23^rd March 2012

Wirral Postgraduate Medical Centre

Course organiser DFT adviser Martin Woodhead

An enjoyable practical course day.

Dear colleague

To get the most out of this enjoyable practical course day please endeavor to bring along the following dental kit:

1. A curing light
2. Some composite material – any shade, out of date materials are fine
3. A probe, a pair of tweezers
4. Your preferred composite and amalgam instruments, e.g. a wards carver

5. Your rubber dam kit – dam, punch, frame, clamps and forceps
6. Your prepared plastic teeth!

A note on curing lights

We will have 3 with us, to get the most out of the day please try to bring one.

 Optional kit

If you own magnification loupes or a clinical camera please bring them.

Customise this course day

I would like to make sure you get the most out of this training day. If there are any aspects of operative dentistry that you would like me to specifically cover please email the topics to me using our contact form.

Your cases

I look forward to meeting you in person.

Kind regards Peter

download the tooth preparation instructions here

There are two principals for healthcare organisations 1. keep patients, staff and visitors safe by having systems to ensure that the risk of acquired infection to patients is reduced, with particular emphasis on high standards of hygiene and cleanliness. And 2. services provide  environments which promote health by being well-designed and well-maintained with cleanliness levels in clinical and non-clinical areas that meet the national specifications for clean NHS premises.

Cleanliness audit for dental clinics

Here is a work in progress audit to download 

References

The National Specifications for cleanliness in the NHS: Guidance on setting measuring and performance outcomes in primary care medical and dental premises August 2010

The national specifications for cleanliness in the NHS: A framework for setting and measuring performance outcomes April 2007

We hope you are delighted with your dental care at Cheshire Smile Clinic, nevertheless due to the nature of dentistry sometimes things are not always perfect.

When patients give feedback to us, good or bad, it is a great opportunity to listen and make our service even better. It is an essential part of our patient care to be exceptional listeners.

If you have a problem with any aspect of your dental care please bring it to the attention of either Peter or Hannah, our contact details follow:

Telephone: 0151 423 1601 (Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm)

Alternatively write to:

Dr Peter Smyth

Cheshire Smile Clinic

Hunts Cross Dental Centre

14 Mackets Lane

Liverpool L25 OLQ

Website www.cheshiresmile.co.uk (Use the contact form here for email)

We aim to acknowledge complaints within a few days by phone or letter. Once we have had an opportunity to investigate a complaint we try to resolve them fairly within 10 days. If we need longer to investigate we will keep you informed at each stage.

Dental Complaints Service, Stephenson House, 2 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon CR0 6BA 

Phone: 08456 120540 

Email: info@dentalcomplaints.org.uk

Website:  http://www.dentalcomplaints.org.uk/

Thank you

This is an enjoyable hands on course held at the Chester Education Centre. You prepare plastic teeth and perfect your operative dentistry skills.

Instructions for tooth preparation

This is an enjoyable hands on course held at the Partnership for Learning, Liverpool. You prepare plastic teeth and perfect your operative dentistry skills.

Instructions for tooth preparation

Predictable Endodontics

Endodontics Made Ridiculously Simple

Next Course Date

19th June 2012, Liverpool Village Hotel

Course details

Map of venue

To reserve your place call Hannah Jane on 0151 423 1601

Future course dates:

18th September 2012

Liverpool Village Hotel

6 Hours CPD

Presented by Mr Peter Smyth BDS, MSc

Programme
Start 9:30am
Teaching by brief presentations, demonstrations and hands-on experience of the practical skills.

We will cover the following:
Diagnosis of dental nerve disease and orofacial pain
How to treat toothache effectively
Identify easy, intermediate and complex endodontic cases
Equipment, materials, files, rotaries, irrigants
How to use bleach safely and effectively
Patient information, consent, anaesthesia, pre-emptive analgesia
How to prepare teeth for a root filling
Rubber dam for any tooth
The root filling recipe – access – determining working length – cleaning,
shaping with hand files/rotary instruments and obturation
Dressing & sealing teeth
When to use a reduced file selection
How to bleach discoloured anterior teeth
Refreshments and lunch are provided
4.30pm finish

To reserve your place
Please call Hannah Jane on 0151 423 1601

Or email us via the contact form on this web site

Cost £99, please make cheques payable to: Cheshire Smile Clinic, post to Hannah Jane, Cheshire Smile Clinic, Hunts Cross Dental Centre, 14 Mackets Lane, Hunts Cross, Liverpool L25 OLQ.

To pay by credit card please call Hannah Jane. Closing date 2 weeks before course date.

What did your colleagues enjoy the most about last year’s endodontic course?

‘Demonstrations, hands-on file techniques, presentations, good team effort!’ WN

‘Friendly informal approach, informative content’ NF

‘Slideshow, handy tips’ TL

‘Hands-on using latest equipment and techniques’ LB

CQC resources for dentists

CQC Outcome 1 respect and involving people

1. Patient Confidentiality dentistry
2. Induction loop systems
3. Confidentiality dentistry
4. Complaint Handling dentistry
5. Complaint Handling dentistry England
6. Clinical audit tools dentistry patient information

CQC Outcome 2 consent

1. Dentistry consent
2. Mental capacity act
3. Patient consent
4. Standards for dental professionals

CQC Outcome 3 fees

1.  Fees

CQC Outcome 4 care and welfare

1. COSHH
2. RIDDOR
3. Risk assessment
4. List of emergency drugs and equipment dentistry
5. Medical emergency 1
6. Medical emergency 2
7. Fire risk assessment dental practice
8. Needlestick injuries
9. Health and safety law

CQC Outcome 5 meeting nutritional needs

1. Meeting nutritional needs dentistry

CQC Outcome 6 co-operating with other providers

1. Data protection patients point of view
2. Data protection guide
3. Dental referral Liverpool dental hospital
4. Referral Guidelines Liverpool Dental Hospital
5. Data protection

CQC Outcome 7 safeguarding patients from abuse

1.  Safeguarding children Liverpool contacts
2. Safeguarding children in dental practice
3. NICE guidelines child abuse
4. Flow chart and guidance
5. Child protection and the dental team
6. Child protection and the dental team Liverpool
7. Child protection and the dental team recording facial injuries
8. Child protection and the dental team flow chart
9. Disability and the equality act 2010
10. Guidance on principles of Management Responsibility
11. Public interest disclosure act
12. Raising Concerns
13. Sexual harassment

CQC Outcome 8 cleanliness

Decontamination room design

BDA infection control in dentistry 2009 revised

Cleanliness dental practice

1. Infection control audit tool
2. HTM 01-05
3. HTM 01-05 advice update
4. Dental waste management
5. Hand hygiene

CQC Outcome 9 medicines

1. B9 Prescribing in general practice
2. Standards prescribing
3. Management of medicines
4. Healthcare Professional Guidance to Reporting

CQC Outcome 10 safety suitability of premises

1. DDA audit
2. Business continuity self assessment
3. Legionnaires disease L8
4. Legionnaires disease

CQC Outcome 11 safety availability of equipment

1. Medical emergencies and resuscitation
2. Maintaining electrical equipment
3. Ionising radiation medical exposure regulations IMER 2000
4. Radiation protection service
5. Medical emergencies and resuscitation
6. Ionising radiation regulations IRR99

CQC Outcome 12 requirements relating to workers

Patients are safe, and their health and welfare needs are met by staff who are fit, appropriately qualified and are physically and mentally competent

CQC Outcome 13 staffing

Patients are safe and their health and welfare needs are met by sufficient numbers of staff

CQC Outcome 14 supporting workers

Patients are safe and their health and welfare needs are met by competent staff

CQC Outcome 16 quality of service provision

1. GDC tooth whitening leaflet
2. GDC standards
3. Standards of dental appliances
4. Standards of dental appliances FAQ
5. Patients medical devices layout
6. Going abroad for your dental care

CQC Outcome 17 complaints

1. Dental complaints service
2. Complaints private dentistry

CQC Outcome 21 record keeping

1. Dental protection dental records
2. Caldicot 2010
3. Records
4. Record keeping dental protection
5. NHS records 1
6. NHS records part 2

New Years Resolution?

Stopping smoking is the single most effective step you can take to improve your health.

Don’t be put off is past attempts have not be a success, most people have a few failed attempts before they finally stop, that is normal so if it sound like you it may actually improve your chance of quiting this time.
Smokers often do not realise that smoking causes other disease than lung cancer and heart disease, for example mouth cancer. In addition your dental health will improve, fresher breath, less staining on your teeth, healthier gums. The soft tissues in your mouth will be healthier. If you like fine dining you may be interested to know your sense of taste and smell will improve very quickly after giving up cigarettes.
Another popular motivator to quit is the reaslisation that it saves a lot of cash, for example at 2012 prices the the cost 20 cigarettes is arround £6, so over the next 10 years the cost of smoking 20-a-day would look something like this 365 x 10 x 6 = £21,900!
So now you’re all fired up ready to quit smoking! Write down a stop date, give yourself time to prepare, tell your friends and family so they can help encourage you, tell your dentist and doctor! Try these useful links and good luck:

Free SmokeFree Helpline

You can call an advisor for free on 0800 022 4 332
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/

Pregnancy helpline

If you would like spealist advice and support about quitting during pregnancy please call 0800 169 9 169
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/smoking-and-pregnancy/

Our Location

Cheshire Smile Clinic

Hunts Cross Dental Centre

14 Mackets Lane

Hunts Cross

Merseyside L25 OLQ

Office hours Hannah Jane  (0151) 423 1601

Out of hours Dr Smyth 078 10 30 33 19

We are very easy to reach situated in South Liverpool, Hunts Cross is just North of the Land Rover plant and the Liverpool Airport. If you aim for the Liverpool Airport you will pick up signs for Hunts Cross, we are less that 1/4 mile from the Hunts Cross Railway Station.

By Train

The Hunts Cross Railway station is a 5 minute walk from the dental clinic. This station is situated on the mainline between Liverpool – Warrington – Manchester – Leeds rail link. Once you come out of the main station turn right, walk over the railway bridge, take the first right into Stuart Avenue. At the other end of Stuart Avenue you can see the clinic directly in front of you within a row of shops.

The national rail enquiry number is 08457 48 49 50, and their web site address www.nationalrail.co.uk

By Bus

There are bus stops towards the Higher Road end of Mackets Lane very close to the clinic. Local rail and bus timetables here www.merseytravel.gov.uk

From Liverpool, John Lennon Airport by Taxi

Journey time 10 minutes

From Manchester Airport

Taxi – Journey time 40 minutes

Train – From the airport railway station to the Hunts Cross railway station 60 minutes, with a 5 minute walk from the station to the clinic

Need some help to plan your journey?

Please do not hesitate to call Hannah on 0151 423 1601 or email us at via the contact form at www.cheshiresmile.co.uk

Arriving in Hunts Cross town centre by car

Follow these simple directions:

Big set of traffic lights main crossroads Hunts Cross town centre

Follow signs to Hunts Cross Railway station

Drive over the railway bridge, the station is on your right

Take the first right turn into Stuart Avenue and drive to the other end

You will see the dental clinic directly in front of you within a row of shops, turn left, immediate right and into the car park in front of our premises. There is limited car parking outside the Dental Centre.

Often it is necessary to park in Stuarts Avenue and the surrounding side roads e.g. Yew Tree Road. Parked cars are very safe.

Please take care on foot in the busy car park and surrounding roads.

From North Wales, Wirral

From the Mersey tunnel head for the Liverpool Airport. Once you are in the vicinity of the Airport you will pick up signs for Hunts Cross and the Hunts Cross Railway Station, now follow Arriving in Hunts Cross town centre by car.

From the South M6

From the M6 take the M56 towards Chester, North Wales

Leave the M56 at junction 12 to leave the motorway.

From Runcorn Bridge head towards Runcorn/Widnes, and cross the bridge

Stay on the A562 heading towards Liverpool Airport.

There are traffic cameras both ways so observe the speed limits. After you pass beneath a flyover (the A5300) take the next exit to remain on the A562 (signed Halewood).

Go straight across at the roundabout, and straight on at the traffic lights. You will pass a garage on the right, then St. Andrews R.C. School on the left hand side.

Shortly afterwards the roads splits into two lanes at a large cross roads with traffic lights, turn right here into Mackets Lane.

Drive over the railway bridge and take the second right into Yew Tree Road.

The clinic is within the row of shops. There is car parking either side of the road outside the Dental Centre and it is easiest to enter via the Yew Tree Road entrance.

Often it is necessary to park in Stuarts Avenue and the surrounding side roads e.g. Yew Tree Road. Parked cars are very safe.

From The North M6 / Warrington/ Manchester M62

From the M6 take the exit at Junction 21A and travel towards Liverpool on the M62

Exit at Junction 6, take the second exit onto the A5300 travelling towards Liverpool Airport, Runcorn.

At the end of the A5300 bypass turn right at the large roundabout heading towards Liverpool on the A562, stay left here don’t join the dual carriageway

Go straight across at the roundabout, and straight on at the traffic lights. You will pass a garage on the right, then St. Andrews R.C. School on the left hand side.

Shortly afterwards the roads splits into two lanes at a large cross roads with traffic lights, turn right here into Mackets Lane.

Drive over the railway bridge and take the second right into Yew Tree Road.

The clinic is within the row of shops. There is car parking either side of the road outside the Dental Centre and it is easiest to enter via the Yew Tree Road entrance.

Often it is necessary to park in Stuarts Avenue and the surrounding side roads e.g. Yew Tree Road. Parked cars are very safe.

Wishing you a safe journey