing needs of the patients you see in practice? From young children to the elderly, in order to provide the best patient care, make sure you take the time to hear from others who specialise in these areas and learn from their experience.

With over 100 sessions taking place over the three days of the conference, the hardest thing can be to choose which sessions to attend as you are truly spoilt for choice. Here are just a few which may be of interest as they all focus on getting to grips with the ever-changing dental needs of the population. See the website for the full listing www.bda.org/conference.

Early bird price

These sessions form part of the Conference Programme and you will need to register for a Conference Pass to gain access. A one day Conference Pass for DCPs costs just £85* or choose from the whole Conference programme by registering for a full three day Conference Pass which costs just £145*.

*Early bird prices end Monday 9 February 2015 after which time the one day Conference Pass costs £95 and the three day Conference Pass costs £155

Friday 8 May 2015

Engaging and managing dentally anxious children and adolescents in primary care

Speaker:

Carrie Campbell, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, University of Glasgow

Summary:

The Engaging and managing dental anxious children and adolescents in primary care session on the Friday at Conference will include a discussion on how you can assess child and adolescent dental anxiety easily in a timely manner and how this links with subsequent treatment success. Speaker Carrie Campbell will cover a number of practical techniques which can be implemented by the busy primary care practitioner to help dentally anxious/phobic children and adolescents cope. This session will also help dental professionals to understand when it is appropriate to refer dentally phobic children and to whom for improved treatment success.

Dementia: Understanding how it affects us and the impact it has on our patients and their care

Speaker:

Joanna Millwood, Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, Senior Community Dentist, Derbyshire Community Health Service

Summary:

This session aims to enable all members of the dental team to better consider the impact of dementia. By 2015, the Alzheimer's Society reports that there will be 850,000 people with dementia in the UK. The session will consider treatment planning and provision of dental care at different stages of dementia. Provision of domiciliary care, which is included within the Care Quality Commission's definition of primary care dental services provided by dentists on the ‘high street’, will be addressed. The session will include advice on care plans and referral pathways. It will consider issues and challenges of oral and dental aspects of residential and nursing care including palliative care.

Saturday 9 May 2015

Evidenced based periodontal treatment: protocols for everyday practice

Speaker:

Ian Dunn, Specialist Periodontist, Liverpool

Summary:

This session will look at how patient-centred treatment can lead to simpler, less aggressive treatment of periodontal patients. It will look at the evidence for shorter protocols than previously taught in many dental schools and how you can apply this in practice. Ian will also look at the role of adjunctive treatments in the management of the periodontal patient.

Early detection of oral cancer - how the dental team can make the difference and save lives

Speaker:

Simon Whitley, Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Barts and the Royal London Hospitals; Lead Clinician and Chair, Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Team, North East London NHS

Summary:

This essential session for all dental team members will help you to spot potential dangerous lesions, identify patients at risk and provide preventative education and support. In addition, speaker Simon Whitley will explore cancer pathways and help you to ensure patients receive specialist care as quickly as possible.

Regular events for the whole dental team

Did you know that the BDA specialises in a range of events from small interactive workshops to seminars and conferences? Each year the BDA holds an impressive 75 events covering all CORE CPD topics as recommended by the General Dental Council (GDC), as well as business and personal development topics. There really is something for everyone, whatever stage you're at in your dental career.

Core CPD courses

For most dental nurses keeping on top of core CPD learning can be a challenge! The BDA offers cost effective one day courses with dental experts helping you meet your CPD requirements - with DCP places starting at just £135.

An IRMER course in dental radiography and radiation protection

This one day course will be of interest to general dental practitioners as well as IRMER operators: hygienists, therapists and dental nurses who have already obtained their dental radiography certificate.

LONDON – 16 January 2015

MANCHESTER – 13 March 2015

Achieving high standards in infection control

This one day course suitable for all members of the dental team will update your knowledge and ensure your team carries out best practice in managing infection control and how to maintain high standards of decontamination and comply with HTM 01-05.

LONDON – 22 January 2015

Law, ethics and record keeping

Get up to date with the current legal and ethical issues facing dentistry and where we are now with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Learn how to keep quality records in order to protect your practice and the team and support the welfare of your patients.

LONDON – 5 February 2015

Want to learn something new?

The New Year is fast approaching so make your mind up about learning a new skill in 2015 with these interactive workshops in January.

Online marketing and social networking

Confused about Twitter, Facebook and hashtags? Mark Oborn, one of the UK's top dental marketing professionals, will show you how to use these social tools to grow your practice, engage patients and boost your career.

LONDON – 23 January 2015

An introduction to dental hypnosis for the whole dental team

Anthony Asquith, qualified psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, will help you understand what hypnosis is and how it can be used in a dental setting. He will also teach you how to calm highly anxious and phobic patients and how to induce trance states using simple techniques to help patients during treatment.

LONDON – 30 January 2015

Are you a new dental practice manager?

This packed two day workshop is suitable for DCPs who are new practice managers or existing managers.

It will help all attendees gain a whole suite of updated management tools and techniques that can be implemented immediately to help you improve the performance of your practice – from management of staff performance and development to selection and recruitment of new staff.

Alison Miles-Jenkins has over 30 years’ experience in management development and has trained over 36,000 professionals in increasing performance at work and she can help you reach your potential too.

The essentials of staff management: a two day intensive course

LONDON – 15-16 January 2015

iLearn webcasts – watch and learn when it suits you

If time is of the essence, then why don't you try one of the BDA's online webcasts? These handy bite-sized online lectures can be viewed on a desktop computer or tablet at a time and place that suits you with a downloadable CPD certificate. Recommended core CPD, clinical and business topics are all covered by these webcasts.

Visit www.bda.org/ilearn for a list of iLearn webcasts and further details.

For the complete list of BDA courses with information about learning objectives, speakers and dates just visit www.bda.org/training. Not too sure which course is right for you? Then just call the Events team who will be happy to help on 020 7563 4590.

Have you seen the BDJ Team course directory? If you are looking for a course - be it a diploma, a higher education course, CPD training or your next postgraduate certificate - just go to the BDJ Team website and search on ‘course directory’ for listings by region. www.bdjteam.co.uk