“Having all five categories in one day is an excellent idea.”
Dr Amjad Malik, Woodford Green, CPD Essentials delegate

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CPD Essentials will provide all dentists and DCPs with the GDC's annual requirement of verifiable CPD in the 5 core subjects.

Radiography and radiation protection (1 hour) - Jimmy Makdissi
This session will cover radiation doses in dental radiography and the practical aspects of radiation protection. This presentation will provide delegates with an overview of 2 dimensional imaging – both film and digital – as well as introducing 3 dimensional Cone Beam CT.

Legal & ethical issues (1 hour) - Len D’Cruz
This session will look at some principles and processes to help you successfully manage challenges that arise in a dental setting. Topics to be covered:
• Consent
• Confidentiality
• Legality of bleaching
• Challenges in the NHS
• What standards do we need to meet
• Protecting yourself from claims.

Handling complaints (1 hour) - Len D’Cruz
You will examine the essential concepts, strategies and techniques of handling the difficult situations that arise when a complaint is received. Specific strategies for handling patient complaints will be suggested, along with a simple and effective complaints handling technique. You will also gain an understanding of why patients complain and also their expectations of the process. Good and bad examples of complaints handling will be illustrated, and the ability to turn complaints into service recovery opportunities and reducing the risk of being sued will also be covered.

Disinfection and decontamination (1 hour) - Martin Fulford
Meeting standards for decontamination and disinfection in your practice. This session will look at how the dental practice can meet the standards for instrument decontamination and designing a decontamination suite specified in the HTM 01-05.

Medical emergencies (2 hours) - Yusof Omar
The session will update your knowledge and skills so that you and your team are fully equipped to appropriately manage the medical incidents that might occur in your practice. Over a forty year career the average dentist is likely to see about 10 medical emergencies; fortunately, the majority of these will be minor and not result in death. However, the very fact that serious emergencies are so rare means that when they do occur one is likely to be caught short in recognising and managing the problem effectively. Dr Joe Omar will present some of the serious medical emergencies you may have to deal with in your practice. He will offer practical and realistic advice on how to diagnose and treat some of these conditions.

One-day seminar prices:

Dentist rate £355+vat (£417.13)

Subscriber dentist rate £319.50+vat (£375.41)

DCP or team member rate £175+vat (£205.63)

Subscriber DCP or team member rate £157.50+vat (£185.06)

Special team rate (1 dentist & 2 team members) £605+vat (£710.88)

*10% discount for subscribers to Private Dentistry, Aesthetic Dentistry Today, Implant Dentistry Today, Endodontic Practice, Private Laboratory and Preventive Dentistry.