Keeping informed on modern health topics for dental practice
The GSYHTA are running a day’s lecture with Professor StJohn Crean from the University of Lancashire at St Pierre Park Hotel on Friday 6th March ‘26 from 8.45am until 4.30pm.
The aim of this lecture is to provide the members of the clinical dental team with a deeper insight into common medical and pharmacological issues they will encounter daily with their patients. The material covered will hopefully increase their awareness of the potential complications and implications for their practice moving forward. The hope is that attendees can understand how to risk assess these conditions in terms of the patients’ expected outcomes. This will prepare colleagues to engage in informed discussions around material risks as expected since the Montgomery ruling in 2015.
Aims and Objectives
To update dental professionals on current and emerging health topics relevant to clinical dental practice - including facial pain, new medical guidance, medical emergency management, oral medicine developments, new and emerging drug challenges (including weight loss medications) and the recognition of sexually transmitted diseases with oral manifestations-enabling safer, evidenced based and patient centred care.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
Recognise the spectrum of facial pain conditions relevant to dental practice and differentiate dental from non-dental causes to support appropriate referral and management pathways.
Interpret and apply recently approved medical subject guidance for dental professionals, incorporating updates into patient assessment and clinical decision-making.
Review current best practice in the prevention and management of medical emergencies in the dental setting, including preparedness, team roles, escalation, and post-incident learning.
Identify current developments in oral medicine, including emerging conditions, diagnostic approaches, referral criteria, and multidisciplinary care principles.
Evaluate new and emerging drug-related challenges, including:
anticoagulants and antiplatelets
bisphosphonates and bone-modifying agents
immunotherapies and biologics
recreational substances and polypharmacy
weight-loss / anti-obesity medications (e.g., GLP-1 agonists) and their implications for dental care
Recognise the clinical and oral manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs / STIs) — particularly in the context of rising incidence in older adults — and understand referral pathways, safeguarding considerations, and appropriate professional responses.
Enhance inter-professional communication and documentation for medically complex patients to support safe, coordinated care.
Reflect on how updated knowledge and guidance influence practice, patient communication, risk assessment, and professional responsibility.
Topics Covered
Contemporary understanding of facial pain in dental practice
New approved medical subject guidance for dental professionals
Medical emergencies — current guidance and clinical updates
Oral medicine developments and case-based learning
New drug challenges in dental practice, including:
anticoagulants, cancer therapies, immunosuppressants
weight-loss (anti-obesity) drugs and perioperative considerations
Sexually transmitted diseases — oral features, presentations, and safeguarding issues, with awareness of increasing incidence in older adults
GDC Development Outcomes: C, D (with elements of A and B)
Applications must be received by Friday 6th February ‘26
Please contact Helen at gsyhta@live.co.uk for an application form or click on the link below;
https://www.gsyhta.com/s/Prof-Crean-invites-26.docx
The Management of Dental Anxiety
The GSYHTA are running a day’s lecture with Professor Tim Newton from Kings College London on Friday 4th October ‘24
The lecture will cover the following:
Managing dental anxiety
Supporting patients to improve and maintain their oral health
Mental health and well being for the dental team
Screening for psychological problems in dental practice
Please contact Helen at gsyhta@live.co.uk for more information
Click below for an application form
Safeguarding Vulnerable Children and Adults Level 2
The Guernsey Hygienist & Therapist Association are running an afternoon training session on Safeguarding level 2 with Liz Lees -Thackery on Friday 1st March 2024 from 11.30am until 4pm
The Aims and Objectives are:
The six principles of safeguarding adults at risk
Awareness of the ten types of abuse of adults
Considering own role & responsibilities in safeguarding adults at risk
How to respond to allegations of abuse
Understanding how to raise a safeguarding concern
Identifying factors that may make children & young people vulnerable to harm or abuse
Considering your role & responsibilities in safeguarding children & young people
Recognising signs & indicators of abuse
Considering how to respond to safeguarding concerns
Please contact Helen at gsyhta@live.co.uk for an application form. Applications must be received by Thursday 22nd February
Lived Experience Autism Acceptance Training
The Guernsey Hygienist & Therapist Association are running an evening training session with Autism Guernsey on Monday 5th February 2024 from 6pm until 8pm
The training is not theory based ; it is practical and engaging.
The training covers the following and includes examples of:
Theory of mind
Weak central coherence
Executive functioning
Social interaction
Social communication
Social imagination
Sensory, and potential reasonable adjustments for someone experiencing sensory difficulties
Invitations will be sent out shortly