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:
- To understand the management of caries in primary and permanent dentitions
- Practice rubber dam placement
- Practice film holders
- Practice extraction of deciduous teeth under local anaesthetic
- Assess and manage caries, occlusion, and tooth wear, and, where appropriate, restore the dentition using the principle of minimal intervention, maintaining function and aesthetics
- Restore teeth using a wide range of treatments and materials appropriate to the patient including permanent and temporary direct restorations, maintaining function and aesthetics.
- Practice composite and amalgam restoration on multiple teeth.
- Provide pulp treatment for deciduous teeth and practice pulpotomy procedure.
- Practice restoration of deciduous teeth using preformed stainless steel crowns
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the scope of practice of a dental therapist
- Competence in provision of different direct restorations (Amalgam and composite fillings)
- Recognise the management of dental trauma
- Recognize the importance of primary prevention (Fissure sealant, fluoride application, dietary chart, and NICE recall intervals)
- Understand the indications and contraindications of pulpotomy.
- Competence in provision of adequate pain control (infiltration, Inferior alveolar nerve block)
- 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
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