CGDent education partnership with Dentistry Show London
NewsPosted by: Dental Design 23rd August 2022
The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) will be the headline education partner for the Clinical Excellence Theatre at Dentistry Show London 2022, hosting nine seminars in three CPD theatres over the two-day conference.
The College will be welcoming members and non-members alike to its sessions, with eight experts in their fields sharing their knowledge and giving advice on an array of subjects encompassing clinical dentistry, professionalism and career support:
Introduction to facial aesthetics and the current educational pathways
Friday 7 October, 10.10am – 10.55am (Clinical Excellence Theatre)
Dr Jalpesh Patel BDS (Hons), MJDF RCS Eng., MSc (Aes. Dent.), PG Cert (Aes. Med.), MCGDent; Programme Director, CGDent Postgraduate Certificate in Non-Surgical Facial Aesthetics; Founder & Tutor, RASA Academy
Duty of Candour: the legal and regulatory risk
Friday 7 October, 10.45am – 11.45am (Compliance Hub)
Kevin Lewis BDS, Dip. FFGDP(UK), FDS RCS (Eng.), FCGDent; Trustee of the College of General Dentistry; Special Consultant to the BDA & BDA Indemnity
Professionalism – a medico-legal perspective
Friday 7 October, 12.00pm – 1.00pm (Compliance Hub)
Kevin Lewis BDS, Dip. FFGDP(UK), FDS RCS (Eng.), FCGDent; Trustee of the College of General Dentistry; Special Consultant to the BDA & BDA Indemnity
Creating a positive patient safety culture in dentistry
Friday 7 October, 2.15pm – 3.00pm (Enhanced CPD Theatre)
Dr Jason Wong MBE, BDS, DPDS, FCGDent; Deputy Chief Dental Officer for England; General Dental Practitioner, Grantham
Antimicrobial prescribing in dentistry
Saturday 8 October, 10.45am – 11.45am (Compliance Hub)
Dr Wendy Thompson BSc, BDS, Dip. MFGDP(UK), PhD, FCGDent, FHEA, FICD; College of General Dentistry lead on antimicrobial stewardship; Chair of the FDI-World Dental Federation working group on antibiotics
Mental health wellness in dentistry
Saturday 8 October, 12.15pm – 1.00pm (Enhanced CPD Theatre)
Prof Tim Newton CPsychol, AFBPS; Professor of Psychology as Applied to Dentistry, King’s College London; Honorary Consultant Health Psychologist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Menopause policy – supporting staff through menopause (co-hosted with the British Association of Dental Nurses)
Saturday 8 October, 2.15pm – 3.00pm (Enhanced CPD Theatre)
Jacqui Elsden RDN, MSc, FBADN; President of the British Association of Dental Nurses; former DCP Lead for Dental Nurses, HEE London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Mentoring in implant dentistry: good practice guidelines
Saturday 8 October, 2.45pm – 3.30pm (Clinical Excellence Theatre)
Dr Pynadath George BDS, MFDS RCPS, MSc Rest. Dent., MSc Imp. Dent.; Co-Editor, Mentoring in Implant Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines (CGDent); Treasurer of the Association of Dental Implantology
Record-keeping in the real world of general dental practice
Saturday 8 October, 3.15pm – 4.15pm (Compliance Hub)
Dr Abhi Pal BDS, MGDSRCS, Dip. FFGDP(UK), FDSRCPS(Glasg.), FCGDent; President of the College of General Dentistry; General Dental Practitioner, Edgbaston & independent dental expert witness
CGDent is the independent professional body into which the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) transferred last year. The UK’s only medical college run by and for oral health professionals, it is unique in welcoming all dental and oral health professionals with relevant postgraduate qualifications into full membership. College representatives will be available throughout the conference at Stand F58 to talk to delegates about the College and its vision for the profession.
Conference registration is free, and delegates will have access to over 100 seminars in all across 6 lecture theatres, as well as over 180 exhibiting suppliers, and the opportunity to network with thousands of dentists, practice managers, hygienists and therapists, dental nurses, technicians and laboratory owners.
Register today at https://rfg.circdata.com/publish/dsl22/
