Wirral LDC CPD Event 2025

Wirral LDC invites you to an evening of learning and networking at the beautiful Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa.

Event Topics:

• Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) 'an update' and its management in dental practice

Speakers

Professor Simon Rogers, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Dr Kate Ohlson-Turner, Oral Surgery Specialty Doctor, Wirral University Teaching Hospital

Learning content: An engaging discussion through interactive presentations with speakers from Wirral University Teaching Hospital. Speakers will discuss with delegates current guidelines and dental management in repect to Medication-related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ).

Learning Aims:

The session will provide:

• a brief history of MRONJ dating back 20 years and the importance of pharmacokinetics
• a summary of the current guidelines in respect to dental management of MRONJ

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session delegates should be able to:

1. Explain current understanding of MRONJ
2. Recognise common medications and the importance of pharmicokinetics related to MRONJ
3. Identify the current guidelines for the management of MRONJ in dental practice
4. Discuss, in practice, the three most common patient groups who are taking antiresorptive medication and are at risk of MRONJ

• #SaveNHSDentistry - An update from the campaign founder

Speaker:

Mr Tom Thayer, Consultant in Oral Surgery, Liverpool University Dental Hospital

Learning content:

Delegates will be given insight into the current campaign 'Save NHS Dentistry', which has delivered a petition to government with two main focuses:

1. Properly fund NHS dentistry, so everyone who needs care can secure it.
2. Scrap the failed contracts forcing dentists out of the NHS and rebuild a service with prevention at its heart.

Learning Aims:

The session will provide:

• an insight into how the speaker got involved in a national campaign
• suggestions for anyone wishing to take part in a similar campaign

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session delegates should be able to:

1. Discuss the current Save NHS Dentistry campaign
2. Describe how to construct their own campaign
3. Discuss how to manage press attention
4. Identify long term campaign goals

GDC Outcomes:

This session links to Enhanced CPD development outcomes A, B, and C