Partial to a bit of prosthetics?
Wednesday 13th January 2010
20:00-21:45 GMT
Professor Damien Walmsley BDS MSc PhD FDS RCPS
Professor of restorative Dentistry,
School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham
2 hours verifiable CPD
£50.00 +VAT (£58.75 inc VAT)
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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
Getting to know removable partial dentures better
Learning Objectives
- Understand the diagnosis and treatment planning for partial dentures
- Determine whether it is a space that needs restoring
- Considering the best way of restoring spaces (with patients in mind)
- How to put a system into place that produces good designs
Learning Outcome
By the end of this session participants will have a much better grasp of the use of partial dentures and will be more confident when implementing them in practice.
About the Presenter
Professor Walmsley is Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the School of Dentistry at the University of Birmingham.
He is head of the teaching unit of Prosthetic Dentistry and Higher Degrees Tutor. His interest in all things IT is at the cutting edge of teaching and learning in dentistry. He has published extensively in both the Scientific and popular Literature in the above areas. Elearning is one of his passions, and he was part of the team that won the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year, sponsored by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
Positions of responsibility include the Peer Review Council of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Executive Board Member of the Association of Dental Education in Europe and Subject Specialist Advisor in Dentistry to the Higher Education Academy.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dentistry and on the Editorial board of the British Dental Journal, European Journal of Dental Education and Brazilian Dental Journal. Published Books include Editor of “Restorative Dentistry” and joint Editor with Prof Y. Maeda (Osaka) of “Implant Dentistry with new generation magnetic attachments”.
Ultrasonics in Dentistry has become his major research area at Birmingham where he runs a successful research team which is funded by the major UK research councils and Dental Industry.
Clinical interests include a speciality interest in Restorative Dentistry with an emphasis on Removable Prosthodontics. He specialises in provision of precision retained overdentures using implants and natural tooth roots.
Hobbies include Sci-Fi, running, photography, playing the guitar and Manchester City.
Web addresses
my blog - http://www.dentistry.bham.ac.uk/news
my official stuff - http://www.dentistry.bham.ac.uk/dentalultrasonics/adw_cv.asp
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