Aim Higher: Clinical Confidence in Daily Dentistry (Elevate Dental)
An online course for early-career dentists covering everyday restorative care, NHS practice, isolation, dentures, endodontics and dental trauma.
Course provider
When
Available on request
CPD
15 CPD
Duration
Self-paced; 42 lessons across 6 modules
Where
Online
Overview
About this course
Practical online teaching for recently qualified dentists and international clinicians entering UK practice, with six modules on common clinical and professional challenges.
Programme
- Module 1: patient examination and communication, NHS banding and treatment planning, clinical photography, scanning, wellbeing, workload management and bur selection.
- Module 2: rubber-dam equipment, clamps and isolation; demonstrations of placement, floss ties, posterior isolation and wingless-clamp techniques, with troubleshooting.
- Module 3: adhesion, anterior and posterior composites, shade and morphology, cavity design and direct-versus-indirect decisions; preparation, material selection, temporisation and cementation.
- Module 4: complete denture assessment, impressions, occlusion and vertical dimension; a periodontal-classification update, plus endodontic access, instrumentation, irrigation and sealers.
- Module 5: permanent-tooth fractures and luxation injuries, primary-tooth trauma, immediate management, radiographic assessment and longer-term treatment and review.
- Module 6: discoloured teeth, deep subgingival margins, deep-margin elevation versus crown lengthening, functional indirect posterior onlay preparation and cementation, posterior composite techniques and professional mindset.
Learning and CPD
Self-paced online teaching comprises 42 lessons across six modules, with practical demonstrations and module quizzes. The booking page states 15 hours of verifiable CPD and a certificate on completion. Its introductory paragraph still refers to four modules, while the complete lesson catalogue explicitly lists six; this listing follows that catalogue. A fixed access duration is not stated on the booking page. The main website mentions five weeks in a separate Elevate 6 description, so confirm how long the purchased Aim Higher access lasts.
Fee and access
The booking page displays GBP 299. VAT treatment and a fixed access period are not explicitly stated; confirm these terms before purchase. There is no scheduled attendance date.
Outcomes
What you will learn
- Module 1: patient examination and communication, NHS banding and treatment planning, clinical photography, scanning, wellbeing, workload management and bur selection.
- Module 2: rubber-dam equipment, clamps and isolation; demonstrations of placement, floss ties, posterior isolation and wingless-clamp techniques, with troubleshooting.
- Module 3: adhesion, anterior and posterior composites, shade and morphology, cavity design and direct-versus-indirect decisions; preparation, material selection, temporisation and cementation.
- Module 4: complete denture assessment, impressions, occlusion and vertical dimension; a periodontal-classification update, plus endodontic access, instrumentation, irrigation and sealers.
- Module 5: permanent-tooth fractures and luxation injuries, primary-tooth trauma, immediate management, radiographic assessment and longer-term treatment and review.
- Module 6: discoloured teeth, deep subgingival margins, deep-margin elevation versus crown lengthening, functional indirect posterior onlay preparation and cementation, posterior composite techniques and professional mindset.
Before you book
Prerequisites
For recently qualified dentists, early-career clinicians and international dentists developing confidence in UK NHS or mixed practice.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much CPD is included?
The course platform states 15 hours of verifiable CPD with a certificate on completion. Module quizzes form part of the learning.
How long can I access the course?
The booking page describes self-paced access but gives no fixed access period. Confirm the purchased access duration with Elevate.
What does the price cover?
The booking page displays GBP 299. VAT treatment and a fixed access period are not explicitly stated; confirm these terms before purchase. There is no scheduled attendance date.
Provider
About the course provider
Elevate Dental
The teaching team includes Nik Sethi, Riaz Yar, Elaine Mo, Viraj Patel, Josh Patel, Daniel Flynn and Sanjay Sethi, covering general practice, restorative dentistry and endodontics.
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