Acupuncture
Wednesday 6th & 13th May 2009
20:00-21:45 GMT
Dr David Johnson
Community Dental Officer, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
2 hours verifiable CPD
£65.00 (£55.00 early-bird rate: book at least 7 days in advance)
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Verifiable CPD
On completion of the course and a short course evaluation you will be given a certificate for 2 hours verifiable CPD.
Learning Aim
This session will set out to educate participants on acupuncture as another technique with which disease can be either cured or alleviated - put in other words, as an extra tool in a dentist's toolbox.
Learning Objectives
To explore:
- Background of acupuncture
- The principles of how acupuncture works, both Chinese and Scientific hypothesis
- Diagnosis of head and neck myofascial pain
- The application of acupuncture in relation to dentistry and conditions treated
- Side effects and complications of acupuncture
- And how to start using acupuncture in your practice
Learning Outcome
By the end of this session participants will be aware of the use of acupuncture in dentistry, particularly its background and origins, its principles, application and complications of its use and also how to start using the technique in your practice.
About the Presenter
David Johnson is a Wolfson Foundation Scholar graduating from Cardiff Dental School in 2001, with a research background. He is currently working in the CDS mainly treating children and special needs patients. He previously held an Honorary Clinical Lecturer position in Oral Medicine at Cardiff Dental School.
He is fully registered with the British Dental Acupuncture Societies, and has been using acupuncture as an adjunct to dental treatment since 2003. He is actively involved in practice based research and audit within the areas of paediatric dentistry and dental acupuncture.
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As long as you have basic computer skills and a reliable broadband connection you will be fine. We run a test session 48 hours before the event which makes sure that your computer is configured correctly and give you a quick guide to the webinar process. It should take no more than 15 minutes and we are sure you will be impressed! We also open the webinar session an hour early on the day of the event so that you can login early. A freephone number is available for any technical difficulties once the event has started.
Yes, you can submit questions to the presenter anytime before or during the webinar by email or by using the chat window. Questions will be addressed during the question and answer session.
- Windows PC/Apple Macintosh* and broadband connection (a wired connection rather than wireless connection is recommended)
- Basic computer skills
Whilst not necessary the following are recommended to make the most of the session
- Webcam (*not supported on the Mac)
- A microphone or headset
- Glass of wine (or preferred alternative) and nibbles!
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