08:30 Registration
09:00 Optimal performance: the new gold standard of success
Aim
To help dental professionals understand the link between leadership and wellbeing that prevents burnout and learn practical strategies to enhance performance and resilience.
Learning objectives
- Identify signs of burnout
- Apply emotional regulation and physical performance hacks
- Integrate leadership behaviours that enhance wellbeing and team performance.
Rana Al-Falaki, Specialist Periodontist, Certified Professional Coach, Optimal Performance Strategist, Energy Leadership Master Practitioner, Bestselling Author
10:00 Orthodontic referrals for the GDP and IOTN
Aim
This session will cover common orthodontic problems related to the development of occlusion in children. It will include an overview of the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) and its role in appropriate referrals for orthodontic treatment and guidance on what and when to refer.
Learning objectives
- Recognise orthodontic issues related to development of the teeth, occlusion, jaws and face
- Understand the IOTN and its relevance to referral to specialist orthodontic management
- Assess appropriate timing of orthodontic referrals
- Communicate effectively with orthodontic specialists.
Gareth Davies, Orthodontic Specialist
11:00 Refreshment break
11:30 Dental ethics
Aim
This session will explore and expand on the GDC Ethical Guidance (Standards). It will use real world scenarios to show where dental team members have "come unstuck" by misunderstanding or misapplying the ethical standards that underpin our profession.
Learning objectives
- Characterise some of the common ethical pitfalls for dentists and their teams
- Define the consequences of breaching the GDC ethical standards
- Demonstrate how to effectively avoid ethical missteps.
Jason Stokes, GDP
12:30 Patient safety culture in practice
Aim
To provide an overview of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy in Primary Care. Launched in September 2024, the strategy describes the national and local commitments to improve patient safety in primary care, supporting all areas in this sector to fully implement the NHS Patient Safety Strategy.
Learning objectives
- Identify the key deliverables of the strategy including how to improve safety culture
- Understand how to complete the national patient safety syllabus training
- Understand how to register for and use the new incident recording (LFPSE)
- Recognise incident responses within the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
Joe Allen and Rowena Harland
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Complaints handling and clinical note keeping
Bryan Harvey, Senior Dento-Legal Adviser, DDU and Chair, Essex LDC
15:00 Anti-resorptive medications/MRONJ
Catherine Rowland
16:00 “There is nothing to be afraid of” guidance for extractions on patients with anticoagulants and other medical issues
Catherine Rowland
17:00 Close
