Essential CPD for the dental team Saturday 19 April 2008 and Saturday 17 May 2008 A two day meeting organised by the Royal Society of Medicine Venue: 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE
DAY 1 Infection Control Update Aim and Objectives - Provide an overview of infection control practices in dentistry Objectives - Review the hazards and risks to staff, patients and the public - Review current infection control practices - Discuss new developments in infection control By the end of the lecture the participants should: Understand the implications of poor infection control and the importance of good practice in line with Standard (Universal) Precautions Know the principles of good infection control in the dental surgery environment Be aware of the key techniques utilized to provide a high standard of infection control practice during operative procedures Control of Infection Guidelines for the General Dental Practitioner ISBN 0-9552234-0-7 Medical Emergencies Aims - Provide an overview of the management of medical emergencies in general dental practice Objectives - Describe the presentation of common medical emergencies - Review the management of medical emergencies by the dental team By the end of the lecture the participants should: Understand why medical emergencies occur and how to spot early warning signs Know the principles of managing a medical emergency in the dental setting Medical Emergencies and Resuscitation. Standards for Clinical Practice and training for Dental Practitioners and Dental Care Professionals in General Dental Practice. A Statement from the Resuscitation Council (UK). July 2006 www.resus.org.uk
Conscious Sedation The aim of this programme is to provide an update on the use of conscious sedation for dentistry in accordance with the following published guidelines: - Standing Dental Advisory Committee, Department of Health. Conscious sedation in the provision of dental care: Report of an Expert Group on Sedation for Dentistry. London, 2003. - Department of Health. Commissioning Conscious Sedation Services in Primary Dental Care. London, 2007. - Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England. Standards for conscious sedation in dentistry: alternative techniques. London, 2007 By the end of the course the participants should: Understand the indications and contra-indications for the use of conscious sedation Know the principles of the use of intravenous sedation using midazolam and inhalational sedation using nitrous oxide and oxygen Be familiar with examples of useful alternative conscious sedation techniques Know where to obtain guidance on the use of conscious sedation techniques Craig DC, Skelly AM. Practical Conscious Sedation. London: Quintessence Publishing, 2004 DAY 2 The aims of this course are to provide dental practitioners with an update course in dental radiography and radiation protection, - a core CPD subject as recommended by the General Dental Council in 2006 and covering the IR(ME)R topics specified in the Department of Health s 2001 Guidance Notes booklet. By the end of the course participants should: Understand the principles of radiation physics underpinning dental radiography Know the risks of ionising radiation and the principles of radiation protection in dental radiography Be familiar with the radiation doses in dental radiography and the factors affecting radiation dose Understand the principles of a Quality Assurance programme in dental radiography Understand the use of selection criteria in relation to dental radiography Know the changes to the legislation concerning dental radiography and be aware of their statutory responsibilities Be familiar with the latest imaging modalities available, including 2D and 3D digital imaging, and their advantages and disadvantages in dentistry and the various factors that affect diagnostic yield Guidance Notes for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-ray Equipment (DoH, 2001) Selection Criteria in Dental Radiography 2 nd Ed (Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK), Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2004) Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology 4 th Ed, Eric Whaites, (Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2007)
Who should attend? Dentists, dental hygienists, dental nurses, dental technicians, dental therapists. Planning Committee: Dr John Scadding Dr David Craig Miss Sinem Gocmen Mrs Jo Parkinson Mr Eric Whaites Dean RSM (Chair) Head of Sedation & Special Care, Dentistry Event Coordinator RSM Director of Education and Professional Development, RSM King s College London Accreditation: CPD (Applied for): 5 credits each meeting
Day 1 Saturday 19 April 2008 9.30 am Registration and Coffee 9.55 am Welcome address and chair SESSION ONE: INFECTION CONTROL UPDATE 10.00 am Practical infection control Chris Dickinson 11.00 am Coffee break SESSION TWO: MEDICAL EMERGENCIES 11.20 am Managing medical emergencies Carole Boyle 12.20 pm Questions 12.30 pm Lunch SESSION THREE: CONSCIOUS SEDATION David Craig 1.30 pm Indication for sedation 2.00 pm Practical techniques 3.00 pm Tea 3.20 pm Recent developments 4.05 pm Postgraduate training opportunities for dentists and DCPs 4.35 pm Questions 5.00 pm Close of meeting Day 2 Saturday 17 May 2008 JUSTIFICATION, OPTIMISATION AND LIMITATION Eric Whaites 9.30 am Registration and Coffee 9.55 am Welcome address and chair SESSION ONE 10.00 am Justification Statutory requirements -the ionising radiation regulations (IRR99 and IR(ME)R2000), latest guidelines, current good practice and the principles of radiation protection 11.15 am Coffee break SESSION TWO 11.35 am Limitation Principles of radiation physics, nature of ionising radiation, interactions with tissues, risks of ionising radiation, radiation doses in dental radiography, factors affecting dose and dose reduction 12.50 pm Discussion and questions 1.10 pm Lunch SESSION THREE 2.10 pm Optimisation Selection Criteria and Quality Assurance in dental radiography 3.10 pm Tea SESSION FOUR 3.30 pm Optimisation Imaging techniques and interpretation factors affecting diagnostic yield and patient benefit, 2D and 3D digital imaging techniques 4.30 pm End of course test and discussion 5.00 pm Close of meeting and issue of certificates