80% of your patients over the age of 3 need dental treatment - it should represent over 25% of your income. Yet it is often not the favourite task.

The course will demonstrate some methods, hints and tips to make dentistry more of a pleasure and how to avoid the pitfalls. A grounding in dental anatomy, followed by charting, scaling and polishing, an introduction to dental radiography and suture techniques after extractions. Marketing and preventive dentistry will also be explored. There will be a mix of short review lectures - followed by hands-on practical sessions.

By the end of this course, delegates should have a thorough understanding of the following:

• Practical dental anatomy and an understanding of periodontal disease
• Oral examination and recording techniques
• Basic treatment of periodontal disease
• An introduction to Dental Radiography, indications, positioning, practical tips
• Prevention, oral hygiene, home-care and how to generate on-going income