Thursday programme
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08:45
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Registration, refreshments and exhibition
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09:15
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Introduction, Valedictory address and Installation of President
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09:30
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Welcome to Wales
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09:50
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Minimally Invasive Dentistry to help manage dental caries in anxious children and adolescents
Aim:
The aim of this lecture is to give an overview of Minimally Invasive Dentistry, what it involves and how to deliver it.
Learning objectives:
- Describe what minimally invasive treatments are and how they fit within Minimum Intervention Dentistry
- List minimally invasive treatment options for managing dental caries in children
- Talk about the challenges to changing practice and undertaking minimally invasive treatments
- Identify strategies to address these challenges in day-to-day dental care
- Know where to find out more information about minimally invasive treatments.
Learning content:
A lecture with the opportunity to ask the speaker questions at the end.
Development outcome: C
Nicola Innes, Head of School of Dentistry, Professor and Honorary Consultant, Paediatric Dentistry, Cardiff University
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10:50
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Refreshments, exhibition and poster display
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11:15
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Clinical dentistry in health inclusion and trauma-informed care
Aim:
This lecture will give participants an increased awareness of health inclusion; be able to reflect upon how their own practicing meets trauma-informed care needs and learn how improved service delivery may take place for marginalised groups using a value-based approach.
Learning objectives:
- Describe health inclusion and trauma-informed care
- Describe how health inequalities present and the impacts of these in health inclusion groups
- Understand the role of trauma informed care and explain how a trauma-informed approach is essential in helping deliver high quality dental care to these groups
- Explore the principles of Prudent and Value-Based Healthcare in shaping how services can respond to the needs of inclusion groups.
Learning content:
This session will involve a mix of taught presentation, anonymised audience survey, interactive discussion as well as a question-and-answer period to help participants explore knowledge of health inclusion groups and highlight the health inequalities present.
GDC outcomes: A, B, C and D
Mick Allen, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Aneurin Bevan UHB CDS and General Dental Practitioner and
Christina Worle, Senior Dental Officer, Aneurin Bevan UHB CDS
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12:45
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Lunch, exhibition and poster display
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13:45
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Developing the Dental Workforce – For Wales, for the future
Aims:
- To inform delegates of the need for a sustainable Dental Workforce Plan in Wales
- To enable delegates to understand the need to attract, recruit, retain and remodel the workforce through the design and implementation of a strategic WP
- To enable delegates to increase their understanding of the current and future challenges that exist in the dental workforce and discuss possible solutions for sustainable development.
Learning objectives:
- Understand the role of a Dental Workforce Plan in Wales
- Be aware of the need for role redesign and skills mix and enhancement as part of sustainable workforce development
- Have an increased understanding of the pressures and challenges in the current climate and begin to seek solutions to support workforce planning and development.
Learning content:
A lecture with the opportunity to ask the speaker questions at the end.
GDC outcomes: A, B, C and D
Kirstie Moons, Postgraduate Dental Dean, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
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14:45
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Sustainable dentistry – What does it mean for Community Dental Services?
Aims:
- Discuss environmental sustainability pertaining to Community Dental Services
- Provide an overview of key terminology and tools to support staff in primary and secondary care to apply sustainable practices in their work
- Provide an overview of activities and research regarding environmental sustainability across the oral health and dental sector.
Learning objectives:
- Describe how dentistry contributes to climate change and ecological degradation
- Understand how carbon impact is not necessarily equal to environmental impact
- Empower dental care professionals to play a crucial role in tackling the climate crisis.
Learning content:
Every Integrated Care System (ICS) in England now has a Green Plan, borne of NHS England’s response to the UK Climate Change Act 2008, and now attention must be concentrated on implementation. This session looks to inform, engage, and empower attendees on the importance of individual and collective action necessary to address environmental sustainability in dentistry.
GDC outcomes: A, B, C and D
Amarantha Fennell-Wells, Senior Clinical Policy Manager, Office of the Chief Dental Officer England
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15:45
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Save the date - CDS conference 2024
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15:50
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Refreshments, exhibition and poster display
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16:10
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Annual General Meeting
All BDA members welcome
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16:40
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Close
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19:30
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Black tie dinner - Drinks Reception
ICC, Wales
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20:00
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Black tie dinner
ICC, Wales
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Friday programme
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08:45
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Registration, refreshments and exhibition
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09:15
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Welcome
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09:30
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Implants - Not my monkeys but still my circus
Aim:
Community dental surgeons tend not to place or restore dental implants but may get landed with maintenance. This presentation aims to help clinicians maintain healthy implants and spot signs of disease and how to rehabilitate failing dental implants and the restorations they support.
Learning objectives:
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Understand how titanium dental implants osteointegrate and from that knowledge recognise signs of health and disease and know how healthy and failing implants can be maintained
- Learn the various ways in which restorations are connected to dental implants and how rehabilitate failing restorations.
Learning content:
The presentation will use a mixture of diagrams, animations, clinical photographs and research findings to share information that is likely to be pertinent to the role of Community Dental Services dentists with delegates.
Development outcome: C, D
Nigel Jones, General Dental Practitioner, Smiles Better Dental Practice, Abergavenny
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10:15
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An update on the Tier 2 Special Care Dentistry Programme in Yorkshire
Aim:
To provide an overview of the Tier 2 Special Care Dentistry Programme in Yorkshire.
Learning objectives:
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To discuss the journey of the development of the Tier 2 Training Programme in Yorkshire
- Gain an understanding of the programme structure and how participants are assessed
- Obtain an overview of the progress of the programme so far and future accreditation of Tier 2 SCD practitioners.
Learning content:
This session will cover how the Tier 2 SCD programme was developed, who was involved, provide an overview of the programme and assessment of participants and current progress.
GDC outcomes: C, D
Balqees Bi, Clinical Director & Specialist in Special Care Dentistry – Locala Health and Well Being Community Dental Service in Calderdale and Kirklees
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10:45
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Refreshments, exhibition and poster display
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11:15
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Dental care of patients with a higher BMI
Aims:
- To review the medical and physical challenges when treating patients with a high BMI
- To discuss how to approach assessment of patients with a high BMI
- To discuss the experience of patients with a high BMI accessing healthcare and how this may be improved.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the session the dental team will be able to:
- Describe the medical and physical conditions which may be more likely to affect patients with a high BMI
- Review their approach to management of patients with a high BMI
- Identify areas in their own clinics which could be adjusted to improve access for patients with a high BMI
Learning content:
The number of patients who exceed the weight limit of the average dental chair is increasing. Although many patients with a high BMI are not medically compromised, their care still provides significant challenges for the dental team. I will try to provide practical advice on how to speak to patients and how to manage their care.
Development outcomes: A, B, C and D
Jess Bell-Davies, Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, North Wales Community Dental Service
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12:15
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Responding to the situation - Developments in conscious sedation
Aim:
To provide an overview of recent and future developments in sedation relevant to CDS practice.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the use of sedation pertinent to CDS patients through case studies
- Outline recent and future developments in conscious sedation.
Learning content:
A lecture with the opportunity to ask the speakers questions.
GDC outcomes: C, D
Steve Woolley, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and General Dental Practitioner and Naomi Jones, Senior Community Dentist
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12:45
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Lunch, exhibition and poster display (Raffle prize winners on display)
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13:45
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Digital denture scanning in care homes - A feasibility study
Aim:
To present the results from this feasibility study and discuss the potential future applications in special care dentistry and CDS
Learning objectives:
- Understand the basics of 3D scanning in dentistry
- Be aware of current trends and data on denture loss
- Learn a digital work flow for denture scanning in care homes
- Understand future applications.
Learning content:
- Introduction to 3D scanning
- Background to denture loss
- Presentation of a digital work flow and study results for denture scanning in care homes
- Discuss future applications for 3D scanning.
GDC outcome: C
Daniel Gillway, StR in Special Care Dentistry
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14:30
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Dental care for patients with or at risk of adrenal insufficiency (AI)
Aims:
- To review the pathogenesis of AI
- To understand the patient cohort at risk of AI
- To discuss the reviewed guidance for safe dental care for patients with or at risk of AI.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this session, the dental team will be able to
- Identify those patients who have or are at risk of AI
- Risk assess dental procedures in relation to AI
- Plan dental care using the revised guidance for safe dental care for patients with or at risk of AI.
Learning content:
A national patient safety alert made recommendations for early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults. This prompted a review of the evidence in dentistry in relation to AI. A dental risk stratification was undertaken based on physiological stress response. This presentation brings together the main points of the guidance in anticipation of its release by RCS England.
GDC outcomes: A, C
Akhila Muthukrishnan, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Swansea Bay University Health Board
and Clinical Lead, Community Dental Services, Swansea Bay University Health Board
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15:00
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Refreshments, exhibition and poster display
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15:20
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Poster competition
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15:30
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Supporting the anxious patient
Aims:
- To provide dental practitioners with an overview of the nature and causes of dental anxiety
- To identify methods for the assessment of dental anxiety and phobia
- To identify techniques for alleviating dental anxiety, including phobic levels of fear.
Learning objectives:
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
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Describe the nature of dental anxiety and phobia
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Outline methods for assessing dental anxiety among phobic and non-phobic patients
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List techniques for alleviating dental anxiety
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Outline the appropriateness and effectiveness of different techniques for alleviating dental anxiety.
Learning content:
Anxiety about visiting the dentist and dental treatment is common and can be challenging for both patients and practitioners. In this talk I will outline methods of addressing the anxiety experienced by patients through a system of triage and proportionate intervention, including identifying and making appropriate referral for patients with phobic levels of fear.
GDC outcomes: A, C and D
Tim Newton, Professor of Psychology as Applied to Dentistry, King's College London
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16:30
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Close
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Speakers
Thursday 5 October 2023
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Mick Allen
Specialist in Special Care Dentistry
Mick is a Specialist in Special Care Dentistry and has had a portfolio career in dentistry. Since qualifying from UCL in 1988 he has owned two GDS practices in Wales and has taught Sedation and Special Care Dentistry to Undergraduates and Postgraduates at Cardiff University School of Dentistry. He has been a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry in Aneurin Bevan UHB and has been a clinical advisor to Cardiff and Vale UHB and Clinical Director for Community services in Cornwall and Cardiff. He has helped work on GDS reform in Wales and chaired the Welsh Government Strategic Advisory Forum for Sedation. In 2016 he and his GDS team formed the UK’s first employee-owned NHS GDS practice. He is an advocate of the principles of value-based and prudent healthcare and strongly believes dentistry has a vital role within wider health and the NHS.
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Christina Worle
General Dental Practitioner
Christina is a General Dental Practitioner with a passion for Inclusion Oral Health and Trauma Informed Dentistry. She is passionate about working with socially excluded populations and has significant experience in this area, she is especially interested in the application of trauma informed dentistry. Christina qualified from Plymouth Peninsula Dental School in 2015, completing her dental foundation training and a further year in general dental practice in Bristol before returning to Plymouth to work at Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE). With colleagues at PDSE she started and ran the PDSE Community Dental Clinic to provide dentistry for those suffering from homelessness, drug and alcohol issues, and other social exclusions for five years. Along-side this she completed a Masters in Restorative Dentistry and has recently completed the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Regional NHS leadership fellowship. She currently works as a Dentist in a women’s prison alongside being a Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry at Bristol Dental School.
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Kirstie Moons
Postgraduate Dental Dean, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW)
Kirstie qualified as a dental nurse in Cardiff and is now the Postgraduate Dental Dean for HEIW responsible for planning, commissioning and quality assuring postgraduate training and education for dental professionals in Wales. She has a long track record of working in Dental Education in Wales, in the Deanery and prior to this in Cardiff Dental School where she was involved in the education and training of all members of the dental team. From 2013 – 2020 Kirstie was the Welsh Council registrant member on the General Dental Council, where she also Chaired the Policy and Research Board. She is a member of Welsh Dental Committee and a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry. She works closely with Welsh Government and the Chief Dental Officer to develop the dental workforce across dental services in Wales.
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Friday 6 October 2023
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Nigel Jones
General Dental Practitioner, Smiles Better Dental Practice, Abergavenny
Nigel is in his 43rd year as a General Dental Practitioner. His practice in Abergavenny is limited to the planning, placement and restoration of dental implants. As well as placing and restoring around 400 dental implants a year he is cohort director for the RCS implant diploma in London and Hong Kong.
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Balqees Bi
Clinical Director & Specialist in Special Care Dentistry – Locala Health and Well Being Community Dental Service in Calderdale and Kirklees
Balqees has worked as a specialist in Special Care Dentistry for more than a decade and been involved in teaching both undergraduates and graduates. Balqees has a special interest in law relevant to her speciality and the management of complex patients requiring dental treatment under General Anaesthesia. She has served as an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons for the Tricollegiate examination in special care dentistry. She has been a faculty trainer for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Balqees is vice chair of the BDA England Community Dental Services Committee.
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Jess Bell-Davies
Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, North Wales Community Dental Service
Jess started her career in general dental practice and also worked in the oral and maxillofacial department in Scarborough. She completed specialist training in Hull and East Yorkshire and her first specialist role was for Whittington Health in North London. Jess has swapped coasts and is now working for North Wales Community Dental Service and enjoying living and working in this beautiful area of the country.
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Steve Woolley
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Aneurin Bevan UHB CDS and General Dental Practitioner
Steve graduated from UWCM, Cardiff, in 1999. He was awarded his PhD in 2012 for researching providers’ and patients’ experiences of conscious sedation. For the past 20 years he has balanced a ‘portfolio career’ between working as an associate in general dental practice, teaching dental undergraduates and postgraduates and treating patients with additional needs in secondary care settings.
In addition to general practice and treating / teaching within hospital settings he currently provides specialist services and support as Consultant in Special Care Dentistry in Aneurin Bevan UHB CDS.
He is the lead tutor for the NEBDN Conscious Sedation certificate, provides all-Wales sedation updates on behalf of HEIW, is a member of the Welsh Government Strategic Advisory Forum for Sedation and is a committee member on the Dental Sedation Teachers Group.
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Naomi Jones
Senior Dental Officer, Aneurin Bevan UHB CDS
Naomi qualified from UWCM in 2000 and gained her MFDS whilst working within oral and maxillofacial surgery in various hospitals in South Wales. During this time she became interested in conscious sedation particularly for the management of oral surgery patients and completed a postgraduate diploma in conscious sedation at Cardiff University. Until 2020 she worked as a GDP, as well as a specialty dentist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and later within Cardiff University Dental Hospital sedation clinic. Naomi currently works within Aneurin Bevan UHB CDS as a Senior Community Dentist and has an interest in conscious sedation and oral surgery. She is currently completing a Pg Certificate in Dental Education.
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Daniel Gillway
StR in Special Care Dentistry
Daniel is a registrar in special care dentistry in Oxfordshire and has worked previous in various community dental service and hospital roles prior to this. He was awarded the RCS FDS pump prime research grant by the British Society of Gerodontology and chose to investigate a novel solution to denture loss for care home residents.
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Akhila Muthukrishnan
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Swansea Bay University Health Board and Clinical Lead, Community Dental Services, Swansea Bay University Health Board Akhila works as a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry (SCD) in Swansea Bay Health Board (SBUHB). Her clinical role spans the Community Dental Service and the Hospital Dental Service. She leads SCD Conscious Sedation and General Anaesthesia. She is the Clinical Lead of the CDS in SBUHB and leads the SCD MCN. Her career has spanned Maxillofacial surgery, Restorative Dentistry, GDS, private practice and she was previously Senior Clinical Teaching Fellow and Honorary Consultant at Bristol Dental School. She did her BDS from the University of Madras, India. She has an interest in making complex systems work using Prudent Healthcare principles, by bringing together the different arms of the dental services.
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Social events
Wednesday night quiz and dinner
20:00 onwards
Tiny Rebel, Newport
£40 (inc VAT) - All attendees
This year's quiz and dinner will be a little different! Its being held at Tiny Rebel an award-winning brewery in Newport.
Tiny Rebel are the youngest and only Welsh brewery to win Champion beer of Britain and the only brewery to have won gold, silver and bronze in the Champion Beer of Wales competition (in their first year!) and the only brewery to defend a gold the following year.
Food will include burgers, wings and fries with vegetarian/vegan options available. There will also be other drinks available for those who aren't fans of beer.
Thursday night black tie dinner
19:30 - 00:00
ICC, Wales
£55 (inc VAT) - All attendees
The Black tie dinner will be held at the ICC where the main conference is being held. The evening will begin with a drinks reception at 19:30 followed by a three course dinner with wine at 20:00. There will be dancing!
Enhanced CPD
The conference meets the educational criteria set by the GDC for enhanced CPD (9 hours and 30 minutes in total) and is certified by the British Dental Association.
Fees
Special 2 day rate
BDA member: £300
Non-member: £390
FD/VDP/DCT*, StR*, student*, senior member: £235
Dental care professional: £100
Thursday
BDA member: £190
Non member: £240
FD/VDP/DCT*, StR*, student*, Senior member: £160
Dental care professional: £80
Friday
BDA member: £190
Non member: £240
FD/VDP/DCT*, StR*, student*, Senior member: £160
Dental care professional: £80
Wednesday night quiz and dinner
All attendees: £40 inc VAT
Thursday black tie dinner
All attendees: £55 inc VAT
*Unfortunately if you are a FD/VDP, StR or non member student dentist you cannot book online.To book please complete the booking form (PDF version) or booking form (word version) or call the Events Team on 020 7563 4590 to book over the phone (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00).
How to book
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Online*
All aspects of this event can be booked online (individual bookings only). Please
find the links below.
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By phone
Call the Events team on 020 7563 4590 to book over the phone (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00)
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By booking form
If you prefer to use a booking form, you wish to book for more than one person, you are without a GDC number, or you have difficulties using the online system, use the booking form (PDF version) or booking form (word version) to make your booking.
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To book online:
Online (individual bookings only)
*Unfortunately if you are a FD/VDP/DCT, StR or non member student dentist you cannot book online.To book please complete the booking form (PDF version) or booking form (word version) or call the Events Team on 020 7563 4590 to book over the phone (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00).
Click on these direct links below to make your online booking:
Thursday and Friday (2 day rate)
Thursday only
Friday only
Wednesday night quiz and dinner
Thursday black tie dinner
Login to the BDA website first.
Then use the pink 'Register' button at the top right of this page.
Please note: If you have a GDC number you can use the online system. You do not need to be a BDA member.
If you do not already have a BDA website username and password, fill in the form and we'll set you up with a username and temporary password.
If your Trust is paying for your place
If you are applying for study leave and your Trust is paying for your place, please do not book online. We kindly request that you complete the booking form (word version) and email it to events@bda.org so we can provisionally hold you a place and send you a copy of the invoice request form which we need completing by your Trust in order to issue a invoice.
Dietary requirements and seating requests
If booking online, please email us any dietary requirements and seating requests for the Black tie dinner.
Full terms and conditions (including cancellation policy).
COVID advice
The BDA recommends the below measures to continue to keep attendees safe during this event:
- If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.
Venue and accommodation
ICC, Wales
The Coldra, Catsash Rd, Caerleon, Newport NP18 1HQ
The ICC Wales is just minutes from the M4 and accessible to major train stations and two international airports. Cardiff and Bristol airports are approximately 40 minutes drive away.
Please see the ICC Wales' guide on how to get to the venue
here
Parking
There are also over 2,000 visitor parking spaces located onsite, with 700 spaces on levels -1 and -2.
Parking rates:
0 – 1 hour Complimentary
1 – 5 hour £6
5 – 8 hours £10
8 – 12 hours £14
12 – 24 hours £24
Please note that the parking charges also apply to blue badge holders.
If you wish to pre-pay for parking to save time on the day, you can do so
here.
Train
The nearest train station to the ICC Wales is Newport.
*Special offer*
Delegates attending a conference at ICC Wales can enjoy an exclusive rate when travelling by train with Great Western Railway to Newport. Please see terms and conditions
here
Standard Return example (London Paddington – Newport) – £42 per person
First Class Return example (London Paddington – Newport) – £86 per person
Please be aware that these train tickets will be valid only with proof of attendance at a conference. Tickets can be booked up to 3 months in advance, subject to availability, one ticket at a time.
Book online
here
Accommodation
The nearest hotels to the ICC Wales are
Celtic Manor Resort and the
Holiday Inn Newport.
How to book
HQ Hotel - Mercure Newport - Please note our allocation of rooms will be released one month prior to the event - Tuesday 5 September 2023, therefore the rates below cannot be guaranteed after this point.
The 'HQ hotel' will be the Mercure Newport. Complimentary coach transport will be provided between the Mercure and the ICC Wales for the conference and the Black tie dinner for those staying at the HQ hotel or nearby accommodation if you can get to the designated pick up point. Please note that there is limited availability now for the coach. Please contact sarah.rockliff@bda.org if you still wish to use this service.
Mercure Newport is a seven minute walk from Newport train station and less than five minute walk from Newport Central Bus Station.
If you wish to book a room at the Mercure Newport please email HB3G0-RE@accor.com with the dates you wish to stay and use the reference 'British Dental Association'. The bedroom rates are from £110 per night single occupancy including breakfast. Please note that there is limited availability on the Wednesday night so early booking is recommended if you wish to stay both nights.
Holiday Inn Newport - Opposite the ICC
Mice Concierge are the appointed accommodation booking service for the Holiday Inn Newport and other nearby hotels. For further information regarding rates and to book please click
here
The bedroom rates are from £135 per night single occupancy including breakfast.
Ty Magor - Please note our allocation of rooms will be released one month prior to the event - Tuesday 5 September 2023, therefore the rates below cannot be guaranteed after this point.
The Ty Magor is located just off the M4 (Junction 23A) so a good option for those driving to/from the ICC.
To book please visit Tŷ Magor | Convenient Accommodation Near The M4 Motorway (ty-hotels.com) and select 'Ty Hotel Magor' from the drop down options. You can then select the dates you wish to stay. Where is asks if you have a booking code please select 'Block code' and enter BDA051023 to get the special offer rate.
The bedroom rates are from £110 per night single occupancy including breakfast.
Other accommodation options
The ICC Wales' official hotel booking partner is BCD M&E with HotelMap. You can search for and book accommodation
here
The City of Newport Council has a list of recommended hotels
here
Poster competition
Classes
There are 2 classes which will be judged separately
1. Clinical Case Poster
All members of the dental team working within a salaried primary care dental service (SPCDS) including trainees* are invited to present a poster of a clinical case they have managed within the last three years in the SPCDS
2. Service Improvement Poster
All members of the dental team working within a SPCDS including trainees*, are invited to submit a poster (as an individual or as a group) to demonstrate a service initiative, clinical audit or implementation of good practice that has resulted in a service improvement.
* All postgraduate trainees who are currently working in salaried primary care dental services (SPCDS) or those who have completed a training post within the SPCDS within the last three years are eligible to apply.
An application form and abstract should be submitted before the closing date of
Monday 14 August 2023
Application form -
Word version |
PDF version
Poster competition criteria
All enquires to: cdspostercompetition@bda.org
*As our annual conference is in collaboration with SIG, All Wales Special Interest - Special Care Dentistry, who usually run their own poster competition we are delighted to let you know that a separate prize of £100 will be awarded to a Welsh poster entry which will be judged and awarded in addition to any CDS Group prizes. This additional award will be judged using
SIGs own criteria and their decision is final with no involvement by CDS Group.*
SIGs criteria is that the Clinical Case Poster or Service Poster project must have been undertaken in Wales and be related to Special Care Dentistry. Therefore the content of any poster project needs to have been completed in Wales to be eligible for this additional prize.
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From digital equipment to day to day products and handpiece repairs, Wrights Dental will always go the extra mile to provide the best service and offers.
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities
Exhibiting at the BDA CDS Group Annual Presidential and Scientific Meeting provides an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with community dentists and their teams, gather data, showcase your products and increase sales all in a friendly relaxed atmosphere. We are expecting approximately 150 attendees.
To book your exhibition stand, contact Susan Graves, Exhibition Sales and Sponsorship Executive on susan.graves@bda.org or call 020 7563 4175
Why exhibit or sponsor at a BDA event?
Reach your desired audience over a focused seminar, training course or conference, providing your organisation the opportunity to meet face to face with dentists and the dental team
The BDA is the association membership body available for all dentists in the UK, consequently our events are key dates to meet and engage with dentists
By exhibiting at BDA events and activities you are helping support dentistry, as the BDA's sole purpose of running events is to support the profession
Dentists have the time at BDA events to research, source and engage with organisations, therefore our events are a valuable occasion for the industry and dental profession to engage.
