Ciara Ferrier

Ciara completes CPD annually as part of AMSPAR membership requirements. Having worked with dentists for a number of years it was interesting to take this course and learn more about dentistry as an industry. Working with individuals or small teams, it is both easy and essential to see their work from their point of view but valuable to zoom out and look at the bigger picture within which they are operating.

The BDIA (British Dental Industries Association) Introduction to Dentistry Course is designed for non-clinical staff as a grounding in the industry. It covers 11 Modules, each with an end-of-module-test, followed by a final exam once all modules are complete.

Modules are:

1. Introduction to Dentistry
2. Oral and Dental Anatomy
3. Oral Health and Disease
4. Oral Hygiene
5. Diagnosis and Radiography
6. Restorative Dentistry
7. Dental Technology and Laboratory Procedures
8. The Dental Environment and Equipment
9. Infection Control in Dentistry
10. Minor Oral Surgery, Anaesthesia and Sedation
11. Implant Dentistry

Other CPD completed this year includes Skills 4 Health training in Information Governance, Remote Working and Consent.