College of General Dentistry Event

A review of common oral medicine conditions in children

CGDent webinar, Wednesday 11 February 2026, 7pm

GDPs are the first line for seeing and diagnosing conditions in the oral cavities, which are common in children and adolescents. So, it is important that dental practitioners are aware of the different management options available and when it is appropriate to refer.

This CGDent webinar, aims to provide you with information on the correct, simple management options for common conditions, and a guideline of when and where to refer for more complex issues; ensuring paediatric patients receive the best possible care.

Speaker:

  • Jasmine Cachia Mintoff, Locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital

Aims:

Provide an overview of the common oral medicine conditions seen in children, their diagnosis and their management, including management which can be initiated by the general dental practitioner.

Objectives:

During this webinar learners you will be able to:

  • Discuss the aetiology and prevalence of common oral medicine conditions in children.
  • Discuss the management of common oral medicine conditions in children.
  • Provide a comprehensive guide to dental practitioners on when to refer children with oral medicine conditions.

Learning outcomes:

After completing this webinar you will gain an understanding of:

  • How to diagnose the common oral medicine conditions in children.
  • How to reassure families regarding diagnosis and simple management options.
  • The long-term impacts of common oral medicine conditions on a growing child.
  • How to confidently refer to the appropriate speciality when necessary.

CPD approx 40 minutes

GDC development outcomes: C

This webinar is hosted by the College of General Dentistry and powered by our CPD delivery partner, ProDental CPD – register 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 is available from £135 for dentists, £45 for dental nurses and £91 for other registered dental professionals. The full list of CGDent membership rates is here 

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Jasmine Cachia Mintoff co-authored a paper in the oral medicine issue of Primary Dental Journal, entitled ‘A review of common oral medicine conditions in children‘, published in September 2025.

College of General Dentistry Recent event

Paediatric dentistry

Tuesday 6 February 2024, 6.30pm, Solihull

This Study Club session is postponed. The next session takes place on Tuesday 5 March at 6.30pm, on the topic of managing medically compromised patients.

CGDent Midlands Study Club for Early Career GDPs

This study session on paediatric dentistry is part of the CGDent Midlands study club for Early Career GDPs, which 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.

Deter, defer, silver and refer – The GDP’s tool kit for managing the paediatric patient 

In this session, we will highlight the importance of the GDP in the management of the paediatric patient. We will look at common clinical presentation such as caries and MIH, discussing the GDPs role in their management and when to refer. 

Speaker: Dr Laura Warrilow

Laura qualified from Bristol university in 2016. Since then she has worked in a variety of roles before beginning specialist training in paediatric dentistry in 2019. She successfully completed her royal college exams in 2022 and began working as a specialist in Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust. She is particularly passionate about the care of special needs and medically compromised patients. 

The session is limited to 12 people so sign up to avoid missing out!

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

Date/Time:

Tuesday 6 February 2024, 6.30pm

Venue:

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

Fee:

  • Current member of the College of General Dentistry: FREE
  • Non-member: £20

2 CPD hours per session

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

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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College of General Dentistry News

New PDJ online: Paediatric dentistry

The new edition of the Primary Dental Journal, Paediatric Dentistry, is now online.

Guest edited by Dr Sanjeev Sood of King’s College London, this issue is dedicated to promoting oral health in children, and outlines strategies for prevention and contemporary management of dental disease in childhood.

It features papers on communicating effectively in a paediatric setting, the dental management of children with haemophilia, and minimally invasive treatments for dentine caries in primary teeth.

CGDent members and PDJ subscribers can access the new issue by visiting: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/prda/current (Members will need to be logged into the CGDent website).

read new pdj issue

Paediatric Dentistry content includes:

  • Promoting oral health and managing dental disease in childhood: current perspectives for primary dental care (Igor R Blum) (Editorial)
  • Paediatric dentistry (Sanjeev Sood) (Guest Editorial)
  • Research abstracts: Paediatric dentistry (Ario Santini)
  • Management of patients with poor prognosis first permanent molars beyond ‘ideal’ timing (Laura Warrilow, Sheridan McDonald)
  • Parental views on minimally invasive dentistry versus general anaesthesia extractions of children’s compromised first permanent molars: an exploratory qualitative study (Mona Agel, Sasha Scambler, Marie Therese Hosey)
  • When less is more: minimally invasive, evidence-based treatments for dentine caries in primary teeth – the Hall Technique and silver diamine fluoride (Waraf Al-Yaseen, Nassar Seifo, Shannu Bhatia, Nicola Innes)
  • An update on the dental management of children with Haemophilia (Ruixiang Yee, Monty S Duggal, Vivian Yung Yee Wong, Joyce Ching Mei Lam)
  • Replacement resorption in children: the root of all evil? (Laura Warrilow, Tanika Gohil, Abdullah Casaus)
  • ‘Childrenese’: a pilot survey on the choice of language in a paediatric dental setting (Mairead Hennigan, Alice Hamilton, Antoniella Busuttil-Naudi)
  • Dental bleaching: ‘now I can smile for my selfies’ – paediatric patients’ perspectives (Nabeel Ilyas, Sophie Marshall, Meera Ahluwalia)

As well as the current issue of Primary Dental Journal, CGDent members have free access to the PDJ archive, a rich resource containing over 1,300 informative articles on topics of ongoing relevance to general dental care.

Featuring clinical articles, editorials and updates from the College, the Primary Dental Journal is widely recognised as a leading resource for GDPs and DCPs working in primary care. CGDent membership includes free access to the PDJ, both online and in print – find out more about becoming a member.

CGDent members and PDJ subscribers should expect their printed copies to arrive in the next 2-3 weeks.

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