2024 AFN Virtual Conference
January 15 -19, 2024 9:00 am to 11:00 pm (PST)
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Bupa Dental Care is proud to support fellow and future dental colleagues with their ongoing learning and development. Enhance your career with Bupa Learning Lounge!
We’d love for you to attend our free virtual CPD event
This online event covers a range of CPD topics (Including some CORE GDC recommend subjects)– and we welcome the entire team dentists, hygienists, therapists, nurses, practice managers, receptionists, and labs.
This free virtual event will take place from 9am until 12.30 pm on Saturday 12th October 2024
The event is hosted by Bupa Dental Care and you will have the opportunity to hear from a range of guest speakers, all of whom are experts in their respective fields.
With our flexible timetable you can attend three different sessions of your choice and gain three free hours of verifiable CPD. Registration is quick, free, and confidential. Be quick, registration will close at 17:00 11/10/2024
Following registration, a confirmation email will be sent to the email you used to sign up, this will have instructions for the event on the day along with our handy user guide.
October 12, 2024 09:00 amHear from Mark Allan, General Manager of Bupa Dental Care to begin your morning of learning, we hope you enjoy your chosen sessions with our fantastic group of speakers.
October 12, 2024 09:05 am
Sharn Jassal
Dental Hygienist & Therapist
GDC development outcome: C
Sharn became interested in the menopause topic after seeing my long-term female patients go through unexplained oral health changes which led me to research the oral health impacts of menopause. I realised how little we know about this and how important it is to raise awareness to help equip us to provide the best care.
Aim of presentation
To raise awareness about the common oral health issues experienced during menopause.
Objectives
Learning outcomes
Help clinicians to understand the link between menopause and oral health.
Increase awareness in identifying oral health issues and apply bespoke preventative strategy for patients.
October 12, 2024 09:05 am
Meg Welch
Head of Sustainability, Bupa Dental Care
Laura Allison
Sustainability Specialist, Bupa Dental Care and Dentist
GDC development outcome: B & C
This webinar aims to give an overview of the linkages between people and planet health, including practical examples dental professionals can take to reduce their personal impact and that of the dental industry.
Aim of presentation
To give an overview of the main issues, and make suggestions for change which inspire more dental professionals to make the shift
Objectives
Learning outcomes
An understanding of how our environment impacts health, how the healthcare industry impacts the environment, and some of the ways we can make improvements.
October 12, 2024 09:05 am
Matthew Trerise
Autism Advanced CPD & Liaison Facilitator
GDC development outcome: A & B
This webinar will provide an overview of autism spectrum conditions with practical advice for clinicians to use when supporting autistic people in clinical settings.
Aim of presentation
Increase knowledge and understanding of autism, including best practice in clinical settings
Objectives
Increased competencies and confidence in staff when supporting autistic people, improved experience for autistic people accessing Bupa Dental Care services
Learning outcomes
October 12, 2024 09:05 am
Alastair Fry
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon / Head and Neck Surgery
GDC development outcome: C
Alastair is an award winning Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon based in London. His practice is now the largest in the UK in terms of head and neck / Oral cancer and free flap reconstruction, and is recognised as having some of the best outcomes in the UK. This webinar aims to increase knowledge of head and neck cancer and the pathways available.
Aim of presentation
Raise awareness of presentations and early diagnosis of mouth cancer. Educate on current concepts of management
Objectives
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session participants will have increased understanding of
October 12, 2024 10:10 am
Anni Seabourne
Sports Dentist and Head of General Dentistry at Bupa Dental Care
GDC development outcome: C
Sports dentistry is a specialised field that intersects oral health and athletic performance. As athletes face unique challenges related to dental trauma, prevention, and management, understanding these aspects becomes crucial. In this lecture, we explore the essentials of sports dentistry, emphasising practical strategies for dental care and refresh our knowledge in trauma management.
Aim of presentation
Objectives
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this webinar you will:
October 12, 2024 10:10 am
Adele Sutton
Aura Infection Control Decon Consultant
GDC development outcome: C
Handpieces are recognised as a weak point in decontamination practice. They are often heavily contaminated and poorly maintained resulting in a risk to staff and patients and unnecessary costs.
Aim of presentation
To understand how to effectively manage and decontaminate burs and handpieces in line with decontamination and safety legislation in the UK
Objectives
Learning outcomes
October 12, 2024 10:10 am
Preetee Hylton
Dental nurse and Safeguarding Lead, The No.8 Partnership
GDC development outcome: A & D
Aim of presentation
The aim of this session is to educate the dental professionals about the various aspects of domestic abuse and encourage them to actively and safely provide support to those experiencing domestic abuse.
Objectives
Delegates will be able to:
Learning outcomes
Delegates will:
October 12, 2024 10:10 am
Pamela Swain
BADN Chief Executive
GDC development outcome: B & D
Aim of presentation
To explain what professional associations are, what they do and why all members of the dental team should join their professional association
Objectives
To highlight the individual professional associations, what they offer, what they do, etc
Learning outcomes
Attendees should leave with an understanding of who/what their specific professional association is, how they can contribute to their association and how this benefits dentistry as a whole
October 12, 2024 11:15 am
Richard Jones
Specialist Orthodontist/Director Aligner Intelligence
GDC development outcome: C
This packed presentation is full of clinical hacks to help you develop some of the key clinical skills required to deliver outstanding clear aligner treatment.
Aim of presentation
This presentation focuses on helping delegates hone some of the key skills required to deliver successful clear aligner treatment. We will focus on 3 key areas:
Objectives
This presentation aims to enable delegates to better understand and deliver three key skills for aligner therapy including IPR, use of attachments and management of retention.
Learning outcomes
Delegates should be able to:
October 12, 2024 11:15 am
Phillip Mullen
Dentist with Special Interest and Member of BDC Dental Advisory Committee
GDC development outcome: A & C
During this webinar we will discuss case assessment, Reasons for primary failure, Ledge management, Perforation management, Bacteriology, Instrumentation and top tips for retreatment.
Aim of presentation
To become aware of what GDP’s should be able to tackle, what to expect and problems that could be encountered and how to solve them
Objectives
Learning outcomes
October 12, 2024 11:15 am
Katy Kerr
Kathryn (Katy) Kerr MSc BDS DDPH RCS (Eng.) PGCertClinEd.
GDC development outcomes: B, C & D
This short course looks at what dementia is and considers the modifications needed in the dental environment to aid the treatment of patients living with dementia, their families and carers.
Aim of presentation
To provide information in order to support dental patients who are living with dementia
Objectives
Learning outcomes
By the end of the training participants should be able to:
October 12, 2024 11:15 am
Rachael Bell
Head of Dental MDDUS
This session will increase your understanding of the benefit of good communication in mitigating risk in practice.
GDC development outcome: A, B & D
Aim of presentation
Understand the benefit of good communication in mitigating risk in practice
Objectives
Enhance communication skills in difficult patient encounters, consent and complaints
Learning outcomes
October 12, 2024 12:15 pmJoin your final session for the morning with Anusha. A Huge Thankyou for joining Bupa Learning Lounge, October 2024. Don’t forget to complete your feedback, then email or download your certificates and let us know what you’d like to see for our future events.
Adele has over 15 year’s experience in the dental industry - nursing for 10 years and practice and clinical management for 5 years. Adele achieved her NVQ Level 3 in dental nursing and ILM Decontamination lead certificate progressing Level 4 Certificate in leadership and management. Adele joined Aura Infection Control in 2022 as a Decontamination Consultant supporting practices up and down the country with DUWL, Decontamination and validation.
Alastair is an award winning Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon based in London. His practice is now the largest in the UK in terms of head and neck / Oral cancer and free flap reconstruction and is recognised as having some of the best outcomes in the UK.
Sports Dentist and Head of General Dentistry at Bupa Dental Care
BDS Cardiff (Hons) MSc Sports Dent
Dentist for England Rugby, Harlequins Rugby and McLaren F1
Anni, is a Cardiff University graduate and former international athlete, has seamlessly blended her passion for sports and dentistry. She has the distinction as the youngest and first female candidate to earn a master’s degree in sports dentistry from the Eastman. Her expertise led her to working with Harlequins RFC, England Rugby, McLaren F1, as well as individual athletes. Additionally, Anni serves as the Head of General Dentistry at Bupa Dental Care, contributing to their new Clinical Advisory Team. She practices between London and Surrey.
Kathryn (Katy) Kerr MSc BDS DDPH RCS (Eng.) PGCertClinEd.
Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean Workforce NHS England, Workforce Training and Education Directorate (formerly Health Education England).
In her role for NHSE WT&E, Katy works across Thames Valley and Wessex to provide training and workforce development opportunities for all members of the dental team. She currently chairs the Dementia Friendly Dentistry Group and is passionate about improving access to dental services for people living with dementia by working to support the establishment of dementia friendly dental care environments.
She has trained extensively about the impact of poor oral health for older people in residential and hospital settings, she was a member of the External Expert Advisory Group for the CQC report, Smiling Matters, on oral health in care homes and helped to develop resources for the Public Health England toolkit to address the findings in the report. This is free to access and contains examples of policies, assessment tools, care plans and extensive additional information including training resources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-oral-health-in-care-homes-toolkit
I have a background in special care and currently chair the Dementia Friendly Dentistry Group. I have represented dentistry on the Dementia Workforce Advisory Group. I was a member of the External Expert Advisory Group for the CQC report, Smiling Matters, on oral health in care homes and helped to develop resources for the Public Health England toolkit to address the findings in the report.
Laura worked for many years as a dentist, before studying Sustainability and working in the sector, combining her two passions.
Matthew has 20 years’ experience supporting autistic people in a wide range of care settings. Since 2009 Matthew has worked in a specialist autism diagnostic service for adults within the NHS, offering diagnostic assessment, post diagnostic support, training and consultancy for professionals. Outside of Matthew’s NHS role, they also provide training for employers on Autism & Neurodiversity in the workplace
Meg has over a decade of experience in Sustainability, and now leads the Sustainability programme at Bupa Dental Care.
Following a gap year studying German whilst selling newspapers outside Vienna’s Wien Mitte railway station and working as an au pair and English tutor in Vienna, and a brief spell at the Home Office Research Unit in the late 70s, Pam Swain brushed up her French in the pharmaceutical and hotel industries in Brussels, before working at NATO.
In the late 80s, she moved to Bermuda to work in the Bank of Bermuda’s Investment Department, where she completed three quarters of her American Institute of Banking Diploma and several business management courses before moving on.
Some 15 years after her first gap year, Pam took another – spending 12 months in Boston, Massachusetts studying holistic therapy at the Massage Institute of New England and obtaining the American Massage Therapy Association certification.
Pam returned to her home town of Fleetwood in 1991 and began working for BADN (then ABDSA) in 1992. As well as being BADN’s Chief Executive, Pam is Editor of the “British Dental Nurses’ Journal”, and also writes regular columns for “The Probe” and other dental publications
Pam was awarded the City & Guilds Licentiate in Management in 2005 and a Masters degree in Business Administration in 2007. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Association Management and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
In 2012, Pam was awarded Outstanding Achievement Award at the Dental Awards, and the BADN Outstanding Contribution to Dental Nursing Award. Pam celebrated 30 years of employment with BADN in 2022.
Phillip Mullen - BDS Hons (Sheffield) 2009, PG Cert HE 2015 (Hallam) , MSc Endo with Merit (UCLAN) 2018, Dissertation 2018 with Distinction, DwESE accepting referrals externally and internally for >8years , Pitts Ford Endo Prize Sheffield 2009 (Undergraduate), Dentsly Sirona Endo Prize winner 2018 (Post grad)
Phillip qualified from the University of Sheffield in 2009 with Honours before completing Foundation Training and moving on to an associate position. He now works in General Practice and supports Foundation Dentists (FD) as an Educational Supervisor and previously taught in an honorary role to Outreach Students from Sheffield University up to 2019. He also provides resources and teaching to FD Endodontic day courses as part of East Midlands Deanery and has lectured and provided day courses for GDP’s.
Day to day he works in a mixed practice as well as providing emergency dentistry to patients as part of the out of hours access service. Phil took over a private (DwSI) endodontic referral service in 2017, which continues to grow, utilising the skills gained in his MSc Endo at UCLAN 2018 to tackle more complex cases. Recently he has taken up an endodontic advisory role for BUPA as part of their Dental Advisory Committee. Outside of work he enjoys golf, running and family time.
Preetee Hylton is a dental nurse and a Safeguarding Lead at The No.8 Partnership in Chelsea. She is a dental nursing tutor at the Dental Nursing Academy and is an Associate Examiner with the NEBDN. She qualified in 2010 and proceeded to gain her post-registration qualification in dental radiography, PTLLS qualification and oral health education qualification. She has authored various articles and lectures at numerous dental conferences and shows. She is passionate about raising awareness on the impacts of domestic abuse and advocates tirelessly to raise the profile of dental nurses in the dental industry.
Rachael Bell BDS MPhil PG Cert MFGDP (UK) MJDF FCG Det
Head of Dental MDDUS
Rachael qualified at the University of Glasgow in 1991 (BDS) and gained an MPhil in Medical Law and Ethics from the University of Glasgow in 1997. Rachael worked as a general practitioner in mixed NHS/Private vocational training practices in and around Glasgow for 22 years, where she had an interest in dental anxiety and sedation. She is also a former clinical audit facilitator for Argyll and Clyde Health board. Rachael joined MDDUS in 2009 and was appointed as Interim head of Dental Division MDDUS in September 2023. And head of dental April 2024. Rachael was admitted as a Fellow of the College of Dentistry in June 2023.
Richard Jones Specialist Orthodontist/Director Aligner Intelligence - BDS (Hons) MSc FDS RCS M.Orth RCS
Richard has been a specialist orthodontist for over 20 years treating more than 10,000 cases during this time. He works within the Total Orthodontics group, now part of BUPA and was previously a Director and Chairman of the company. He is now also a founder and Director of Aligner Intelligence, providing mentoring, training and treatment planning support for dentists and specialists. He currently sits on the Dental Advisory Committee for BUPA Dental Care and has previously sat on the European Advisory Board for Invisalign. He has been a Director and Trustee of the British Orthodontic Society on several occasions including a three-year term as Chairman of the British Orthodontic Conference. He is currently Chair of the Orthodontic Specialists Group of the British Orthodontic Society. Richard has regularly been an invited speaker at national and international conferences, speaking on both clinical and business topics.
Over a 20-year career Richard has gained huge experience with a range of orthodontic appliances. For the last 10 years there has been a focus on clear aligner treatment and now more than 50% of his patients choose aligners. Richard has experience in a range of clear aligner systems including Invisalign, Clear Correct and Spark Aligners. He also sat on the European Advisory Board for Invisalign for a number of years and is currently a member of the European Aligner Society.
Sharn is a Dental Hygienist &Therapist working in a practice in Knightsbridge for 17 years. Sharn qualified from Barts and the London 2006 gaining a Diploma in Dental Hygiene and Therapy and previously provided a webinar on Cleft Lip and Palate awareness at Bupa Learning Lounge.
