Oldham and Rochdale Section - Taking the fear out of forceps: oral surgery for the GDP

What to expect

The lecture will focus on allowing GDP’s to comfortably assess and manage oral surgery patients.

Timings

18:00 Registration and refreshments

18:45 Lecture and Q&A 

20:15 Hot meal and networking

21:15 End

Learning objectives

• Understand the implications of medical conditions in oral surgery
• Identify patient factors that may warrant a referral
• Discuss the management of a patient with multiple comorbidities for the GDP
• Understand the implications of appropriate radiographic assessment
• Recognise the impact of anatomy on exodontia
• Identify the criteria and case selection which may warrant a referral
• Tips and tricks for the GDP.

Development outcomes

A, C and D

Rofu Miah

Rofu qualified from the University of Manchester in 2016. After completing his foundation training, he furthered his career by working in general dental practice, out of hours emergency services and in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Bradford Royal Infirmary. In 2019 he completed his MFDS postgraduate examinations at the Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow.

He now deals solely with oral surgery, complex extractions, dental implants as well as dental sedation for anxious patients. His time is split between tier 2 oral surgery and Royal Bolton Hospital. He mentors colleagues wanting to become more confident in their oral surgery and sedation skills. He is accredited in Oral Surgery by the Lancashire Deanery and an approved mentor in sedation by IACSD. He is also currently an educational supervisor to DCTs and clinical supervisor to STRs in Oral Surgery.

He regularly volunteers to do emergency dental relief work abroad helping those in war struck or poverty struck areas. In 2017 he travelled to Palestine, in 2018 to The Gambia and in 2020 to Bangladesh.

Hinna Irshad

Hinna is an experienced Specialist Oral Surgeon at the Royal Bolton Hospital. After graduating from the University of Birmingham, she completed her foundation training in West Midlands before pursuing a career in Oral Surgery by completing a national specialty training programme in Liverpool. Along the way, she has obtained valuable hospital experience in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Manchester, Rotherham and Birmingham as well as teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has worked extensively in primary care Tier 2 services and advocates the importance of bridging the gap between primary and secondary care services. Hinna especially enjoys her role as an Educational Supervisor for DCTs and StRs, as well as being a qualified seditionist who mentors those in training. She examines regularly for MFDS and has recently taken up the role of Senior Lecturer at the University of Lancashire.