2 hours verifiable CPD

Please ensure you have your speakers or headphones on during the course.

Speaker: Dr Kaushik Paul

BDS, MFDS(RCS Edin), MJDF(RCS Eng), MDTFEd
DipConSed(NCL), Cert MOS (FGDP(UK), MSc Oral Surgery(UCLAN).      

Kaushik is a General Dental Practitioner in the Midland and London areas.

He is the clinical lead for his practice for the past 10 years and has been a Foundation Dentist Trainer in general practice. He also works part time at the Birmingham Dental Hospital as Speciality Dentist in Oral Surgery and is a Clinical Lecturer in Oral Surgery at the School of Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham since 2008. In these roles, he is actively involved in the delivery of general dental services along with Minor Oral Surgery services within the hospital under local anaesthetic and sedation.

Kaushik is actively involved in teaching, assessments, career planning and supporting undergraduate teaching and recruitment within the Dental school and in the training of DF1, DCT and other Dental and DCP colleagues especially in oral surgery within the region. He has been the Divisional MJDF tutor for the West Midland division of the FGDP until last year and is now on the advisory board for the MFDS examination with the RCS Edinburgh.

Aim: To provide the general dental practitioner with an update on local anaesthetics. 

Objectives:

• Outline the pharmacology behind local anaesthetics (LAs) commonly used in dentistry
• Understand how vasoconstrictors in LAs work
• Be familiar with anatomical structures relevant to LAs
• Update an different techniques for administering dental LAs
• Be aware of current advances in dental LAs 

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the pharmacology behind local anaesthetics (LAs) commonly used in dentistry
• Understand anatomical structures relevant to LAs
• Be familiar with different techniques for administering dental LAs

GDC Development Outcomes:  C

CQC regulations covered in this course: Regulation 18 (KLOEs = Safe, Effective)