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Items of News and Current Interest in Special Care dentistry. The following links are for general information about current issues in Special Care Dentistry. BSDH does not necessarily endorse either part or all of the content of the links: Click the headings to follow the links. British Society for Disability & Oral Health Special Care Dentistry Meetings 2009/2010
Whats New: Winter Scientific meeting handouts now available The handouts for the December Scientific meeting are now available to download Winter Scientific Meeting 2011 Programme and application form The application form and programme for the next conference, at the School of Oriental & African Studies, london, on 2nd December 2011, is now available. We've just heard about this website, which help parents prepare their child with autism or special needs for a visit to the dentist Important information for BSDH members from HMRC The HM Revenue and Customs have written to BSDH giving advice to members about claiming tax relief on their BSDH membership subscription. Click the headline to see the letter. ISDH Annual Conference; 'Autism Friendly Dentistry' Our Irish sister society, ISDH, is holding their annual conference in Dublin on 24th June, titled 'Autism Friendly Dentistry'. The conference will include insights from a teacher, a parent and a psychiatrist, as well as a Special Care dental team. SDCEP Bisphosphonates Guidance As discussed by David Wray at the Spring Scientific Meeting, the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme have recently published guidance on the dental management of patients on bisphosphonates. The StRs have arranged a study day, open to all Trainees in SCD, in Sheffield, on 29th March. Click the headline to find the application form, on the Speciality in SCD page. The Behaviour Management Spectrum in SCD – Sedation and the Alternatives Click the headline to see details of the Greater Manchester SCD Network Study Day, to be held on 1st July 2011. The day will focus on sedation and behavioural management approaches which could provide an alternative to the use of general anaesthetic and will feature respected and knowledgable speakers. The Royal College of Surgeons are holding a Masterclass for trainers, mentors and those taking the Diploma in SCD, on 17th March 2011. The morning session will give updates on developments within SCD and the afternoon session will give masterclass sessions giving parctical support to trainers and mentors and simulated vivas and other support to trainees and postgraduates. Click the headline for the course information. Lancashire and Cumbria Regional Study Day - Pain and Anxiety Management This study day, on 29th March 2011, will focus on sedation techniques in Special Care and Paediatric Dentistry. Click the headline for the course programme and application Please click the headline to find a flyer and application form for this course from the Royal College of Surgeons, on 18th March 2011. The 23rd Annual Meeting of SCDA, the US SCD Association Our US colleagues are holding their annual scientific meeting, titled Total Patient Care from April 1st to 3rd 2011, at the Swisshotel Chicago, Illinois, USA. Registration is now open and early birds can get a $100 reduction. The National Autistic Society wants to hear from dentists The National Autistic Society is currently carrying out a survey to define the learning needs for health and social care workforces (not autism specialists) relating to autism and working with autistic patients and would love to hear from dentists. T find out more and participate, click the headline BSDH has embraced social networking and now has its own Facebook page. Click the headline or the advert above to keep in touch with your BSDH friends online. NEBDN Special Care course at Liverpool University Please click the headline to find a flyer for the new Liverpool course for dental nurses wanting to take the NEBDN qualification. Professor Crispian Scully awarded Doctorate in Finland On June 4th Professor Scully received a Doctorate from the University
of Helsinki, Finland for international leadership in Oral Medicine
and Pathology, and Special Care Dentistry; scientific contributions
- especially from discovery of viral nucleic acids in oral cancer
(Lancet 1983; ii: 766-768) which, with further studies from his
and several other groups, finally established a viral aetiology
for a range of oral neoplasms and implicated sexual transmission;
clinical identification of several new orofacial entities; and contribution
to education - not least via around 40 books and nearly 900 MEDLINE
papers. Click the headline to see Professor Scully in his Doctoral finery! Thinking about the 21st IADH Conference in 2012? IADH President, Leda Mugayar wants to invite Special Care Dentists from around the world to her exciting Congress, 17th-20th October 2012 in Sydney. Please fill out the expression of interest form if you are thinking of attending. Intercollegiate Advisory Committee for Sedation in Dentistry The inaugural meeting of this committee was held on the 17th May at the Royal College of Anaesthetists. Janice Fiske is representing BSDH and Chairing the committee. Click the headline above for the press release. Web Forum for Trainees in Special Care Dentistry Bryan Kerr, SpR at Guys, has set up a web forum where fellow trainees can contact each other and share experiences of the training pathway. Click the headline above to go to the forum and register. Are you a Dental Nurse, Hygienist or Therapist BSDH is developing what it offers to DCPs and has created a social networking site for DCPs who work in Special Care Dentistry. Join now! Are you a Trainee in Special Care Dentistry? BSDH is considering how it might support dentists on SCD Specialist Training programmes. If you are an SpR in Special Care Dentistry, Rob Hale would like to hear from you. These new guidelines are an adjunct to the 'Principles of Intervention' policy document and reflect the developments in legislation and training programmes since the original document. Do You Teach Special Care Dentistry? Information about the BSDH Teachers Group is now available. If you teach SCD to Undergraduates or Postgraduates or are interested in mentoring, the group wants to hear from you! Guidelines for the Delivery of a Domiciliary Oral Healthcare service These revised guidelines, by Debbie Lewis and Janice Fiske, were launched on 19th August, in Poole NICE Guideline: When to Suspect Child Maltreatment This guidance, aimed at health, social and education professionals was published on 20th July. A section on Oral Health starts on page 74. Joint BSDH/ ISDH Executive Commitee Meeting in Dublin A Joint Committee Meeting was held on 25th June 2009 at Dublin Dental Institute. Collaboration between the Societies was discussed and it is planned that guidelines will be produced jointly. The following day, the ISDH Annual Scientific meeting, opened by Irish President and Patron of ISDH, Mary McAleese, was held. The members of both Executive Committees are pictured on the stairs of Dublin Dental Institute.
BSPD policy document on dental neglect in children This document is published in the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. Australia and New Zealand Academy of Special Needs Dentistry formed On 13th February 2009, a group of Special Care Dentistry specialists formed a new specialist society The Provision of Oral Health Care under General Anaesthesia in Special Care Dentistry A Professional Consensus Statement by BSDH published National Guidelines for PCTs on the appointment of dentists with
a special interest in special care dentistry have been published
the the Department of Health
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