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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the Norfolk and Norwich Section and the Norfolk LDC

What to expect

Ali Chohan and Jin Vaghela are two of the most enthusiastic and engaging dental educators working today.  They will describe a range of clinical skills that will equipe you for the next 10 years of your professional life. As part of this symposium, they will cover a range of fascinating and innovative topics.  Over three sessions they will explore these concepts to future proof your career:

  • Minimum Intervention Oral Care (MIOC).
  • Adhesive Dentistry and Toothwear 
  • Communication skills and Neurolinguistics 

We will also receive a brief talk about independent financial advice from our sponsors, Chase de Vere.

This symposium aims to provide dental team members with a range of clinical and communication skills to prepare them for the future of primary dental care.

Please find the full programme below under 'More information'.

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Timings

13:30 Registration and refreshments 

14:00 Adhesive Dentistry and Toothwear 

15:30 Afternoon break

15:50 Communication skills and Neurolinguistics

17:20 Chase de Vere virtual financial session: Basics of the NHS Pension Scheme

17:50 Buffet dinner

18:50 Minimum Intervention Oral Care (MIOC)

20:30 End of lectures

21:00 Close

Learning objectives

  • Deliver effective Minimum Intervention Oral Care (MIOC)
  • Provide reliable adhesive dentistry
  • Manage toothwear cases
  • Employ efficient and communication techniques
  • Describe the application of Neurolinguistics in clinical communication.

Development outcome

A,C,D

Meet the speaker

Ali Chohan Photo 250X250 Ali Chohan Associate Professor Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry, DFT Educational Supervisor, Clinical Advisor NHS England
Jin Vaghela 250X250 Jin Vaghela Founder, Smile Clinic Group & Smile Dental Academy
Ian Hawke Ian Hawke Financial Advisor, Chase de Vere

More about the speakers:

Ali Chohan

Ali qualified from QMUL in 2006. He has since completed his MJDF with the RCS and his MFDS with the RCPSG. He was awarded the Honorary FDS lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons in 2012. He has completed the PGCert in Dental Education and PGCert in Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring. Ali has been appointed as a Dental Practice Advisor with NHS England and the GDC. Away from dentistry, Ali enjoys traveling and eating out.

Jin Vaghela

Jin qualified from KCL in 2007. He has completed his MJDF and MFDS.  He has completed the PGCert Dental Education and PGCert in Leadership, Coaching and Mentoring. He has also completed his MSc in Restorative at the Eastman. Jin has won multiple awards including Dentist of the Year 2021 and was featured at 35 in Dentistry Top 50. Away from dentistry Jin enjoys going to the gym and playing music as a DJ.

Ian Hawke

Ian Hawke has been an Independent Financial Adviser with Chase de Vere Dental since April 2016. With a wealth of experience in advising Dentists Ian has a specialist knowledge of your vocation and at the heart of the advice he gives is your financial aspirations. Ian started his financial services career in 2001 with the Co-Operative insurance society as a financial advisor, with a background before this in electrical retails sales. He has also provided financial advice to bankers and high net worth individuals who banked with RBS and HSBC. Ian prides himself on providing truly independent financial advice and building bespoke investment, retirement, protection and estate planning strategies for his clients. He focusses on building and long-lasting financial relationships. He will get to know you and your family to help you achieve your financial goals by putting plans in place then reviewing them regularly because he understands that as life changes so do your aspirations and goals.

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

13:30   Registration and refreshments

14:00   Adhesive Dentistry and Toothwear

Aim

To provide an overview of adhesive dentistry used to manage toothwear

Learning objectives

  • List an update on diagnosis and assessment of tooth surface loss
  • Recognise the aesthetic components of managing tooth surface loss
  • Implement adhesive dentistry protocols to manage toothwear
  • Outline the different treatment options available.

Learning content

            The speakers will:

  • Provide an update on diagnosis and assessment of tooth surface loss
  • Provide a protocol to assess the aesthetic components of managing tooth surface loss
  • Discuss the different treatment options available
  • Describe adhesive dentistry protocols to manage toothwear.

Development outcomes

A, B, C

15:30 Afternoon break

15:50   Communication skills and Neurolinguistics

Aim

To provide an overview of Communication Skills and Neurolinguistics.

Learning objectives

  • List an update on communication skills
  • Recognise Neurolinguistics
  • Implement Neurolinguistics
  • Recognise personality types

Learning content

            The speakers will:

  • Provide an overview of clinical communication skills
  • Describe Neurolinguistics
  • Discuss Personality Types.

Development outcomes

A,B, C

17:20   Chase de Vere virtual financial session: Basics of the NHS Pension Scheme

Aim

To raise awareness and build an understanding of how the NHS Pension Scheme works.

 Learning objectives

Provide details of the NHS Pension scheme and related benefits with a focus on how dentist can plan for the retirement they are looking for.

Learning content

      The speaker will:

  • Review the NHS Pension scheme
  • Explain the Annual Allowance and the Lump Sum Allowance
  • Discuss the benefits of being a member of the scheme
  • Determine ways to increase pension benefits
  • Describe flexible retirement options

Development outcome

B

17:50   Buffet dinner

18:50 Minimum Intervention Oral Care (MIOC)

Aim
To provide an overview of Minimum Intervention of Oral Care with regards to managing high caries risk patients using the phased courses of treatment.

Learning objectives

  • Explain minimum intervention oral care
  • Describe Modern caries diagnosis and management
  • Recognise how this can be applied in phased courses of treatment Under the NHS.

Learning content

        The Speakers will:

  • Describe minimum intervention oral care
  • Discuss modern caries diagnosis and management and explain how this can be applied in phased courses of treatment Under the NHS
  • Describe a case.

Development outcomes

A,B,C,D          

20:30   End of lectures

21:00 Close

If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

Park Farm Hotel, Hethersett, Norfolk NR9 3DL

Venue Location

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A complex topic made clear and comprehensible

Very informative event with a great speaker.

It is local, very well organized and the speaker was great.

Speaker was excellent and the venue very pleasant. Thank you!