Overview

This one-day CPD course will allow you to learn the essential requirements for getting back to practice and discuss any practicalities or challenges you may face. You'll spend a full day practising and refreshing your skills in preparation for returning to work after a break.

Teaching staff will demonstrate and offer guidance on the most popular clinical procedures in general dentistry (excluding endodontics).

A small class size allows the course to be tailored to individual needs.

Course content

You'll explore aspects of the preparation of teeth and your operative dentistry skills with practical close support, to refine and refocus your clinical skills for contemporary Restorative Dentistry.

You can choose from the following exercises to practise on the day:

• Crown preparation
• Veneer preparation
• Onlay preparation
• Temporary crowns
• Composite restorations
• Amalgam restorations

Who this course is for

This course is suitable for all general dental practitioners who've taken a break from work and would like to refresh their skills in popular clinical procedures.

You don't need to be GDC registered.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course you should have gained confidence and refreshed your skills in the most common restorative procedures in general dentistry. 

Structure and teaching

This is a skills revision course with no lecture component. You'll be under constant supervision with staff available to give advice and demonstrations.

CPD points and certificate

The course will give you 6.5 hours of verifiable CPD. You'll also get a certificate of attendance. 

Cost

The fee is £450.

Quality controls

All Eastman teachers are experienced professionals. You'll be asked to submit written feedback via a questionnaire at the end of the course, which is used to monitor the course's quality of teaching and value for money.

Refunds

Please read the Eastman's refunds policy before booking.

Course team

Prof Peter Fine

Peter has been a general dental practitioner for over 40 years before becoming a part-time lecturer in CPD at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute in 2008. He currently has the grade of Associate Clinical Professor (Teaching) and regularly teaches on the Restorative Dental Practice programme Year 1 (Certificate). His main role on the Restorative Dental Practice programme is to supervise the MSc research students during their research year. This involves developing appropriate research projects, designing the research protocols and supervising the students undertaking the projects.

He has been the lead for sports dentistry courses at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute for 8 years, developing the subject from treating trauma in sportsmen and women to understanding the dental needs of athletes and the role that general dental practitioners can play in supporting athletes with respect to dental and oral health.

Course information last modified: 19 Mar 2024, 18:03