At Vermilion, we are seeking to develop long-term working relationships with general dental practitioners.

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1 CPD Series 2017/2018 At Vermilion, we are seeking to develop long-term working relationships with general dental practitioners. Our courses are hosted at Vermilion and each session represents free, verifiable CPD. 24 St John's Road Corstorphine Edinburgh EH12 6NZ To book a session events@vermilion.co.uk For all enquiries call

2 Endodontics / Hosted by Dr William McLean BDS BSc PhD PG Dip (Endodontics) Monday 30th October 2017 A guide to management of endodontic failure: Dr McLean will provide an overview of the concepts of endodontic failure, case selection and biological principles. Monday 12th March 2018 Techniques for managing endodontic failure: a hands-on session. Dr McLean is delighted to welcome our dental colleagues to observe him work. Success with endodontic referrals requires a good understanding between the referring dentist and the clinician carrying out the endodontic treatment. If you would like to attend a treatment session please contact the clinic. Oral Surgery / Hosted by: Dr David Offord BDS MFDS RCPS Dip.Con.Sed Dr Craig Mather BDS MFDS RCS Ed MSurgDent RCS Eng Wednesday 7th March 2018 Oral surgery skills seminar: Suturing, flap design, atraumatic extraction techniques.

3 Periodontics / Hosted by Dr Madeleine Murray BDS Msc MPhil FDS (Rest. Dent) RCPS MRD RCS Eng This three part series will follow a Vermilion periodontal patient through their journey from initial diagnosis to treatment completion. Using a pre-recorded video of a live patient, Dr Murray will take delegates through every aspect of the diagnosis and management of a patient with periodontal disease. This series will give delegates many practical solutions to their day-to-day treatment of periodontal disease, and help them understand when to refer. Participants are invited to submit one case for group discussion. Thursday 30th November pm 5.30pm Part 1 / Initial diagnosis & planning. Thursday 18th January pm 5.30pm Part 2 / Getting the teeth clean. Thursday 26th April pm 5.30pm Part 3 / What happens next.

4 Partial Denture Prosthodontics / Hosted by: Dr Grant Mathieson BDS FDS MRD RCS Ed Dr Steve Siovas DipDS MSc PhD Dip Implantology A three part course comprising clinical demonstrations and the theory behind conventional partial prosthodontics. These are practical sessions with live patients, comparing specialist treatment with the challenges of NHS partial dentures. Monday 22nd January 2018 Part 1 / Assessment for removable prosthodontics. Patient demonstration for primary and master impression techniques. Monday 5th February 2018 Part 2 / Registration and try-in for cobalt chrome and acrylic partial dentures. Monday 19th February 2018 Part 3 / Delivery of partial dentures and problem solving. Implant retained partial dentures.

5 Tooth Whitening / Hosted by: Mrs Colette Ballantyne CEB Dip Dent Hygiene Dr Grant Mathieson BDS FDS MRD RCS Ed Monday 19th March 2018 Increasingly implant patients request tooth whitening as part of an over-all improvement in the aesthetics of their smile. Mrs Ballantyne will deliver an update on tooth whitening and Dr Mathieson will outline how to integrate whitening within patient treatment plans. Implant Hygiene / Hosted by: Mrs Colette Ballantyne CEB Dip Dent Hygiene Miss Michaela Zilinska BSc Monday 30th April 2018 Implant Hygiene: post-surgical and post-restorative implant hygiene explained. Healing abutments, immediate provisional crowns/bridges in the healing phase. Then, following implant restoration, how both patients and clinicians should clean around implant crowns and bridges.

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7 Latest News from Vermilion / Vermilion welcomes new team members / Dr Louise O Dowd, BDS (Dund 2002) MFDS RCS Ed MSc FDS (Rest Dent) RCS Ed, has joined Vermilion s periodontal team, working alongside Dr Madeleine Murray. Former Oral Medicine Consultant Dr Fiona Crawford, BDS (Edin 1979) DDS FDS RCPS (Glasg) Dip CBT, has joined our clinical team as a cognitive behavioural therapist. Dr Crawford will support patients who may benefit from CBT, a talking therapy that can help patients change the way they think and behave. Borders to break ground in the late autumn / Vermilion will be opening a branch in the Borders town of Kelso in early We are very excited about bringing a brand new specialist referral practice to the Borders and this will save many patients much stress and time travelling into Edinburgh. The clinic will operate on a referral-only basis inviting complex cases from local general dental practitioners for oral surgery, endodontics, anti-snoring devices, hygiene and dental implants. Vermilion publishes its first peer reviewed paper in the BDJ Open / We conducted a pilot study on peri-implant health, clinical outcome and patient-centred outcomes of implant-supported over-dentures in the mandible and the maxilla in collaboration with the University of Gent, Belgium. This paper has been published in the British Dental Journal Open and is available to all our referring colleagues to view. Vermilion receives ethics approval for study / Following on from our pilot study, we have received approval from the South East Scotland Research and Ethics Committee to conduct a five-year study at the clinic on Rough v s Hybrid-surface implants for maxillary Allon-4 over-dentures: clinical, patient and cost outcomes. This work is part of our commitment to monitoring our patient safety and quality improvement processes and we have started recruiting patients to participate in this study. Keep up to date with Vermilion s news on

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