15/09/2026 – DFT Study Day 4 – Statement of Dental Remuneration & Smoking Cessation

Course Information

Completion Time: 6 Hours

Venue: Chestnut Suite, Civic Headquarters, Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, BT27 4RL

Speakers: Adrian Farquharson Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean, NIMDTA and Naomi Thompson Health Improvement Manager, Cancer Focus NI

Course Description

The Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR)

STATEMENT OF DENTAL REMUNERATION (hscni.net)

Aims and Objectives

• What is the SDR?
• Overview of the importance of having a good understanding of the SDR.
• HS45s – Completion of Forms.
• Prior approvals.

GDC Development Outcome B

Smoking Cessation – Stopping Smoking – The Why and How and the Role of the Dental Team

Aim

• To help health professionals increase their effectiveness in providing brief opportunistic support to patients/ clients in their care who want to stop smoking.

Objectives

• Be aware of the current prevalence of smoking in Northern Ireland and the UK.
• Explore the wide-ranging effects of smoking on the body.
• Have a knowledge of oral cancer – the incidence, causes and signs.
• Have an informed understanding of the complex nature of tobacco use.
• Explore the reasons why people start to smoke and why they want to stop.
• Examine the stages of change approach by Prochaska and DiClemente and applied it for use in changing smoking behavior.
• Look at VBA and Brief Intervention to assess individuals to provide appropriate guidance and support for their stage of stopping smoking.
• Have an awareness of the current aids to stop smoking.
• Be aware of all nicotine containing products, eg e-cigs, pouches, Heat not burn.
• Be informed about further sources of support available.

Learning Content

Stop smoking advice, effective communication with smokers, effective stop smoking medications, local support services.

GDC Development Outcomes A & C

Resources