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Domiciliary denture provision: a Clinical Dental Technician’s approach part 1

CGDent recorded webinar, Tuesday 9 May 2023

This webinar was rescheduled from 2 May 2023 to 9 May 2023.

This is the first webinar in a CGDent two-part series that explores the benefits that Clinical Dental Technicians can provide with Domiciliary Denture Care, particularly with an ageing demographic where mobility issues and additional assistance may be deciding factors when opting for denture treatment.

Speakers Mike Brindle and Caroline Persaud, both Clinical Dental Technicians, examine the role of Clinical Dental Technicians in the delivery of Domiciliary denture care, best practice and the benefits for patients.

The second webinar in this two-part series, takes place on Thursday 22 June at 7pm. For further details and to register, click here.

Speakers:

  • Mike Brindle, Clinical Dental Technician
  • Caroline Persaud, Registered Dental Technician and Clinical Dental Technician

CPD approx 1 hour

GCD development outcomes: A, B, C

This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – watch the recording below.

It was free to view live for all dental professionals, and College members also have free access to the recorded webinar and can claim CPD hours for free.  A £20 fee will apply for non-members who wish to claim CPD.

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals.  Membership is available from £125 per year for dentists, from £83 for other dental professionals, and from £42 for Dental Nurses and those eligible for a concession. See the full list of CGDent membership rates here.

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Transitioning from analogue to digital dentistry

CGDent recorded webinar, Tuesday 18 April 2023

In this CGDent webinar, we explore how, with knowledge, understanding and experience, analogue dentistry provides predictable treatment results through careful control of the processes employed. We examine how important these parameters are when making the transition to digital dentistry and discuss how to action the transition successfully.

Speakers:

  • Anthony Laurie MDT FBIDST FCGI, Dental Technician & Managing Director, Dental Excellence LTD
  • Prof Bill Sharpling FCGDent, Chair of CGDent’s Faculty of Clinical Dental Technology & Dental Technology, Associate Dean (CPD) and Director of LonDEC at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London

GDC development outcomes: C

CPD approx 1.5 hours

This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – register below.

It was free to view live for all dental professionals, and College members also have free access to the recorded webinar and can claim CPD hours for free.  A £20 fee will apply for non-members who wish to claim CPD.

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals.  Membership is available from £125 per year for dentists, from £83 for other dental professionals, and from £42 for Dental Nurses and those eligible for a concession. See the full list of CGDent membership rates here.

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CGDent Midlands Study Club for Early Career GDPs

Tuesday 4 April 2023, 6.30pm, Solihull

Session topic: difficult extractions and managing medically compromised patients in general practice

The CGDent Midlands study club for Early Career GDPs, aims to share expertise, experience and knowledge as well as encouraging discussion on a diverse range of topics within dentistry.

Sessions take place every two months, and this session is on the topic of difficult extractions and managing medically compromised patients in general practice.

The case-based discussion is limited to 12 people so sign up to avoid missing out! This is an opportunity to bring your most difficult cases and learn tips and tricks on how to better manage them in the future. We will ask you to provide some details of a challenging extraction case or where you have managed a medically compromised patient, to facilitate discussion.

The guest moderator will be Dr Sukhi Atthi FCGDent. Dr Atthi is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham and a Tier II Oral Surgeon for North Midlands, with special interests in Sedation, MOS and Orthodontics. He will be available to help discuss and treatment plan those cases that you may want advice on. You will be not only developing your practice but also providing the best care to your patients.

The study club is open to GDPs who have completed Foundation Training or PLVE between 2017-2022. 

Date/Time:

Tuesday 4 April 2023, 6.30pm

Venue:

Solihull Dental Centre & Implant Clinic
Doubleday House
29 High Street
Solihull
B91 3SJ

Fee:

CGDent member: FREE

Non-member: £20

2 CPD hours per session

If you have any questions or queries, please contact [email protected]

BOOKINGS FOR THIS STUDY CLUB SESSION ARE NOW CLOSED

The next session will be held in June 2023. Check our events page for details.

Once you have submitted the registration form by clicking on the button above, please also email [email protected] with the following details:

  • Date of your GDC Registration.
  • Date of completing your Foundation Training / PVLE (specify).
  • Name and address of your current practice

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Volunteering in dentistry: how to get involved

CGDent recorded webinar, Tuesday 21 March 2023

Frances Robinson providing dental care in Cambodia

This CGDent webinar will explore the volunteering culture within Dentistry and the evidence base behind effective volunteering. We will share the experiences of volunteers who have practiced both in the UK and overseas and hear from those on the receiving end of a volunteer programme. We’ll also discuss how you can get involved in volunteering.

Speakers:

  • Dr Ben Atkins, immediate past president of the Oral Health Foundation and General Dental Practitioner
  • Dr Natalie Bradley, currently completing specialist training in Special Care Dentistry including the oral health of socially excluded groups such as those experiencing homelessness
  • Dr Linda Greenwall, Prosthodontist and Specialist in Restorative Dentistry and founder of the Dental Wellness Trust Charity
  • Dr Vicky & Dr Nigel Milne, Co-Founders and Co-Directors of Smileawi
  • Frances Robinson AssocFCGDent, Dental Hygienist & Oral Health Practitioner, Vice Chair of CGDent’s Inaugural Board of the Faculty of Dental Hygiene and Therapy and dental volunteer
  • Ian Wilson, founder of Bridge2Aid and the Hope Dental Centre in Tanzania

CPD approx 1.5 hours

GDC development outcomes: B D

This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – watch the recording below.

It was free to view live for all dental professionals, and College members also have free access to the recorded webinar and can claim CPD hours for free.  A £20 fee will apply for non-members who wish to claim CPD.

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals. Membership for dentists is available from £94, and for other registered dental professionals from £33. The full list of CGDent membership rates is at https://cgdent.uk/membership-fees/. 

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Healthy Ramadan & dentistry

CGDent recorded webinar, Monday 20 March 2023

In this CGDent webinar, we discuss how Ramadan, which commences around 21-22 March, impacts patients and colleagues, and share information with the wider profession who may not be aware of some of the challenges around this time of the year.

Speakers:

  • Dr Mohsan Ahmad, practice owner, Dentist
  • Dr Nadia Ahmed, Consultant Orthodontist and Specialist Orthodontist
  • Dr Amber Hasnain, Emergency Dentist
  • Sarah Hill AssocFCGDent, Dental Hygienist, non-voting member of the CGDent Council
  • Dr Mateen Jiwani, General Practitioner
  • Tashfeen Kholasi MCGDent, Vice President of the College of General Dentistry
  • Dr Shihab Romeed, Consultant Restorative Dentistry

GDC development outcomes: B, D

CPD approx. 1.5 hours

This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – watch the recording below.

It was free to view live for all dental professionals, and College members also have free access to the recorded webinar and can claim CPD hours for free.  A £20 fee will apply for non-members who wish to claim CPD.

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals. Membership for dentists is available from £94, and for other registered dental professionals from £33. The full list of CGDent membership rates is at https://cgdent.uk/membership-fees/. 

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Mentoring in implant dentistry

CGDent recorded webinar, Thursday 16 March 2023

Developed in conjunction with the Association of Dental Implantology, the Mentoring in Implant Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines were published by the College in 2022. The guidelines describe the nature of mentoring which should be undertaken in order to safely carry out implant dentistry following completion of an appropriate training course.

This CGDent-hosted webinar helps both mentors and mentees in Implant Dentistry understand what the new guidelines are and why they were developed, and it provides an insight into what is expected from each other during the mentoring process.

Introduction:

  • Abhi Pal, President of the College of General Dentistry

Speakers:

  • Charlotte Stilwell, Specialist Prosthodontist
  • Dr Pynadath George, Dental Surgeon, Advanced Restorative Dentistry and Complex Dental Implants
  • Dr Sami Stagnell, Specialist Oral Surgeon

GDC development outcomes: B, D

CPD approx. 1.5 hours

This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – watch the recording below.

It is free to view live for all dental professionals, and College members also have free access to the recorded webinar and can claim CPD hours for free.  A £20 fee will apply for non-members who wish to claim CPD.

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals. Membership for dentists is available from £94, and for other registered dental professionals from £33. The full list of CGDent membership rates is at https://cgdent.uk/membership-fees/. 

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CGDent Midlands Study Club for Early Career GDPs: Endodontics

Tuesday 21 February 2023, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Solihull

The new CGDent Midlands study club for Early Career GDPs, aims to share expertise, experience and knowledge as well as encouraging discussion on a diverse range of topics within dentistry.

With sessions planned to take place every two months, the first session was on the topic of endodontics.

The case-based discussion is limited to 12 people and is an opportunity to bring your most difficult cases and learn tips and tricks on how to better manage them in the future. We will ask you to provide some details of a tricky endodontic case that you have managed, to facilitate discussion.

The guest moderator was Dr Joanna Batt. Jo is a Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at the University of Birmingham and was on hand to help discuss and treatment plan those cases that you may want advice on. You will be not only developing your practice but also providing the best care to your patients.

The study club is open to GDPs who have completed Foundation Training or PLVE between 2017-2022. 

Date/Time:

Tuesday 21 February 2023, 6.30pm-8.30pm

Venue:

Solihull Dental Centre & Implant Clinic
Doubleday House
29 High Street
Solihull
B91 3SJ

Fee:

CGDent member: FREE

Non-member: £20

2 CPD hours per session

GDC Development Outcomes: B,C

If you have any questions or queries, please contact [email protected]

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

The next Study Club will take place on Tuesday 4 April, 7pm. Further details to follow soon.

Once you have submitted the registration form by clicking on the button above, please also email [email protected] with the following details:

  • Date of your GDC Registration.
  • Date of completing your Foundation Training / PVLE (specify).
  • Name and address of your current practice

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Advanced restorative study day

Friday 17 February 2023

Advanced restorative study day
delivered by Stride Dental Academy in support of CGDent in Cymru/Wales

Stride Dental Academy, Bangor, North Wales, LL57 4FH (close to the A55 North Wales Expressway)

The Advanced Restorative Study Day has been rescheduled from 25 November 2022 to 17 February 2023.

This Advanced Restorative Study Day, held in support of CGDent in Cymru/Wales, provided an overview to General Dental Practitioners on structuring treatment plans into manageable phases, through the periodic implementation of different treatment modalities. It gave participants an update on restorative dentistry and dental implants, including perio, dentures, ortho, treating toothwear, treatment planning, CBCT use, and an insight into how Specialists treat Hypodontia patients. 

Members of the College of General Dentistry receive a discount on the study day fee.

Programme

The day included six lectures delivered by expert speakers Mike Lloyd Hughes and Karun Dewan, plus a Q&A session. The topics covered were:

  • Stabilisation and treatment planning phases

  • Back to basics: how to make good dentures, and when to use implant retained overdentures
  • Perio, ortho, restorative and implants: combination approach for long term stability
  • Restorative management of patients with tooth surface loss
  • Endodontic vs implant: what is your hierarchy in the decision making process?
  • Multidisciplinary management of hypodontia patients: care pathway

Speakers

Mike Lloyd Hughes BDS (Cardiff) 2004, MFDS RCS (Eng), PG Cert Endodontics (Ches), Dip Rest Dent RCS (Eng), MSc (Leeds), ITI Fellow (UK)
Dental Surgeon with special interest in Implantology, Periodontics, and Restorative Dentistry

Karun Dewan BDS (Dist.), MFDS RCS (Eng), LDS RCS (Eng), MSc (Prosth. Dent), FDS RCS Rest Dent (Eng), American Board Cert., ILM
Consultant in Restorative Dentistry,
Specialist in Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Periodontics

Verifiable CPD: 7 hours

A carpark available for delegates.

Refreshments are included.

Study day fee

CGDent member: £250

Non-member: £325

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals. Membership for dentists is available from £94, and for other registered dental professionals from £33. The full list of CGDent membership rates is at https://cgdent.uk/membership-fees/. 

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Supporting staff through menopause

CGDent recorded webinar, Thursday 16 February 2023

In 2022, the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) published a menopause policy and advice outlining the challenges faced by menopausal women in the workplace, with suggestions for how employers can support menopausal employees. 

In the UK, 99% of dental nurses, 96% of orthodontic therapists, 94% of dental hygienists,  92% of dental therapists, 52% of dentists and 27% of dental technicians are female – 78% of the regulated dental profession as a whole.

This CGDent-hosted webinar will explore the BADN’s recent menopause policy and consider the ways menopausal staff can be supported in the workplace.

    Speaker:

    • Anita Stanforth, BADN Education Representative and Chair of the Education Committee

    GDC development outcomes: A, B, D

    CPD approx 1.5 hours

    This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – watch the recording below.

    It was free to view live for all dental professionals, and College members also have free access to the recorded webinar and can claim CPD hours for free.  A £20 fee will apply for non-members who wish to claim CPD.

    Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals. Membership for dentists is available from £94, and for other registered dental professionals from £33. The full list of CGDent membership rates is at https://cgdent.uk/membership-fees/. 

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