University of Portsmouth Dental Academy

Bookings are open for our Topical Fluoride Application course for registered Dental Nurses, taking place in November. This two day practical course will enable delegates to provide effective fluoride varnish application within a community-based programme and/or on prescription from a dentist or as part of a structured dental health programme.

During this course delegates will be taught the safe practical application of fluoride varnish, learn how to communicate with patients regarding the application of topical fluoride and gain the appropriate consent. Delegates will also understand how to be prepared to communicate effectively with patients, parents, carers and colleagues with different social and cultural backgrounds and with different care needs.

The speaker Debbie Withers is a Senior Dental Care Professional Teaching Fellow and Dental Therapist at the School of Dental, Health and Care Professions.

The course will take place at the Dental Academy on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November 2024, 9.00am - 4.45pm

For more information and to book your place please visit port.ac.uk/dentalcpd

Congratulations to all our students and prize winners who graduated yesterday. We are so proud of your achievements and we wish you all the best in your future careers.

Full list of prize winners:
British Association of Dental Therapy Prize (BADT) - Outstanding Student Achievement Award - Hayley Corden

British Society of Dental Hygiene Therapy (BSDHT)/Oralieve Prize - Best BSc Research Project Prize - Laura Kaslik

Society of British Dental Nursing Prize (SBDN) - Outstanding Clinical Improvement Award - Sophie Myers

Dental Nurse Tutor Award - Consistency and Willingness to Improve - Dipen D

Haleon Prize - CertHE Dental Nursing - Outstanding Contribution Award - Jessica O

Heleon Prize - BSc Dental Hygiene - Outstanding Contribution Award - Ella Cleveland-Smith

Haleon Prize - BSc Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy - Outstanding Contribution Award - Yashana Byfield

The TePe Prize - CertHE Dental Nursing - Awarded for Outstanding Contribution - Mayura Pusparajah

The TePe Prize - BSc Dental Hygiene - Awarded for Outstanding Contribution - Gemma Szpala

The TePe Prize - BSc Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy - Max Roberts

We would also like to thank our very generous prize sponsors for providing the awards and coming to the Dental Academy to present the prizes to the students.

Today we attended the Year 5 and 6 Careers Information Fair at Wallisdean Junior School. The children learnt about all the different careers in Dentistry and played with some extraction models!

The PgCert is a one year part time course where dentists will gain the practical and theoretical knowledge needed to carry out sedation in their practice, a highly sought after dental skill.

Students will learn practical skills at the Dental Academy - which has been accredited by the Sedation Training Accreditation Committee (STAC) - and at the clinical facilities of our partner provider, Solent NHS Trust Special Care Dental Services.

Both training centres feature the latest specialist equipment to help explore dental sedation techniques safely under expert supervision.

Applications are open for September 2024.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/pgcert-conscious-sedation-for-dentistry

Our next hands on CPD course is taking place on Friday 31st May 2024.

This 'Introduction to Dental Implant Nursing' course is designed to provide dental nurses with a foundational understanding of dental implant nursing.

Participants will gain insights into the basics of dental implants, asepsis, placement procedures, instrumentation, post-operative care and the role of dental nurses in assisting with implant procedures.

For more information and to book your place please visit port.ac.uk/dentalcpd

Dental Nurse vacancies

The Dental Academy provides academic and clinical education to dental professional students in three environments; classroom, simulated laboratory and clinic, and provides an NHS primary care dental service to patients.

The Dental Nurse provides support to staff and students on the dental clinics to ensure an exceptional clinical experience for our students and high quality service to our patients.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.

There are two full-time, term-time roles available.

https://mss.port.ac.uk/ce0732li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=217310N6lo

Today our level 4 Dental Nurse students visited the Gordon Museum in London with their tutors Jane and Sue. King’s Gordon Museum of Pathology is the largest medical museum in the UK and contains some rare and unique artefacts. The Museum’s primary function has always been to help train medical, dental and biomedical students and professionals to diagnose disease.

Advance your career in dental care at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy.

The following CPD courses are all available to book:

*Topical Fluoride Application for Dental Nurses*
*Introduction to Dental Implant Nursing*
*Tooth Whitening for Dental Hygienists and Therapists*

http://port.ac.uk/dentalcpd - book your place now!

We have added some new courses to our 2024 CPD Programme including 'Introduction to Dental Implant Nursing' and 'Tooth Whitening for Dental Hygienists and Therapists'. For more details and to book your place please visit port.ac.uk/dentalcpd

Our Level 6 Dental Hygiene student Ella Cleveland-Smith recently took part in an important programme to encourage newly qualified and soon to be qualified health and social care workers to discuss the emotional aspects of their profession in a safe space.

NHS England South East has funded four universities and six NHS Trusts on the south coast to run Schwartz Rounds (theschwartzcenter.org/programs/schwartz-rounds/), in an effort to bolster interprofessional learning, reduce psychological distress and promote staff wellbeing.

https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/students-offered-safe-space-to-share-emotional-challenges-of-working-in-health-and-social-care

Students offered safe space to share emotional challenges of working in health and social care The University of Portsmouth is running a programme to encourage newly qualified and soon to be qualified health and social care workers to discuss the emotional aspects of their profession in a safe space.  NHS England South East has funded four universities and six NHS Trusts on the south coast t...

Bookings are open for our Topical Fluoride Application course for registered Dental Nurses. This two day practical course will enable delegates to provide effective fluoride varnish application within a community-based programme and/or on prescription from a dentist or as part of a structured dental health programme.

During this course delegates will be taught the safe practical application of fluoride varnish, learn how to communicate with patients regarding the application of topical fluoride and gain the appropriate consent. Delegates will also understand how to be prepared to communicate effectively with patients, parents, carers and colleagues with different social and cultural backgrounds and with different care needs.

Debbie Withers is a Senior Dental Care Professional Teaching Fellow and Dental Therapist at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy.

For more information and to book your place please visit port.ac.uk/dentalcpd

On the 14th February 2024 we are holding an evening CPD training course on Autism and Learning Disabilities (Tier 1).

It is recommended that all CQC providers should be trained in treating patients with Autism and Learning Disabilities. This course will enable delegates to have a better understanding of people's needs, resulting in a better service and improved health and wellbeing outcomes.

Jo Russell has been lecturing in all aspects of CPD both nationally and internationally for 18 years.

For more details and to book your place please visit port.ac.uk/dentalcpd