2017-2018 feedback form

Oral Medicine in Practice

20 September 2017

Aims:

• To provide an evening lecture which aims to challenge current trends in thinking about the reducing role of dentistry in wider healthcare and bring oral health back to centre stage with regard to holism and patient wellbeing.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

• To gain knowledge of how poverty and social deprivation impact the illness experience of patients, with particular reference to oral cancer
• To implement in general dental practice a range of practical steps to make a difference to the oral medicine problems encountered by patients
• To liaise with primary care medical colleagues in investigating the possible underlying causes of oral diseases may make a significant difference to patient well-being and prognosis

33 Years of Radiology

1 November 2017

Aims

• To provide an evening lecture which examines the changing face of dental radiology, the range of dental imaging available and diagnosis of common pathologies.

Objectives

• To explore the changes in dental imaging including techniques and protection over the last 33 years
• To demonstrate the full range of dental imaging available
• To highlight diagnostic dilemmas and common pathologies seen on dental imaging

Endodontic Success

29 November 2017

Aims

• To provide an overview of the key biological and clinical principles that should be adhered to allow clinicians to provide the most effective endodontic treatment.

Objectives:

• Recognise the importance of appropriate pre-operative assessment of the endodontic patient
• Be able to appropriately gain consent for endodontic treatment
• Understand the key determinants in modifying endodontic outcomes and their impact on clinical practices

The Modern BDS

28 March 2018

Aims:

To cover current admissions processes in the undergraduate dental programme, current curriculum requirements in the undergraduate dental programme and up-to-date assessment methods in the undergraduate dental programme

Objectives:

• To have an appreciation of current Dental School admissions processes
• To be familiar with up-to-date methods of assessment used in the undergraduate dental programme
• To be aware of the requirements and content of the current dental curriculum

What matters to me ... and might matter to you

28 March 2018

Aim:

To provide attendees with an examination of the benefits of person-centred care in dentistry

Objectives:

• for attendees to be able to examine their approach to compassion and person-centred care
• to learn about initiatives from Scotland and globally designed to make public services more caring and personal
• for attendees to consider what matters to them and how to be more person-centred in their professional roles

Almost a Career in Dentistry

25 April 2018

Aim:

The aim of the talk will be to entertain, perhaps with some salutary lessons.

Objectives: Attendees will be able to gain insight into the role of dentistry in the armed forces and in a variety of settings and contexts. Attendees will learn about unexpected facets of dentistry and the paths open to them within the wider profession. Attendees will be able to give examples of fresh thinking on clinical leadership which may impact on their day-to-day practice