Our dental webinars

This webinar will cover the fundamentals of achieving success in endodontics for the general dental practitioner.

This webinar will cover the varied applications of photography in dentistry as well as useful photography techniques for the dentist. 

Ross Leader, Specialty Trainee in OMFS, HEENW; Aimee Rowe, Clinical Fellow, East Midlands; and Patrick Magennis, Consultant OMFS, Liverpool for a detailed discussion covering the scope of practice and training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS).

This webinar will cover applying health economics in oral health.

This webinar will cover the use of inhalation sedation for management of dentally anxious paediatric patients.

This webinar will identify relevant risk factors in patients with severe tooth wear and provide clear guidelines for the management of these patients.

The use of all-ceramic crowns has increased dramatically and this presentation will describe and illustrate the differences between the two most commonly used materials (zirconia and lithium disilicate) based on tooth translucency, dentin coloration, and amount of tooth reduction.

The recent surge of the Omicron variant has imposed significant new challenges and uncertainties to dentists and their teams, and huge pressure on the National Health Service in the UK and beyond.

The session will consist of a Q&A discussing how dental practices and units are coping with the current state of the pandemic.

Explore all 22 videos in our FDS Careers Conference playlist on YouTube.

14 October 2021. This webinar aims to provide prospective candidates with information on both Part 1 and Part 2 of the MFDS examination. Candidates will be provided with information on how the examination is organised, delivered and also the very important rationale behind the marking scheme. Join Simon Littlewood, MFDS Examinations Chair; Caroline Harvey, MFDS Examination Development Lead and Ellie Baldock, trainee, to gain insight into the MFDS examination.

16 September 2021. This session will be of interest to anyone who wishes to improve children’s oral health. It will provide an overview of where we are now in paediatric dentistry – from our clinical ethos to our vision for the future. COVID-19 has provided both opportunities and challenges. We will explain the rationale for minimally invasive oral healthcare for children and describe commissioning models to encourage adoption in primary care, with guest Claire Stevens CBE. 

15 June 2021:  This webinar will be of interest to everyone who wishes to learn more about the importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research.  Please contact the FDS Education team for a copy of the guidance notes. 

18 May 2021: This session will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more on how services in the NHS can be re-configured as well as the advantages and disadvantages of centralisation. 

13 April 2021: This webinar will discuss the importance of caries detection and diagnosis as the first stage in providing effective care for patients. It will further highlight how this is then incorporated into evidence-based prevention focussed minimum-intervention oral care. 

16 March 2021: This webinar covers practical tips on how to improve disclusion/lateral and protrusive guidance without changing or increasing occlusal vertical dimension with Dr Devang Patel, Visiting Lecturer in Restorative Dental Practice (UCL).

16 February 2021: The panellists from the UK and Ireland Dental Faculties discussed issues and answered questions on COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, and what this means for dentistry. (Hosted by FGDP(UK)

23rd February 2021: This webinar will introduce new and emerging techniques in facial and dental reconstruction utilising advances in surgical dissection, digital workflow and biomaterials which have enabled a more personalised approach to reconstruction of the dento-facial complex.  

 

19 January 2021: Join the Dental Deans of UK and Ireland for an interactive webinar which will provide an opportunity to discuss very real issues that the profession is facing in the wake of another national lockdown.

8 December 2020:  This webinar will explain the rationale, strengths, weaknesses and controversies from the global implementation of the periodontal classification system over the last 18 months, and provide a simple system for rapid use in general practice with Professor Iain Chapple, Professor of Periodontology and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry.

20 October 2020: Emerging trends and techniques in endodontics: the use of calcium silicate materials for pulpotomy and root canal treatment. With F Mannocci, Head of Endodontology at King's College London

October 2020: Expert information concerning the Diploma of Membership of the faculty of Dental Surgery

 

15 September 2020: Meet new FDS Dean, Matthew Garrett, and find out what is in store for the Faculty of Dental Surgery in the next three years. Matthew was joined by MFDS Lead Simon Littlewood, and MFDS examiner Caroline Harvey, to discuss the issues facing our profession today including plans for the new digital version of our MFDS membership examination.

2 June 2020: The deans of the dental faculties discuss COVID-19, mental health and host an open question and answer session.

Hosted by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in collaboration with Dental Deans of the UK/Irish Royal Colleges.

• Watch the webinar on rcsed.ac.uk

Hosted by FGDP (UK), and in collaboration with the Dental Deans and of the UK/Irish Colleges

Hosted by The Royal College Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, and in collaboration with Dental Deans of the UK/Irish Royal Colleges.

• Watch the webinar on rcpsg.ac.uk

Hosted by Royal College of Surgeons of England, and in collaboration with the Dental Deans of the UK/Irish Colleges.