Whither clinical training for academics in oral surgery in the UK?

Oral Surgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
Graham R. Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Training ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals 411 - Implementing the STrAtegies for RelaTives (START) intervention in Portugal – preliminary findings

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. 127-127
Author(s):  
Fatima Urzal ◽  
Ana Quintão ◽  
Catarina Santos ◽  
Nuno Moura ◽  
Ana Banazol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Subjective Impression ◽  
Implementation Challenges ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionAs in other countries, Portuguese family caregivers have unmet needs regarding information and distress. START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) is a manual-based coping intervention for families of people with dementia, including coping strategies and stress-management components, by Livingston and colleagues (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/research/mental-health-older-people/projects/start). In the UK, START has been clinically effective, immediately and continuing even after 6-years, without increasing costs. Clinical training and supervision ensures treatment fidelity. In Portugal, these kind of interventions are less available and, when provided, are mostly supportive and fail to address coping strategies. Paradoxically, recruitment may also prove challenging.ObjectivesWe describe the development of the Portuguese translation of START, incorporating guidance from the UK team, and a pilot study of delivery to family caregivers of people with dementia. We will also discuss the challenges of recruiting participants and delivering the intervention.MethodWe translated the START intervention and recruited family caregivers from neurology and psychiatry outpatients, in a central hospital in Lisbon. Our baseline assessment included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Zarit Burden Interview. The pilot is still ongoing at time of submitting, so we focus on recruitment, baseline assessments and process issues.ResultsDuring a three-month period, we recruited six caregivers. Five were primary caregivers (spouses or adult children) who had been caring for their relatives for 2 up to 10 years. Two caregivers met the international cutoff for clinically relevant affective disorder . The most frequent motivators for taking part were learning to communicate with their relatives and increasing knowledge to build community resources. Overall, the subjective impression of the therapist in charge is that the intervention seems acceptable and promising.Discussion/ConclusionsThis pilot study will eventually lead to an improved version of the Portuguese version of the START manual. So far, the intervention seems appropriate for selected caregivers in Portugal. However, response to striking unmet needs, particularly basic home support, may need to precede interventions like START. We look forward to concluding the intervention study and analyzing the implementation challenges, as a basis to inform a wider-scale trial.

The NACPDE: new opportunities for dentists trained overseas

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 283-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Uk

The National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education (NACPDE) was founded in 1978 and is based in the Faculty of Dental Surgery of The Royal College of Surgeons of England and funded by the Department of Health. The UK has traditionally played an important part in providing clinical training and postgraduate education for dentists from all parts of the world. But it is equally important to recognise the contribution oversea-strained dentists have made to the NHS.

Essentials of minimally invasive operative dentistry

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avijit Banerjee ◽  
Timothy F. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Patient Management ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Restorative Dentistry ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Dental Therapist ◽  
Normal Hand ◽  
Light Cure Unit ◽  
The Uk

All members of the oral healthcare team have a part to play in patient management, and the team is comprised of the lead dentist (plus other colleagues in the dental practice), the dental nurse, hygienist, receptionist, laboratory technician, and possibly a dental therapist. In the UK, registered dental nurses can take further qualifications in teaching, oral health education, and radiography, and can specialize in other aspects of dentistry, including orthodontics, oral surgery, sedation, and special care. If the dentist wishes to have a second specialist opinion regarding a difficult diagnosis, formulating a care plan or even executing it, they may refer the patient to a specialist dentist working in another practice, or to a hospital-based consultant specialist in restorative dentistry. These specialists have undergone further postgraduate clinical and academic training and gained qualifications enabling them to be registered as specialists with the General Dental Council (GDC) in the UK in their specific trained fields (e.g. endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics), or have further specialist training in restorative dentistry. The lead dentist will act as a central hub in the coordinating wheel of patient management, possibly outsourcing different aspects of work to relevant specialist colleagues, as spokes of that wheel. This is the clinical environment in which patients are diagnosed and treated. This room has traditionally been known as the ‘dental surgery’, but a more appropriate modern description might be the ‘dental clinic’, as much of the more holistic care offered to patients within its four walls will be non-surgical in the first instance. The operator and nurse must work closely together. To be successful, each must build up an understanding of how the other works. The clinic consists of a dental operating chair with an attached or mobile bracket table carrying the rotary instruments and 3-1 air/water syringe (and possibly the light-cure unit and ultrasonic scaler), work surfaces (which should be as clutter-free as possible for good-quality infection control; see later), cupboards for storage, and two sinks, one for normal hand washing and another for decontaminating soiled instruments prior to sterilization. Often the surgery will also house an X-ray unit for taking intra-oral radiographs. Most clinics are designed to accommodate right-handed practitioners, in terms of the location of many of the instruments and controls.

Dental and oral surgery

2019 ◽  
pp. 293-298
Author(s):  
Ed Carver
Keyword(s):  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Nasal Mask ◽  
The Uk

Dental and oral surgery is one of the commonest reasons for providing anaesthesia to children in the UK. Other than simple extractions for caries, patients may present for restorative work and to facilitate orthodontic treatment. A familiarity with the techniques involved is essential, including that of airway maintenance with a nasal mask, which is still used in some centres.

The oral surgery debate

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-109 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Life On Mars ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk

Our April issue put forward a series of opinions on the future of oral surgery in the UK. A few people had something to say about that… We also draw your attention to Bernard Speculand’s article ‘Life on Mars: a personal OMFS comment on the oral surgery debate’ on p110.

Developing the researching professional

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-170
Author(s):  
Vanja Orlans
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Assurance Agency ◽  
Doctoral Level ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Doctoral Work ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Counselling Psychology

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an overview and analysis of a professional doctorate that was designed specifically for the training of psychologists in the fields of counselling psychology and psychotherapy, namely, the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy by Professional Studies (DCPsych). Design/methodology/approach – This programme has needed to combine the demands of different professional bodies for the development of a range of clinical competencies with the doctoral level demands of the university and of the UK Quality Assurance Agency in terms of adherence to a required set of doctoral level descriptors. Findings – The paper presents a critical review of a number of key areas that have needed to be addressed in both the design and delivery of this programme. It addresses in some detail the interface between clinical training and research activities, demonstrating how these can intertwine and mutually complement each other. Specific issues that are addressed in the paper include the articulation of relevant doctoral level descriptors, the teasing out of key areas that define doctoral level work and the complexities of putting some of these into practice within the DCPsych programme. Originality/value – In particular, the paper reflects on the issue of critical capability at doctoral level, the challenge of making a significant contribution to the practice field and the implications for candidates of journeying towards a position of authority as they develop their doctoral work. The paper concludes with the suggestion that what has been developed is an extremely interesting and innovative programme that is not for the faint hearted.

scholarly journals NEEDLE STICK INJURIES;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (01) ◽  
pp. 177-181
Author(s):  
Suneel Kumar Punjabi ◽  
Munir Ahmed Banglani ◽  
Priya - ◽  
Nayab Mangi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Training ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries ◽  
Surgery Department

Objectives: To evaluate the concepts & handling of needle stick injuries amongjunior dentists of city Hyderabad. Study Design: Descriptive Cross Sectional study. Setting:Dental House Surgeons & Postgraduates. Period: June 2015 to January 2016. Methodology:The study population of 200 dentists were included working either in civil or private settingsof Hyderabad, Sindh. Questionnaire designed to obtain information about their concepts andhandling regarding NSIs. Results: 75(37.5%) of them were working in Oral Surgery department,53(26.5%) in Operative dentistry, 35(17.5%) in Orthodontics, 22(11%) in Periodontology, and15(7.5%) in Prosthodontics. 77(38.5%) had idea about transmission of Hepatitis B, 89(44.5%)about Hepatitis C, & 34(17%) about HIV/AIDS by NSI. 168(84%) had knowledge aboutuniversal precautions guidelines, 16(8%) use safety devices to dispose used sharp objects.189(94.5%) had faced NSIs ever. 97(48.5%) had knowledge about post exposure prophylaxisin the management of needle stick injury. 37(18.5%) had said that they will contact to medicalemergency room if they expose to NSI, 32(16%) will contact to oral surgery department,53(26.5%) will consult with their physician & 78(39%) said that they will manage themselves.Conclusion: this study confirm that junior dentists of Hyderabad experience the NSIs but arenot liable to report them, therefore they necessitate the improvement in clinical training forpreventing & reporting all NSIs. Through Support, counseling and tutoring by their OccupationalHealth Department.

scholarly journals Redeployment of Dental Core Trainees in the United Kingdom due to Coronavirus Disease 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S44-S49
Author(s):  
Misha Patel ◽  
Payvand Menhadji ◽  
Serena Mayor
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Online Social Media ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Strongly Agree ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected professionals in all fields; none more so than medical and dental professionals. As dental core trainees (DCT) working in hospitals, we have been at the forefront of the crisis and one of the first in line for redeployment. Therefore, we decided to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the redeployment of DCTs across the UK. Materials and Methods  Data for this study was collected and shared between three project researchers. All researchers were undergoing dental core training in Oral Surgery and Restorative dentistry at Guy’s Hospital, London. An online survey was sent out via email and online social media platforms to reach as many DCTs as possible in the United Kingdom. Implied consent was obtained by respondents on submission of the survey.The survey consisted of five sections and was branched, with respondents answering different sections depending on their redeployment status. No qualitative data was collected, as all questions included in the survey were dichotomous or multiple-choice questions. The last two questions were in the form of a 5-point Likert scale, inviting respondents to rate five statements from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Results A total of 150 participants responded, of which 34% had been redeployed due to the pandemic. The majority of DCTs were redeployed to an intensive care unit or similar setting, and over 75% of those redeployed were working with either COVID-19 positive/suspect patients. Additionally, 23.8% of respondents had stopped patient contact due to their medical status. Conclusion Many DCTs have been deployed to departments outside of their specialty and expressed some anxiety as a result. Inevitably, this has resulted in disruption to their training program and education over the last few months. The response across the United Kingdom has been understandably variable due to the differing demands of the hospital trusts within which the DCTs work.

First Tier 5 International Training Fellow in Dentistry to complete training

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Wilson ◽  
Maria Burke
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Training ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
International Training ◽  
Training Initiative ◽  
Training Scheme ◽  
The Uk

The new clinical training scheme for overseas dentists under Tier 5, Medical Training Initiative (MTI) of the UK Border Agency has been reported.1

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