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Residential Induction Course for SHO’s in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery South West Region Venue: Lyngford House, Taunton Date: end July / early August Get more information from the South West postgraduate deanery
Verdict: Good introductory course for new Maxillofacial SHO’s in the South West region. Covering basic practical skills and guidelines, such as clerking patients, IV access, CPR and suturing. Small group tutorials and lectures on note taking, consent, fluid balance, and maxillofacial trauma. The course is approved for 20 CPD hours.
Hands-on Surgical and Ward Skills Course for Maxillofacial SHO’s Venue: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Date: 25-26th January 2007 is the next course date. Further information: pam.morris@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
Verdict: Good intermediate level course for Maxillofacial SHO’s. Assumes you have some knowledge and builds on this. The course includes basic surgical skills instruction and hands on practical skills. Try your hand at plating a plastic skull and catheterisation on a dummy . Well organised and coordinated in small groups.
Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD) National Course in Conscious Sedation for Dentistry (Weekend Course) Venue: London, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London Date: Throughout the year—October, November, March, July Further information: www.saaduk.org E-mail enquires to: saaduk@freeuk.com
Verdict: Intensive weekend courses run throughout the year attracting a spectrum of dentists and dental nurses. Covers a good range of material from basic conscious sedation techniques to less commonly used sedation techniques. The course is well balanced with teaching and practical/ clinical skills. The dental nurses course runs simultaneously, although lectures and practical skills are kept separate. This course has been approved for 12 hours of verifiable CPD hours.
Part B & C MFDS Preparatory Course, Glasgow Venue: Glasgow Dental Hospital, Date: February Further information: West of Scotland Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education
Verdict: An intensive 6-day revision course in preparation for Parts B and C of the MFDS. They also run a course for Part A candidates. Well structured and lectures given by some of the examiners. Mainly lectures, but you have the opportunity to have practice vivas at the end of the week. Covers a wide range of topics relevant to the MFDS and geared towards questions asked in the MFDS. The course has been approved for 34 CPD hours.
Immediate Life Support Course Venue: The Royal United Hospital, but available in most hospitals! Date: runs throughout the year
Verdict: The royal united course consisted of a one day course including BLS and the use of defibrillators. It was an enjoyable insight into the management of cardiac arrests, with hands on experience as well as lectures. Well worth doing to help gain confidence in the management of emergencies.
Bristol University dental postgraduate dept. Advanced Revision Courses Venue: Burwells postgraduate centre, Bristol Date: Several weekends Dec/Jan period Details in the Southwest CPD section 63 course booklet
Verdict: A selection of intensive courses over several weekends, well organised with delicious lunches. The series of lectures presented by an assortment of guest speakers revises subjects learned at BDS with expansion suitable for MFDS preparation. Courses include Restorative dentistry—18 hrs CPD Oral surgery and medicine— 12 hrs CPD Periodontology and Prosthetics—12 hrs CPD
Stryker Leibinger Southwest Cranio-Maxillofacial training day Venue: Southampton Hilton Hotel Date: May
Verdict: A full day course, lectures in the morning by several consultants on a range of topics relevant to maxillofacial surgery. Practical session in the afternoon, a chance to have some hands on experience with plating systems, and ‘bone source’.
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course Venue: Various across the country, I attended the Nottingham QMC course Website: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/courses
Verdict: A 2.5 day course designed for predominately for doctors. Can attend as either a provider or an observer. Very practical and highly interactive, combining lectures, discussions, interactive tutorials, skill teaching and simulated patient management scenarios. Skills include including placing a chest drain, tracheostomy, orotracheal intubation and diagnostic perineal lavage. Keeps to the basics of A, B, C and you are tested at the end of the course by way of a MCQ paper and a ‘Moulage’ scenario. Intensive, challenging and very enjoyable! However, there is some dispute as to whether dentists are able to gain this certificate—so make sure you check that the course organiser is aware of this. |
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