Course Summary

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) is designed to protect and empower people who may lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions about their care and treatment. It applies to people aged 16 and over.

The MCA has been in force since 2007 and applies to England and Wales. The primary purpose of the MCA is to promote and safeguard decision-making within a legal framework. 

This course is recommended for all members of the dental practice and is a collection of reading and video learning resources from the NHS and the Social Care Institute for Excellence. It is designed to help members of the practice be aware of Adult Safeguarding with regards to the MCA.

Learning Content

An overview of the Mental Care Act

Aims & Objectives

• To know and understand the Act’s five statutory principles
• To understand that good professional training is key to empower those in health care to assess the capacity
• To understand how mental capacity is assessed

Development Outcomes

A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk

D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first

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Course Summary

This three part series about aesthetic crown lengthening is brought to you by Surgical Master , an online dental community and learning environment specifically for dentists who wish to strengthen their skill sets, increase their confidence, learn surgical procedures and grow their practice. 

Part 1: In part 1, Dr. Simon talks about meeting your patient for the first time, understanding their concerns, and helps you understand the reason for the concerns. He then reviews a treatment plan for the case and the rationale.

Part 2: In part 2, Dr. Simon covers the use of digital simulation to help the patient gain confidence and accept the treatment proposed. Creating a soft tissue blueprint.

Part 3: In part 3, Dr.Simon reviews the surgery step by step, with emphasis on important points and challenges that can occur.

Speaker Profile

Dr. Ziv Simon obtained his Dental Degree and Bachelor of Medical Sciences Degree from Tel Aviv University (where he also held a teaching position in the Department of Prosthodontics). He went on to receive his Master of Science Degree in Periodontology and a Periodontal Graduate Degree from the University of Toronto.

With an insatiable appetite for learning and growing, Dr. Simon conducted advanced research on bone engineering and dental implants. He relocated to the United States and founded the Beverly Hills Multidisciplinary Dental Study Group and served as director of the Beverly Hills Academy of Dentistry.

For more than 20 years he has been lecturing nationally and internationally on smile design, implant dentistry and tissue. He has also been teaching at the School of Dentistry, University of Southern California.

Dr. Simon explains, “Surgical Master is revolutionizing the way that continuing education for dentists is handled. We are delivering the game-changing knowledge and skill sets that dentist need to learn in order to elevate their practices and serve their patients at the highest levels. That creates more empowered dentists, more fulfilling and profitable practices, and more satisfied patients. In doing so, we’ve also developed a very positive fellowship of dentists here. It’s a supportive community of peers helping each other succeed, rather than seeing each other as a threat.”

To find out more about Surgical Master and the many courses they offer please visit their website: https://surgicalmaster.com 

Learning Content

A series of videos on aesthetic crown lengthening in which both the surgical considerations as well as the treatment options available are discussed.

Aims & Objectives

• To appreciate the principles involved in crown lengthening.
• To be able to create appropriate treatment plans for each case with the appropriate rationale and approach.​

Development Outcomes

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice

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Course Summary

This course covers the ten Soft skills that Dental professionals need to enable us to effectively work with others. No matter what your position, organization, or industry, you work with people! Taking the time to build effective soft skills can contribute to a more efficient, and more productive workplace. 

Learning Content

The top 10 Soft Skills online presentation helps you begin to see how important it is to understand the importance of having/developing a core set of soft skills. By managing and looking at the way people interact and seeing things in a new light, all members of the team will improve in almost every aspect of their professional life.

Aims & Objectives

Through the exploration/identification and development of 10 critical soft skills the workshop will help participants enhance patient care by development of soft skills towards optimising interpersonal effectiveness, effective management of self, effective management of others, maintenance/development of skills, behaviors, and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you, and maintenance of effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry.

Development Outcomes

A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk.  

B. Effective management of self, and effective management of others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times; providing constructive leadership where appropriate.  

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice.  

D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first.

Members can enrol now by logging in here, if you’re not yet a member you can register here.

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Course Summary

In this easy to follow, yet very detailed lecture, Dr. Hassall presents an overview of the three main ceramic materials that are currently in use:

1. Feldspathic layering: Infiltrated glass ceramic.  

2. Polycrystaline ceramic: Zirconia.

3. Pressed glass ceramic: e-max

Dr Dominic Hassall stresses that by understanding the science and the nature of these ceramic materials, the clinician is able to use this knowledge to provide the best restoration suitable to any particular situation.

Parafunction also plays an important role in the decision process and the possibility of chipping can rule out the use of the feldspathic layering in these situations.

Course presenter profile

Dominic Hassall, BDS MSc (Manc) FDS RCPS (Glasg) MRD RCS (Edin) FDS (Rest Dent) RCS (Eng), United Kingdom, general dental council registered specialist in Restorative, Periodontal, Prosthodontic and Endodontic Dentistry.

Dominic has been assessed to the highest level completing a masters degree and clinical examinations with the royal colleges in Glasgow and Edinburgh, culminating with the award of the prestigious intercollegiate speciality fellowship in Restorative Dentistry.

He has worked in private specialist practice in Harley Street and as a hospital consultant before setting up his own private, referral clinic, and postgraduate teaching institute in central England.

He is a pioneer in postgraduate dental education, initiating the UK’s first ever Masters programme in Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry, and then the masters programme in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry.

4everlearning members can exclusively access more free training and information on Dominic’s Courses from within the members’ area.

Learning Content

Strength and aesthetic considerations for each of the three main ceramic materials are discussed.

Aims & Objectives

• To understand the nature of the three main ceramic materials currently in use to help the clinician decide on which material offers the best restorative and functional outcomes.
• To be able to balance the aesthetic considerations with the functional strength of each material.
• To be aware of maximum limitations in bridges and cases with parafunction​.

Development Outcomes

A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk.

B. Effective management of self, and effective management of others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times; providing constructive leadership where appropriate.

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice.

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Course Summary

In this detailed lecture you will gain more insight into when and why to use the NTI system.

Dr Boyd covers multiple subjects including The How and Why of the NTI.

Migraine Prevention: How the Dentist becomes the Neurologist’s Best Referral Source.

Chairside Splint Fabrication: From Dental Protection to Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

Learning Content

TMJ and parafunction overview with details of the anatomical and neuromuscular origins of the symptoms and a general overview of​ the management of this condition.

Aims & Objectives

To understand the principals of parafunction control

To gain an overview of the management of headaches.

To be able to diagnose the nature and the cause of the disease.

To understand how and when to use the NTI splint therapy for the ​management of parafunction.

Development Outcomes

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice

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Course Summary

In this short presentation, Dr. Lewis gives an excellent overview of how all dental team members can be involved in the early detection of mouth cancer. 

It stresses the importance of carrying out regular scans and shows delegates how these can be performed quickly and efficiently. It considers how to counsel patients before and after scans, and how to educate and inform the public about this disease in an accurate but non-alarming way. 

The presentation covers basic examination and diagnostic skills to give delegates confidence in introducing this invaluable service.

Speaker Profile

Philip Lewis qualified in London in 1977. He has worked in general practice and as a clinical assistant in the hospital service. He takes a keen interest in postgraduate education and the development of the dental team.

Philip is on the Editorial Advisory Boards of several magazines, has received awards for commitment to postgraduate education, has served as a director of The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and belongs to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the British Dental Bleaching Society. He currently acts as General Secretary to the European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry. 

In addition, Philip is a long-serving member of the British Dental Association and acts as a media spokesman. He has made many television and radio appearances as well as having numerous articles and interviews published in the Dental and Consumer press. He has been short listed in the Dentist of the Year Awards and has lectured in the UK and abroad on clinical innovations.

Philip runs a single-handed private dental practice on the Isle of Wight with the help of two part-time dental hygienists. His wife Joy acts as receptionist/practice manager. His daughters Chloe and Sarah are both qualified dental nurses.

Learning Content

Understand the importance of routinely screening for oral cancer.
Appreciate the medico-legal threats of not recording examination data.

Aims & Objectives

• To understand the risk factors.
• To be able to recognise suspicious lesions of the mouth and lips.
• To know how to differentiate between normal structures and pathological conditions.
• To introduce a robust screening system into the practice.
• To appreciate and understand the role that can be played by all team members.

Development Outcomes

A. Effective communication with patients, the dental team, and others across dentistry, including when obtaining consent, dealing with complaints, and raising concerns when patients are at risk

B. Effective management of self, and effective management of others or effective work with others in the dental team, in the interests of patients at all times; providing constructive leadership where appropriate

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice

D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first

Members can enrol now by logging in here, if you’re not yet a member you can register here.

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Course Summary

This excellent presentation by Professor Barbosa and colleagues covers in great detail the “Laws” of Implant Dentistry. This course is designed to help both experienced practitioners and also those who are just starting in implant surgery.

The course is packed full of useful resources, videos and easy to follow explanations of each of the essential principles needed for successful implant placement.

Speaker Profile

This course is brought to you by Periospot who specialise in postgraduate training in Aesthetics, Implantology, Periodontolgy and Endodontics.

Francisco Barbosa graduated from the University of Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain in 2004. Now he is an oral surgeon specialising in digital implant dentistry with a private practice in Barcelona. He also graduated with an MBA in 2015 where he founded Periospot, an online platform offering interactive learning content for dentists.

4everlearning members can benefit from earning verifiable CPD from a selection of the Periospot created courses on our learning platform.

Learning Content

Overview of 17 concepts in implant dentistry. The concepts covered include:
– The required papillary height between implants.
– How to select the correct abutment when an aesthetic restoration is performed.
– Why bone loss happens when an implant is placed and how to address this.
– When Alveolar ridge preservation should be used.
– The ideal 3D implant position.
– How to create space between the implant and the buccal bone wall.

Aims & Objectives

Provide dental clinicians with an overview of the im-mutable core concepts in implant dentistry to help them improve their protocols and daily practices.
Provide clinicians with different articles, books and other documents to help them take informed decisions and consider the pros and cons of all approaches and techniques in the area of implantology.

Development Outcomes

C. Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice.

D. Maintenance of skills, behaviours and attitudes which maintain patient confidence in you and the dental profession and put patients’ interests first.

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