They will be taught by John Butler who has more than 20 years experience and who founded the IHMDP.
The foundation course (one day) can be taken by dentists and staff working in contact with patients in a dental practice.
It covers skills in using hypnosis formally and informally in interactions with patients to alleviate anxiety and experience of pain and facilitate giving treatment to anxious patients, both adults and children.
The course includes the following main topics:
- Alleviate dental anxiety and phobia in patients
- Ease pain and discomfort in patients
- Improve patient compliance for dental procedures
- Boost attendance for check-ups and cleaning
- Reduce/ eliminate needle phobia
- Increase patient satisfaction
- Improve staff well-being due to increased cooperation of patients.
Each course is limited to 40 available seats. This enables trainers to deliver the highest service and training to dental staff. Therefore early booking is encouraged to avoid disappointment.
Graduates of the foundation course or with previous hypnodontics training are eligible to attend the advanced course to increase their skills in dental hypnosis.
The course includes the following main topics
- Hypnoanalgesia for anaesthetic averse patients
- Reduction/elimination of pain and discomfort during and after dental procedures
- Improvement of haemostasis during dental procedures
- Hypnosis for dental patients with severe dental anxiety and phobia
- Stress management for dental personnel
- Hypnosis to reduce/ eliminate gagging
- Hypnosis for bruxism.
To book a course phone 0207 385 1166 or send an email to info@ihmdp.org, stating your name and telephone number.