Special offer: Dental nurses can book to attend for £25.
Please note: If you are a dental nurse and you are being charged the DCP rate please email [email protected] with your name and GDC number so we can verify your status.
IN PERSON EVENT hosted by CDS Group West Midlands Division
Special offer: Dental nurses can book to attend for £25.
Please note: If you are a dental nurse and you are being charged the DCP rate please email [email protected] with your name and GDC number so we can verify your status.
This full day event will cover a variety of topics including caries experience in cleft patients, challenges for patients with learning disability undergoing sedation and GA and the autism spectrum from a patient and parent experience.
08:30 Registration
09:00 Start
17:00 Close
Please find the programme below under 'More information'.
Special offer: Dental nurses can book to attend for £25.
Please note: If you are a dental nurse and you are being charged the DCP rate please email [email protected] with your name and GDC number so we can verify your status.
Alternatively, you can complete and return this booking form (word doc) to [email protected].
These will be distributed via email to all BDA members attending the event with the joining instructions.
First prize is £50 and a winners certificate.
Deadline for submission is Thursday 31 October.
You will need your title and your abstract (250 words or less).
You should be able to attend the Study Day on the Thursday 21 of November.
Please click here to enter.
Access the full programme here and share with your colleagues.
08:30 Registration
08:50 Introduction and welcome
Sinuba Naidu, Chair, CDS West Midlands Division
09:00 Presidential address
Graham Smith, CDS Group President 2024-2025
09:10 Considerations of cleft lip and palate
Victoria Clark, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry
Aim
To share various aspects of 20 years’ experience working in the first designated cleft lip and palate centre in the UK.
Learning objectives
Development outcomes - B, C and D
10:00 Dental trauma update
Anika Shah, STR in Paediatric Dentistry, Birmingham Dental Hospital and the Worcestershire Community Dental Services
Aims
To have a better understanding of the acute and long-term management of immature and mature permanent teeth that have sustained traumatic dental injuries.
Learning objectives
Learning content
To explore the different types of traumatic dental injuries:
Development outcome - C
11:00 Refreshment break
11:30 Anaesthesia in outreach settings
Collette Augre, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham
Aims
To provide an outreach anaesthetic perspective on sedation and general anaesthesia for dental procedures in patients with learning disability. The aim is to explore the following salient points;
Learning objectives
To understand patient selection, the anaesthetic assessment, and anaesthetic process of sedation and general anaesthesia. To provide an overview of the challenges faced in patients with learning disability undergoing sedation and general anesthesia. This will be covered through discussion of the following;
Learning content
Development outcomes – B, C and D
12:30 Divisional AGM - BDA members only (lunch start for non-members)
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Patient and parent perspectives on Autism
Sylvia Stanway
Aims
Learning objectives
Development outcomes - A, B and D
14:30 Dental materials - Amalgam update
Will Palin, Professor in Biomedical Materials Science and Director of Research, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham
Aims
This session aims to provide an overview of the current and potential future status of dental silver amalgam use, and to discuss the advantages and limitations of alternative materials and related technologies.
Learning objectives
Learning content
After this session you will be able to:
Development outcome - D
15:30 Refreshment break
15:45 Mindfulness and wellbeing in the work place
Will George, Mindfulness coach, Cambridge
Aims
This session explores the potential for mindfulness in Community Dentistry; enhancing individual and team well-being and performance and care for highly anxious patients. It will provide guidance for implementing everyday mindfulness practices in the workplace and supporting patients with a mindful and compassionate approach.
Learning objectives
Learning content
Development outcome - D
16:45 Close
Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre
University of Birmingham, 53 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2RS
Sustainability is a key focus for Edgbaston Park Hotel, and they encourage all attendees to consider environmentally friendly transportation options. As such, they highly recommend utilising public transport to reach them. Not only is it an eco-conscious choice, but it also offers the opportunity to network and engage with fellow attendees along the way.
The nearest train station is University, which is approximately a 13-minute walk through the leafy University of Birmingham Campus. The nearest bus stop is located just outside the front entrance of the hotel and services the X21 and X22 into Birmingham City Centre.
If you do wish to drive, they have limited complimentary car parking spaces onsite that are available on a first come first served basis, including four chargeable electric vehicle charging points and blue badge parking. Additional overflow spaces are available on the ground floor of the North East multi-storey car park located on Prichatts Road, a short walk from the hotel’s front entrance. Additional parking is available on the upper floors of the multi-storey car park, subject to a tariff charge of £7 per 10 hours. You may arrive and park your vehicle at any time during the day. Please register your vehicle on the table at the Conference and Events host desk in the main reception on arrival.
Great day, lovely to network with others from different services!
Great opportunity to meet and speak with fellow colleagues and update myself on a range of relevant topics
The variation in topics across the CDS domains. Kept the day engaging and easy to follow
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