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Dentist on the Ward is a two day course designed to help to smooth the process of taking up your first Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery resident Senior House Officer job. We have been running the course in Lincoln for the past 15 years. The courses are held twice a year in Lincoln at the end of January and July just before new SHOs or dental F2's take up their positions. The course is designed for recently qualified Dental Surgeons taking up their first posts in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and more experienced dentists who are working in hospital for the first time. If you are already working within the specialty in the UK the course will probably not have much to offer you. The course is designed to help those taking up hospital appointments not for preparation for MFDS or MJDF exams. The programme consists of lectures in the mornings and practicals and seminars in the afternoons. It finishes with a multiple choice quiz where you can test your own knowledge. The next course will be on Thursday & Friday January 28th & 29th 2010. We are holding it at the Assembly rooms, Bailgate, Lincoln. LN1 3AR.The cost of the course, is £185. Topics covered Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery outside the Dental Teaching Hospital. The scope of the specialty and what sort of patients you can expect to see. Cross infection control. Indications for admitting a patient to the hospital. Clerking and preparing patients for theatre. The responsibilities of the House Surgeon towards patients admitted to the ward or day unit. Preparing for your new post. Venepuncture and placing IV cannulae. Consent for operation and other medico-legal issues. How to take blood pressure. Hand washing and scrubbing for operation and donning a surgical gown. Post operative care of patients. Dealing with Accident and Emergency referrals. Making requests to the pathology services. Recognition of serious illness and when to get help. Examination of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Examination of the face for injury. How to order and interpret facial X rays. Skin suturing. Prescribing medication and fluid in the hospital, with particular reference to the use of antibiotics and pain control. Ward and nursing procedures and routines. The named nurse and limits of responsibility. The role of the House Surgeon on the ward, ordering investigations, referring to other teams and requesting opinions. The ward round. The day care unit, the role of the high dependency and intensive care units. Examination of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory System. Intravenous injection. Venepuncture Insertion of a venflon, IV line and fluid assembly. Facial Skin Suturing. Multiple Choice Quiz |
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DOW, Clinic 9 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, County Hospital, Lincoln. LN2 5QY contact@sorejaw.co.uk |