Continuing Education and Continuing Professional
Development
South-east Scotland is well-known for the high quality of continuing education
programmes. The majority of these are run by NHS Education for Scotland and
take place in the Edinburgh Postgraduate Institute where the facilities are
excellent.
In addition to the high-quality seminar and lecture rooms, the Kavo-equipped
Clinical Skills Laboratory provides the ideal environment in which to rehearse
new clinical skills or to review more traditional ones.
There is a comprehensive programme of
Section
63 funded activity which is
developed in response to the needs of the local practitioners. Details of
these programmes can be requested from Mrs. Margaret Blair, NHS Education
for Scotland, whose details can be found under 'Contact Details' to
the right.
PRIVATELY-FUNDED CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Postgraduate Institute recognises that practitioners are interested particularly
in small group, hands-on teaching. There is a programme of such privately-funded,
restricted attendance courses for between 4 and 8 dentists, where detailed
individual teaching is available. A list of these courses may be obtained
from Mrs. Donna partridge, University of Edinburgh, whose details can
be found under 'Contact Details' to
the right.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THE PROFESSIONS COMPLEMENTARY TO DENTISTRY
The Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute will become a focus for the Professions
Complementary to Dentistry.
NHS LOTHIAN PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY DIVISION
| School of
Dental Hygiene |
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| Director: |
Dr. Paul Callis BDS, PhD, FDS RCS |
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| Tutor: |
Mrs. Maria Callis CertMgmt (Open) |
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This is highly successful School of Dental Hygiene. It has an intake of ten
students every two years. The course is of two years duration and is taught
by staff of the Hygiene School and other members of the Postgraduate Dental
Institute.
Enquiries: Mrs Maria Callis
Tel: +44 (0) 131 536 4937
Fax: +44 (0) 131 536 4901
Email:
Maria.Callis@lpct.scot.nhs.uk
or go to
www.epdi.org.uk/esdh
| Dorothy
Melville School of Dental Nursing |
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| Director: |
Dr Janet Rayner BDS, PhD, DPD |
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| Tutor: |
Mrs Chris Jeans |
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The Dorothy Melville School of Dental Nursing provides the opportunity to
train as a Dental Nurse in a modern hospital setting. It has an intake of
six students every two years. The full-time course is of a maximum of two
years duration and is taught by the staff of the Specialist Departments within
the Edinburgh Dental Institute. The Edinburgh Dental Institute offers a modern
apprenticeship in Dental Nursing which contains a Scottish Vocational Qualification
in Oral Health Care Level 3. Students are assessed in the workplace and by
independent assessment by the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses.
Enquiries:
Dr Janet Rayner/Mrs Chris Jeans
Tel: +44 (0) 131 536 4996
Fax: +44 (0) 131 536 4901
Email:
Janet.rayner@lpct.scot.nhs.uk or
Chris.Jeans@lpct.scot.nhs.uk
