Comprehensive one day course aimed to cover the scope of practice of
Dental Therapist

Overview:

A one-day comprehensive hands-on course covering caries management in deciduous and permanent dentition starting from local anaesthetic administration, Rubber dam placement, teeth restoration and ending with deciduous teeth extraction.

Course Aims and objectives:

  1. To understand the management of caries in primary and permanent dentitions
  2. Practice rubber dam placement 
  3. Practice film holders 
  4. Practice extraction of deciduous teeth under local anaesthetic
  5. Assess and manage caries, occlusion, and tooth wear, and, where appropriate, restore the dentition using the principle of minimal intervention, maintaining function and aesthetics
  6. Restore teeth using a wide range of treatments and materials appropriate to the patient including permanent and temporary direct restorations, maintaining function and aesthetics. 
  7. Practice composite and amalgam restoration on multiple teeth.
  8. Provide pulp treatment for deciduous teeth and practice pulpotomy procedure.
  9. Practice restoration of deciduous teeth using preformed stainless steel crowns 

Learning outcomes:

  1. Understand the scope of practice of a dental therapist
  2. Competence in provision of different direct restorations (Amalgam and composite fillings)
  3. Recognise the management of dental trauma
  4. Recognize the importance of primary prevention (Fissure sealant, fluoride application, dietary chart, and NICE recall intervals)
  5. Understand the indications and contraindications of pulpotomy.
  6. Competence in provision of adequate pain control (infiltration, Inferior alveolar nerve block)
  7. Competence in deciduous teeth extraction

Who is the course for?

  • Registered dental therapist
  • Please bring your loupes if you normally use them

Structure and teaching:

-It will be delivered as a series of interactive seminars combined with clinical hands-on laboratory training.

-You will be working on phantom heads- these offer the closest experience available to working on live patients.

CPD:

Total of 8 hours of verifiable CPD and a certificate of attendance

Quality control:

All EA Dental tutors are experienced professional. You will be asked to submit written feedback via a questionnaire at the end of the course, which is used to monitor the course teaching quality.

Dr John Yossef BDS, MJDFRCS, MFDRCSI

Dr John Yossef is a renowned dentist with over 9 years of clinical and teaching experience . Specializing in Restorative Dentistry, Dr John uses his experience to harness art & science in teaching. By focusing on theoretical knowledge, Dr John has been able to implement the latest British guidelines learned during his studies to obtain The Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties(MJDFRCS), awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2016. In 2017, Dr John became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland(MFDRCSI). Over the years, Dr John's strengths comprised of teaching with passion and extensive clinical experience.
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