|
Date
|
Type/venue of training |
General
CPD
hours
|
Verifiable
CPD
hours
|
Title/content & provider of training
|
09.01
|
Attending web conference seminar (a "Webinar") on Dental Photography
|
-
|
2
|
"Dental Photography" by Steve Wilson; topics included
selection of cameras and lenses; use of lighting and lens-mounted
light-rings; correct setting of the f-stop for best results; use of
mirrors; digital versus film; discussion and question session
|
top
|
06.02
|
Attending web conference seminar (a "Webinar") on Legal and
Ethical Issues
|
-
|
2
|
"Legal and Ethical Issues" by Mark
Brennan (adviser to the MDU); topics included guidance published by the
GDC; communication with patients; consent; record-keeping; worked
examples; discussion and question session
|
10.02
|
Reading article in "Aesthetic
Dentistry Today" (Volume 1 No 4; pp 17-28)
|
1
|
-
|
"The
Platinum Paradigm" by Trent Smallwood; regarding a set of guidelines
forming the basis of a system for "aesthetic excellence"
|
10.02
|
Reading article in "Aesthetic
Dentistry Today" (Volume 1 No 4; pp 42-44)
|
0.5
|
-
|
"Single
Vital Tooth Whitening" by Linda Greenwall
|
10.02
|
Reading article in "Aesthetic
Dentistry Today" (Volume 1 No 4; pp 47-49)
|
0.5
|
-
|
"Bleaching
and caries control in elderly patients" by Professor Van B. Haywood
|
10.02
|
Reading article in "Aesthetic
Dentistry Today" (Volume 1 No 4; pp 67-73)
|
1
|
-
|
"The
21st century European digital dental practice" by Charles Samaras; re:
intra-oral cameras, digital radiography, etc
|
10.02
|
Verifiable CPD exercise in
"Private Dentistry" (Volume 12 No 2; pp 10-19)
|
-
|
1
|
"Smile
design principles: part one" by Ashish Parmar and Rahul Doshi
|
top
|
06.03
|
Attending web conference seminar (a "Webinar") on burning
mouth, dry mouth and altered taste
|
-
|
2
|
"Burning mouth, dry mouth and altered taste" by
Dr Caroline Pankhurst of GKT, London; topics included symptoms,
diagnosis and treatment; patients with a predisposition to these
conditions; drugs and treatments that are known to cause dry mouth;
progress and resolution of these conditions;
example cases; discussion and question session
|
top
|
03.04
|
Reading letter from Department
of Health and new guidance (CG64) from NICE
|
1
|
-
|
Considering a letter from the
Chief Dental Officer and reading the new guidance from the National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (CG64) regarding the use of
antibiotic prophylaxis for patients at risk of infective endocarditis;
discussing this and the BSAC report with practice manager and
considering the implementation of this new guidance in the practice
|
07.04 to 11.04
|
Research on Radiography and
updating practice policies and procedures
|
28
|
-
|
Reading contents of Radiation Protection File provided by HPA;
considering: "Guidance Notes For Dental Practitioners On The Safe Use Of
X-ray Equipment" (NRPB, 2001), "Selection Criteria for Dental
Radiography" (FGDP (UK), 2004), IRR 1999 and IR(ME)R 2000; updating
Local Rules (including exposure protocols, procedures for clinical
evaluation of radiographs, patient ID, pregnancy procedures, referral
criteria, etc); updating radiography risk assessment; conducting
radiographic image quality audit; considering dosimetry procedures;
preparing draft QA audit plan; considering radiation safety assessments
& implementing revised maintenance and surveillance procedures and
records
|
top
|
07.05
|
Attending web conference seminar (a "Webinar") on leadership
and management
|
-
|
2
|
"Leadership and management" by
Chris Barrow; topics included the difference between management and
leadership; the importance of delegation; motivating teams;
examples; discussion and question session
|
top
|
02.07
|
Attending web conference seminar (a "Webinar") on practice
promotion
|
-
|
2
|
"Staying ahead of the game" by
Bhavna Doshi; topics included marketing strategies and techniques;
examples; discussion and question session
|
|
Total - General/Verifiable |
32 |
11 |
|
|
Overall 2008 Total |
43 |
|
