08:30 Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:00 What does your indemnity society do for you? – Graham Stokes
Aim
The delegate will have gained a better understanding of the role of an indemnity organisation in their professional lives.
Learning objectives
- Understand what is meant by indemnity
- Discuss the role of an indemnity organisation in our professional lives
- Explain the difference between occurrence based and claims made cover
- Assist dentists in deciding on their choice of provider.
Learning content
A lecture with an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end.
Development outcomes: A, D
10:00 Morning break
10:30 Regulation of the dental profession and the role of the BDA – Eddie Crouch
Aim
To provide an in-depth understanding of the regulation of the dental profession, highlighting the British Dental Association’s role in influencing the regulators and supporting the profession.
Learning objectives
- Explain the BDA’s role and strategies in assisting the profession on regulation
- Discuss the BDA’s involvement in responding to consultations and the influence of the BDA in assuring appropriate regulation
- Access and utilise information that may not be widely publicised.
Learning content
A lecture with an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end.
Development outcomes: B, C
11:30 Improving the Fitness to Practice process for everyone – Theresa Thorp
Aim
To provide an overview of the GDC's Fitness to Practise (FtP) process and highlight recent improvements, future planned developments and challenges.
Learning objectives
- Provide a brief overview of the GDC’s FtP process-Highlight improvements in the FtP process in recent years
- Discuss planned future improvements and challenges ahead
- Understand ways of working collaboratively to support dental professionals involved in the FtP process.
Learning content
A lecture with an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end.
Development outcomes: B, D
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Treatment planning for complex restorative cases - Karun Dewan
To understand the principles of ethical and evidence-based treatment planning in primary care.
Learning objectives
- Clarify the stages of treatment planning including treatment goals
- Discuss the relevant clinical guidelines
- Discuss the impact of effective communication with laboratory technicians
- Clarify when specialist opinion/referral to secondary care is indicated
- Discuss outcomes of clinical cases and the rationale behind various treatment plans
- Discuss long term treatment outcomes.
Learning content
A lecture with an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end.
Development outcomes: A, C, D
14:30 Pick and mix - Mixed dentition problems - Sheena Kotecha
Aim
To provide an overview of problems in the mixed dentition.
Learning objectives
- Discuss the presentation and management of poor prognosis first molars, impacted incisors, megadont teeth and infra-occluded deciduous molars.
Learning content
A lecture with an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end.
Development outcomes: A, C, D
15:30 Afternoon break
16:00 Update on the management of adult dental trauma - How to avoid complaints – Naveen Karir
Aim
To improve the delegates ability to diagnose and manage dental trauma injuries in the adult patient.
Learning objectives
- Describe how to diagnose the different types of dental trauma injuries effectively
- Understand how to carry out immediate management for dental trauma injuries
- Explain the potential long-term effects of dental trauma injuries and their managment.
Learning content
A lecture with an opportunity to ask questions to the speaker at the end.
Development outcomes: A, C
17:00 Summary and close
