The DDU & UCL Eastman Dental Institute Conference 2012 Forewarned is Forearmed

The DDU & UCL Eastman Dental Institute Conference 2012 Forewarned is Forearmed

The DDU has again joined forces with leaders in education and oral healthcare research at the Eastman to hold a thought-provoking conference in London on 28 September 2012. Designed for the whole dental team, the one-day risk management conference is on the theme: Forewarned is Forearmed and will examine the clinical developments and dento-legal implications of three key specialist areas: paediatric dentistry; oral surgery and oral medicine. Dento-legal advisers and clinical experts will give practical and informative presentations on: the latest clinical thinking in paediatric dentistry, such as dental caries and neglect the difficult areas of consent and obtaining parental authority when treating children the common pitfalls of dento-alveolar surgery and how to avoid them the role of dental professionals in oral cancer screening and how to manage patients with potentially malignant disease what can lead to a negligence claim, what dental professionals can do to help the DDU defend them, strategies to help avoid the stress of a claim in the first place and how dental professionals may be held accountable when something goes wrong. Places are limited. Book early to avoid disappointment and save 25. To book online visit the-ddu.com/eastman

Programme Welcome and introduction by the Chair 09.00 Andrew Eder Issues and responsibilities of the team and the limits of vicarious liability 09.15 Rupert Hoppenbrouwers Focus on Paediatric Dentistry Simply the best? Always in the child s best interest 10.00 Adele Johnson and Nick Torlot This session will give delegates more confidence in addressing consent issues, dealing with difficult parents and/or children and preventing problem areas from escalating. Topics covered: Review of consent issues as they relate to children and the difficulties they can present: parental responsibility; Gillick competence and delegated authority Gain a better understanding and appreciation of who might complain and the motivation behind complaints How to prevent complaints from occurring. 11.10 Break Focus on Oral Surgery I never expected that to happen! 11.40 Colin Hopper and Rupert Hoppenbrouwers By the end of this session delegates should have an improved knowledge of the common dento-legal pitfalls in dentoalveolar surgery, an understanding of what can go wrong, how complications can be managed and how to adopt risk management strategies that can make a potentially successful claim less likely. Topics covered: Review of the differences between oral surgery and other types of complaint and claim: Evidence Types of complaint and common allegations The extent of the problem using DDU data The importance of assessment, treatment planning, consent, aftercare and record keeping. What to do if it all goes wrong. A series of clinical case presentations of nerve damage and repair, poorly assessed wisdom teeth, displaced instruments, fractured jaw complications and their management. Book by 30 June 2012 and save 25

6 verifiable CPD hours 13.15 Lunch Focus on Oral Medicine The 3 R s - Recognition, Referral and Record keeping 14.15 Stephen Porter, Stefano Fedele and Susan N jie This presentation will enable dentists to establish a framework to assess patient risk factors, screen for malignancy and ensure findings are appropriately recorded and that patients are referred in a timely manner. Topics covered: a brief review of the clinical features of potentially malignant and malignant disease of the mouth. the appropriate methods of referral of patients to specialists. framework for the early management of patients in the primary healthcare setting who present with potentially malignant disease of the mouth. the role of dentists in the screening and prevention of oral cancer. duty of care, breach of duty and causation: what is expected of the dentist and the effect of a delayed diagnosis. an insight into what can lead to a negligence claim and some interesting case studies. 15.45 Break How to avoid meeting a lawyer 16.15 Nick Peacock This presentation will provide an overview of the legal principles involved in compensation claims and professional disciplinary cases. It will give some recent examples of cases and provide some recommendations on how to approach a claim or disciplinary complaint against you. 16:45 Panel discussion 17.00 Close To book online visit the-ddu.com/eastman

Registration form The DDU & UCL Eastman Dental Institute Conference 2012 Detach and return to Caroline Andrews, The Dental Defence Union, 230 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8PJ. Delegate details Title: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms) other Forenames: Surname: Address: Postcode: Telephone: Mobile: Email: For additional delegates, please complete a new form. Delegate fees 1 (please tick one) 25 off if booked by 30 June 2012 c DDU member and past/present student of UCL EDI 165 140 DDU membership number 2 GDC registration number 2 ccccccc ccccccc c Non member 200 175 Payment method (please tick one) c Cheque Please make payable to MDU Services Limited. c Debit/credit cards Maestro c Visa Debit c Visa c Mastercard c Amount: Name of cardholder: Signature of cardholder: Address of cardholder: Date: Postcode: Card number: ggggggggggggggggggg 3 digit security code: ggg Issue no (Maestro only): gexp date: cc cc Start date: cc cc 1. Conference fees include current rate of VAT, a certificate for six hours of verifiable CPD, lunch and refreshments. Payment must be received in full prior to the conference date. The DDU and UCL Eastman Dental Institute reserve the right to cancel; the conference place if fees are not paid on time; and cancel or change the date or venue where circumstances are beyond all practical control. 2. By providing your DDU membership number or GDC registration number, you are giving your consent to MDUSL to pass on your personal data, including contact details, to the UCL Eastman Dental Institute (UCL EDI), for the purposes of verifying that you are eligible for a discounted conference fee and for administrative purposes in connection with the DDU & UCL EDI conference only. Cancellation policy - Refunds will be issued for cancellations received in writing on and before 28 August 2012. No refunds will be issued after this date. There is no refund for non-attendance or part-attendance.

Speakers Andrew Eder Andrew Eder is Director of Education and CPD at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute and Associate Dean for Continuing Education at the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences. As a Specialist in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, he also maintains a referral specialist private practice in central London. Professor Eder has a special interest in the aetiology, demographics and clinical management of patients with tooth surface loss and is also Clinical Director of the London Tooth Wear Centre. Stefano Fedele Dr Fedele has an international reputation in research of immunologically-mediated and potentially malignant disease of the oral mucosa. He is Principal Investigator on a number of NIHR-funded studies of novel diagnostic methods for oral squamous cell carcinoma and the management of radiation-associated xerostomia. Rupert Hoppenbrouwers A former GDP, Rupert was also Director of the School of Dental Hygiene at University College Hospital, London from 1980 to 1986. He has lectured and written widely on risk management and dento-legal matters, and he has a particular interest in litigation. He is currently Chairman of the UK Dental Law and Ethics Forum. Colin Hopper Colin has been involved in postgraduate oral surgery education for over 20 years, teaching the practical skills of oral and maxillofacial surgery. He has an interest in assessment and outcome measurements of third molar surgery and the value of 3 dimensional imaging in treatment planning. Adele Johnson Adele is a Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH. She qualified in Birmingham and completed her registrar training at UCLH and Great Ormond Street Hospitals. Her main areas of interest include the management of medically compromised patients and dental trauma. Adele is Lead for safeguarding children at the Eastman Dental Hospital and responsible for audit and clinical governance in her department. Susan N Jie Susan N Jie qualified from Guys Hospital Dental School in 1986 and then worked as a general dental practitioner for 20 years. She worked for the Dental Law Partnership for five years, advising on negligence claims. Susan joined the DDU in 2011 as a part-time dento-legal adviser offering advice and assistance to members with issues relating to treatment of patients. Nicholas Peacock Nick is a barrister who specialises in clinical negligence work, regulatory/disciplinary work (including GMC and GDC) and general healthcare law (including coroners inquests, clinical confidentiality and consent to treatment cases). He has a particular interest in dental work, both claims and disciplinary. He is instructed by patients, healthcare professionals via their defence organisations or professional indemnity providers and NHS Trusts/Primary Care Trusts. Stephen Porter Professor Porter s research is focused upon the management of immunologicaly mediated oral disease and the oral and dental implications of viral infection. His clinical interests are the non-surgical management of complex immunologically-mediated and potentially malignant disease of the mouth and salivary glands. Nick Torlot Nick Torlot spent 19 years as Assistant and then Clinical Director of Salaried Dental Services in Hampshire, while continuing to practise clinical dentistry. He has been involved in dental education as an adviser and vocational trainer with the London Deanery and as a trainer with the Winchester scheme. Nick joined the DDU as a dento-legal adviser in 2010. The Dental Defence Union (the DDU) is the specialist dental division of the Medical Defence Union Limited (the MDU) and references to the DDU and DDU membership mean the MDU and membership of the MDU. MDU Services Limited (MDUSL) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in respect of insurance mediation activities only. MDUSL is an agent for the MDU. The MDU is not an insurance company. The benefits of membership of the MDU are all discretionary and are subject to the Memorandum and Articles of Association. MDUSL Registered in England 3957086 Registered Office: 230 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8PJ MDU Services Limited 2012 ED/009x/0412