Overview

This one-day, face-to-face course will introduce you to the concept of sports dentistry and explore the evolving role of the sports dentist.

Course aims

This course aims to look at:

• the role that the sports dentist can play within the sports medicine team
• how to work alongside elite athletes

Course content and structure

The day runs from approximately 9:30am to 5pm. There'll be a combination of lecture/seminar teaching and hands-on practical sessions.

You'll learn:

• whether to consider athletes differently to any other patient
• about the role that the dentist can play in elite sport
• an understanding of emergency trauma
• about the role of nutrition in the care of athletes

Programme

Morning lecture: introduction to sports dentistry and why we need sports dentists

Afternoon practical: emergency trauma treatment

Afternoon lecture: oral health and performance

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you should be able to:

• understand the role of the sports dentist
• appreciate the role that the sports dentist plays within sports medicine
• have a better understanding of emergency trauma treatment, and what constitutes an emergency
• understand the principles of teamwork within the sports medicine team
• appreciate the link between oral health and athletic performance

Who this course is for

You'll need to hold an approved dental qualification.

CPD points and certificate

You'll earn 6.5 hours verifiable CPD and a certificate of attendance.

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

Peter Fine - Course Leader

Peter is a Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow at UCL Eastman Dental Institute and has been in general dental practice for over 40 years.

Peter has been the lead for the sports dentistry courses at UCL Eastman Dental Institute for 6 years. He's developed the subject from simply dealing with trauma to professional and amateur 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/oral health.

In September 2019, he launched the Sports Dentistry: Oral Health in Sport MSc at UCL Eastman Dental Institute. Peter's experience treating professional sportsmen and women enables him to help the next generation of dentists treat and advise athletes, schools and medical colleagues about the role of dentistry in sport.

Dr John Haughey

Practising in Ireland, John provides sports dentistry support to multiple athletes, including Olympians, professional team sport athletes and professional individual sport athletes. He's provided sports dentistry support for major competitions including internationally.

John researched the effect of the lower jaw position on athletic performance, while completing his MSc in neuromuscular therapy, and contributed a chapter to the sports dentistry book Sports Dentistry: Principles and Practice. He's a Clinical Teaching Fellow (Sports Dentistry & Oral Health) for UCL Eastman Dental Institute and helps deliver the Sports Dentistry: Oral Health in Sport MSc there.

Course information last modified: 23 Mar 2023, 13:44