Fulham Road Dental – Continued Professional Development for Dentists
CPD event – 13 August 2021
Fulham Road Dental opened in May 2021 with the objective of providing patients with a differentiated dental experience by creating a warm and calming practice setting where industry-leading dentists can provide patients with exceptional dental care.
“It’s all in the mind”
Treatment of anxious and nervous patients, By Dr. Munir Ravalia and Fulham Road Dental
Dr. Munir Ravalia is very experienced in dental sedation treating anxious patients with intra-venous sedation, and inhalation sedation. As a longer-term solution Munir will also spend time with patients using therapies that may consist of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnosis to find out the source of patient’s anxieties and work through them.
Munir’s presentation covered the following areas:
- Understanding why patients are anxious
- Understanding what psychotherapeutics are
- Understanding the Nocebo effect
- Understanding the continuum of clinical hypnotherapy
- Identifying the appropriate application of Deep Relaxation Techniques in the clinical dental setting
- Knowing how to introduce relaxation to patients
The highlight of the evening was undoubtedly the moment Munir hypnotised one of the attendees. Following the formal remarks, the event was an opportunity for the attendees to get to know each other better over drinks, light snacks, and some music.
In keeping with supporting the local community, the snacks were provided by a Fulham Road-based Lebanese bakery, Ta’mini (https://www.taminilebanesebakery.com/), which is a local family-run bakery. The snacks proved to be very popular with attendees being treated to a taste of Lebanon with traditional Manakish, Ka’ak, Mini bites and cold mezze, all made from the very best Lebanese ingredients.
Each attendee was given a CPD certificate that entitles them to earn CPD credits which counts towards their annual requirement. FRD plans to host the CPD events on a regular basis going forward as a way of continuing to share experiences with the broader dental community whilst providing opportunities for clinicians to network and earn their required CPD credits.
Many thanks