Radiology Update
Monday 21st September 2009
13:00-13:45 GMT
Dr J Makdissi DDS MMedSci DDR RCR
Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry and Barts and the London NHS Trust
1 hour verifiable CPD
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About the Presenter
Dr J Makdissi better known as Jimmy qualified in 1993 with DDS and completed a postgraduate diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 1995. He completed his Master of Medical Sciences degree (MMedSc) in Oral Surgery in 1996 from Queen's University in Belfast.
He then worked as a Senior House Officer in Leeds, Belfast and Cork. During this time, he obtained his Fellowship of Dental Surgery (FDSRCS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1999.
Jimmy joined Guy's Hospital in 2000 as a specialist registrar in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology where he spent 4 years after which he obtained his Diploma of Dental Radiology from the Royal College of Radiologists (DDR RCR) and was awarded his certificate of completion of specialist training (CCST) in 2004.
Subsequently, he joined Queen Mary School of Medicine and Dentistry and Barts and the London NHS Trust where he has been working as Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.
Jimmy delivers a number of lectures, seminars and practical classes to undergraduate BDS students, contributes to the design of the In Course Assessment and writes exam questions. He supervises Selective Study Modules for undergraduate MBBS students, delivers didactic and clinical teaching to postgraduate students in many disciplines, senior house officers and medical and dental Specialist Registrars. He also teaches on the fellowship and membership programmes in the Royal College of Surgeons and on the MSc in implantology at Warwick University. He also teaches on the new MJDF course at the Royal College of Surgeons.
He served on the education committee of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology which published its report on undergraduate education in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology in the Journal of DentoMaxillofacial Radiology.
He has been an invited speaker on number of national conferences (British Dental Association, British Association of Oral Surgery and British Association of Dental Therapists) and international conferences (Australia: The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Pakistan: Asia Pacific Dental Congress and Hungary: International Association of Head and Neck Radiology).
He publishes in many scientific journals and a list of his publications is available on the PubMed website.
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A webinar is an online seminar that you watch via your PC from the comfort of your home or office. You watch the presentation, listen to the speaker, and interact with other viewers. Unlike conventional seminars, our webinars provide an informal atmosphere and the added benefit of private chat, comments and questions.
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.
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- 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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