Event Blog

Stuart Johnston, who lead the BDA’s lobbying and work at EU level on changing the law on whitening in October last year, thanked Zaki Kanaan on behalf of the packed theatre, for sharing his experiences of whitening. Zaki’s 45 minute interactive...

Delegates were treated to more hot tips in part two of the popular series of mini lectures. Hypersensitivity, dry mouth and dentures were the subjects explained by speakers in light of the new dental contract, with much focus on preventive care and...

Earlier today I attended Eva Castro Perea’s session “Motivating patients to improve oral health” in the Training Essentials Theatre at the British Dental Conference and Exhibition. I feel it’s only fair that I should mention at...

Direct access and dental contract pilots were the hot topics discussed in the full to capacity question and answer session for FDs/VDPs/newly qualified dentists. Andrew Corke, Associate Dean West Midlands accompanied by Laura Kwasnicki an Associate and...

The GDC's Annual Retention Fee will be reviewed this year with the findings due in Autumn according to Chief Executive Evelynne Gilvarry. In the question and answer session that followed GDC Chair Professor Kevin O'Brien was unapologetic, asserting...

“Believe in yourself - your steps to success”, Andy McMenemy, World class endurance athlete. Redundancy from the fast-paced corporate treadmill inspired Andy McMenemy to embark on a life-changing mission running ultra-marathons, and one...

As we know, prevention is the key focus of the new contract, but how will this translate into day to day practice? Delegates keen to find out were treated to three mini-lectures on Friday morning which offered hot tips informed by the new traffic light...

"Give a man a new toy for a day...." It's not every day that I get the opportunity to get suited and booted. Usually, I am in my NHS regulation blue polyester uniform trousers and dental tunic working as a special care dentist in the...

Are complaints good for your business? Well, that depends. For a large multinational company that can regard them as free feedback, it's a fairly clear cut yes. But it's not so simple for dentists as General Dental Practitioner Dr Len D'Cruz...

In a full-to-capacity session on the new pilot contracts GDPC Chair John Milne gave assurances to delegates that the BDA would negotiate the best result for both dentists and patients alike. The inequalities and perverse incentives thrown up under...

How do you get people to stop smoking? By not telling them to stop smoking. This counter-intuitive approach was explained by two speakers at the morning session entitled Helping smokers stop: The role of the dental team in smoking cessation. You would...

Sign up to the British Dental Conference and Exhibition website here . You can either create a specific login and password for this site, or join using either your Twitter or Facebook accounts. To do this just click on their logos here . (Don't...

The British Dental Association (BDA) is encouraging the dental family to bid generously in an auction it is organising to raise money for two leading dental charities. The auction, which will be taking place at the 2013 British Dental Conference and Exhibition...

The three day event at ExCel London is the ideal mix of specially selected seminars, socialising and networking opportunities, with the added bonus that it’s FREE to BDA student members. Connect with your profession, meet your peers and be inspired...

Leading dental professionals, including Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging at Manchester University, Keith Horner, and FGDP(UK) Course Director Paula McHenry will be speaking on a variety of topics from minor oral surgery to new radiology guidelines...

This year’s ball for newly qualified dentists will be held at The Brewery in the heart of the City of London. The former Whitbread brewery will be completely transformed with a fire and ice theme. Enjoy a glass of bubbly in the King George III room...

Congratulations to Lianne from 'The Village Dental Practice' for winning the Facebook competition! A big thank you for those who took part.

Members can win a three-day ticket to the British Dental Conference & Exhibition by submitting a photograph of themselves and their teams in front of the poster inserted into the January bda news. Upload the photograph on Facebook by going to http...

Merry Christmas from all of the BDA events team. Remember you can still register for the 2013 British Dental Conference and Exhibition over the Christmas period online here .

We are delighted to confirm that the winner of the prize draw for completed evaluation forms from our 2012 event is Kara Gates , a dentist from the East of England. Kara is the lucky winner picked from thousands of completed evaluation forms and will...

Booking is now open for the 2013 British Dental Conference and Exhibition. The event, which takes place from 25-27 April at ExCeL in London’s Docklands, will offer a full programme of presentations and seminars from over 50 expert speakers, with...

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the BDTA Dental Showcase competition was Lisa Trundle, Dental Nurse at The Smile Centre . Lisa wins a full three-day Conference Pass for herself and up to 5 colleagues for the British Dental Conference and...

Headlining the names announced this week is inspirational speaker and world-class endurance athlete Andy McMenemy . Further business advice will be available from experts from a wide range of sectors throughout the three-day event. Legal expertise will...

Leading aesthetic practitioner from the USA Dr Robert Lowe , specialist endodontist Mr Mark Hunter, and leader in occlusal practice Dr Ian Buckle, are amongst an array of expert clinicians, academics and specialists already lined-up to present at the...