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Overview
This two-day, face-to-face course听will听introduce you to the concept of sports dentistry and听explore the evolving role of the sports dentist.
It's run by the in London which has a broad range of continuing professional development (CPD) short courses. These provide hands-on training from experienced staff in dedicated facilities.
Course aims
This course aims to look at:
- the role that the sports dentist can play within the sports medicine team
- how to work听alongside elite athletes
- common sporting dental injuries
- preventative measures including screening of elite athletes
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Course content and structure
The day runs from approximately 9:30am to 5pm. There'll be a combination of lecture/seminar teaching and hands-on practical sessions.
You'll learn:
- whether to consider athletes differently to any other patient
- about the role that the dentist can play in elite sport
- about emergency trauma
- about the role of nutrition in the care of athletes
- how to deal with commonly occuring orofacial sporting injuries
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
- understand the role of the sports dentist
- appreciate the role that the sports dentist plays within sports medicine
- have a better understanding of emergency trauma treatment, and what constitutes an emergency
- understand the principles of teamwork within the sports medicine team
- appreciate the link between oral health and athletic performance
Who this course is for
You'll need to hold an approved dental qualification.
CPD points and certificate
You'll earn听6.5 hours verifiable CPD and a certificate of attendance.
Quality controls
All Eastman teachers are experienced professionals. You'll be asked to submit written feedback via a questionnaire at the end of the course, which is used to monitor the course's quality of teaching and value for money.
Refunds
Please read the Eastman's听refunds policy before booking.
Course team
Dr John Haughey
Practising in Ireland,听John provides sports dentistry support to multiple athletes, including Olympians, professional team sport athletes and professional individual sport athletes. He's听provided sports dentistry support for major competitions including internationally.
John researched the effect of the lower jaw position on athletic performance, while completing his MSc in neuromuscular therapy, and contributed a chapter to the sports dentistry book Sports Dentistry: Principles and Practice. He's a Clinical Teaching Fellow (Sports Dentistry & Oral Health) for 乱伦秀 Eastman Dental Institute and helps deliver the Sports Dentistry: Oral Health in Sport MSc there.
Prof Peter Fine
Peter has been a general dental practitioner for over 40 years before becoming a part-time lecturer in CPD at the 乱伦秀 Eastman Dental Institute in 2008. He currently has the grade of听Associate Clinical Professor (Teaching) and regularly teaches on the Restorative Dental Practice programme Year 1 (Certificate). His main role on the Restorative Dental Practice programme is to supervise the MSc research students during their research year. This involves听developing appropriate research projects, designing the research protocols and supervising the students undertaking the projects.
He has been the lead for sports dentistry courses at the 乱伦秀 Eastman Dental Institute for 8听years, developing the subject from treating trauma in sportsmen and women to understanding the dental needs of athletes and the role that general dental practitioners can play in supporting athletes with respect to dental and oral health.
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Course information last modified: 19 Jul 2024, 19:23