// Mentorship Day
A day over my shoulder, and six months of support afterwards
One clinician, one full clinical day at The Gentle Touch, watching biomimetic restorative dentistry as it is actually done via a microscope and big screen. Then six months of access while you put it into practice.
Key Details
Format // One full clinical day at The Gentle Touch, Kelso
CPD // Eight hours verifiable
Fee // £2,500
Availability // Twelve days a year
Suitable for // Dentists and dental therapists who have completed Level 1 or equivalent training
Booking // By enquiry, so the day can be built around your cases
Why a day like this
A course teaches you the technique. What it cannot easily show you is the thousand small decisions around it: how the surgery is set up, how long each stage actually takes, what Amber does when the crack goes further than expected, how the case is explained to the patient beforehand and how it is written up afterwards.
You see all of that on a mentorship day, in real time, on real patients, through a microscope and on a large screen.
The Gentle Touch was purpose-built with educational viewing in mind, so this is not a case of standing awkwardly in the corner of a surgery. You see what Amber sees.
How the day runs
08:45
Arrival and case review over coffee. What is coming through the door, what to watch for in each case, and what you specifically want to get out of the day.
Through to 17:00
Live observation of biomimetic treatment. Direct composites, onlays and overlays, weighted towards whatever you have asked for. Every procedure fully visible on screen through the microscope, with commentary throughout and time between patients for questions.
From 18:00
Dinner and an unhurried review at a local restaurant, included in the fee. It runs as long as the conversation does.
The clinical list is built around what you want to see. Tell us at the enquiry stage and the diary is populated accordingly, tailored to your needs.
The six months afterwards
The day itself is the beginning. What changes a clinician’s practice is what happens in the weeks after, when quick access support is given.
- Direct WhatsApp access to Amber for six months, for cases, questions and second opinions.
- The materials and equipment toolkit: what is used, why, and what to buy first.
- The clinical protocols, so you have the aide-memoire right where you need it.
What you will take away
A working understanding
A working understanding of biomimetic workflows as they run in a busy private practice, rather than as they appear on a course.
Real-time clinical decision-making
Real-time clinical decision-making observed rather than described, including what happens when a case does not go to plan.
A Clear View
A clear view of how to set up your own surgery, your kit and your nursing support to make this work.
Confidence
The confidence to take advanced restorative techniques back into your own practice, and someone to ask when you need to.
Availability
Twelve mentorship days are offered each year, typically one a month. Each one takes a full clinical day and is built around a single visitor.
Enquire about a Mentorship day
Please provide your GDC number and training completion date.
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