Specialist Training in Special Care Dentistry

The London and Oxford SCD StR study group are hosting a study day on the 20th of April 2012 at the Eastman. The title of the day is:

The main aim of this day is to provide trainees and those considering applying for training posts or consultant positions with an overview of managerial issues that a special care consultant is expected to deal with. There is also some new information on the structure of the tri-collegiate SCD examination by Selina Masters.

Programme

NHS structure, NHS Finance and Business plan – Rob Hale, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry Kings College London

Consultant Interviews and the step up from specialist to consultant – Sobia Rafique, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry Kings College London

Equality Impact Assessments and service planning – Rob McGeoch, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry Royal London Hospital

Unpredictable outcomes in SCD Cases, Navdeep Kumar- Consultant in Special Care Dentistry Eastman Dental Hospital and Institute

Setting up a Special Care Service at the Heart Hospital, Dr Roger Davies -Consultant in Special Care Dentistry Eastman Dental Hospital and Institute

Tendering for Primary Care Contracts, Michael Wood Specialist in Special Care Dentistry and General Dental Practitioner

Structure of the CSST & Expected knowledge of Management / Leader- ship Skills , Selina Masters, Clinical Director of  Dental Services Surrey

You can download the flyer and application here: StRflyer

The Specialist Advisory Commitee for Special Care Dentistry has a trainee on the panel. Sohair Hayat (Eastman Dental Hospital, London) has been elected the StR rep.

Jane Temple (Sheffield StR in Special Care Dentistry) has arranged a study day for SCD StRs on Tuesday the 29th of March 2011. The venue is Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield. The morning is planned to have speakers on Haematology and the afternoon a StR journal club and case presentation. The cost is only £5 and it will be a fantastic chance to meet and discuss training with other SCD StRs.

Please let Jane know if you want to go asap: janetemple@nhs.net

Download the flyer here: flyer.doc

Please click on the “Current SCD StRs” tab at the top of the page to access a new map of current StR training programmes. If you are a StR and your not listed please sign up to the forum and introduce yourself.

The BSDH committee meeting took place at the BDA in Wimpole Street. Jane Temple and Bryan Kerr were invited as StR representatives.

At the meeting the committee members talked about their support of specialist trainees  in Special Care Dentistry and how they would like more input and involvement from them. The following was also discussed:

• As way of support BSDH are offering that StRs can come to the scientific meetings at the reduced rate (choose the category A box when booking).

• BSDH will invite StRs to present their research at the conferences as a regular slot.

• Shelagh Thompson is looking for StRs to submit papers to the Journal of Disability and Oral Health. RCTs, Audits and case series reports would all be very useful in helping the Journal to become listed on pubmed.

• BSDH is also looking for StRs to get involved in updating their guideline documents with new evidence. Please contact Jane or Bryan for more info on this.

• Karen Gordon (Chair of the SAC) discussed the progress of the tri-collegiate exit exam in Special Care Dentistry. This is moving forward and will hopefully be in place by summer 2012. The possible use of the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme Website for an electronic logbook and work based assessment log was discussed. Karen reassured us that StRs would not be expected to redo logbooks if they had started on paper/excel spreadsheet.

The next meeting is in June. If StRs would like anything discussed please contact Jane or Bryan.

The Faculty of Dental Surgery RCS (Eng) is holding a mentors day for the Diploma in Special Care Dentistry. It is on Thursday the 11th of March 2011.

See the info below for further details.

Me and my Mentor (5)

DSCD Study Day Programme 2011 (10)

After a last minute venue change and heavy snow causing travel disruption the BSDH winter meeting finally got off to a great start with Professor Carolyn Young giving an excellent overview of MS.

At lunch the StRs from around the UK took over part a corner of the room to have a chat about training and arranging future national StR meetings and training days. Jane Temple (StR Sheffield) and Bryan Kerr (StR London) are to be the joint BSDH reps for StRs.

In order to show their support for SCD speciality training The British Society for Disability and Oral Health have asked for the SCD StRs to select a representative to go to the executive committee meetings.

They will also be keeping a regular slot for trainees to present at meetings, ‘commission’ papers for the JDOH and ask trainees to get involved in guidance development.