Name: CDS Group Conference 2025
Start: 2025-10-02T08:45:00Z
End: 2025-10-03T16:30:00Z
Location: Assembly Buildings, 2-10 Fisherwick Place, BELFAST, BT1 6DW

IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the BDA CDS Group

What to expect

This year's BDA CDS Group Conference will be held at the Assembly Buildings, Belfast, on Thursday 2 and Friday 3 October 2025.

Topics include*:

Anaesthetics
Paediatric neglect and safeguarding
Pensions
Periodontitis
Prevention

*Topics are subject to change whilst programme is being confirmed.

How to book

Please use this page to book for the 2 day special rate.

To book to attend just the Thursday or Friday or one of the social events please use the links below:

Thursday only

Friday only

Wednesday night quiz and dinner

Thursday Black tie dinner

Applying via your Trust

If you are applying via your Trust please complete a booking form so we can hold you a place pending approval.

In order for us to raise an invoice, your Trust will need to complete an ‘Invoice request form’. Please email your booking form to [email protected] and we can send you a form.

Date

Thursday 2 Oct 2025 — Friday 3 Oct

Time

08:45 to 16:30

CPD hours*

Location

Assembly Buildings, 2-10 Fisherwick Place, BELFAST, BT1 6DW

Booking fees

Dentist member £300.00
Senior member £235.00
Student member £235.00
Student non member £235.00
Non-member £390.00
Dental care professional £100.00
Graduate FD/VT member £235.00
Graduate FD/VT dentist (non-me £235.00

Contact details

For questions or if you require assistance, please contact:

Tel: 020 7563 4590
[email protected]

Currently you can’t book a place for someone else using your own website login, or make group bookings online – to book additional people, please call or email us.

T&Cs

Full terms and conditions, including cancellation policy.

Anyone working in dentistry can register to use our website - this enables you to book events online and collect your CPD certificates from our from our CPD Certificate portal.

Further information

Accommodation

The HQ hotel this year is The Europa Hotel which is located in walking distance of the Assembly Buildings.

The hotel is holding an allocation of bedrooms for the conference which you can book directly with them. Rates are £160 B&B per room per night single occupancy and £180 B&B double occupancy. To book please either call 02890 271066 or email [email protected] and quote the event name 'CDS Group Conference' and block ID '856795'.

Payment will be taken arrival but a credit card will be required to guarantee the booking at the time of booking. Rooms can be cancelled free of charge up to 72 hours prior to arrival.

Other hotel options

We also have an allocation of bedrooms at the Grand Central Hotel which is also in walking distance of the conference venue.

Rates are £180 B&B per room per night single occupancy and £200 B&B double occupancy. To book please either call 02890 231066 or [email protected] and quote the event name 'CDS Group Conference' and block ID '857027'.

Payment will be taken arrival but a credit card will be required to guarantee the booking at the time of booking. Rooms can be cancelled free of charge up to 72 hours prior to arrival.

Dietary requirements

Poster competition

Programme

Staying safe and Covid-19

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.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

Travel

Air

The Assembly Buildings is in the heart of Belfast City.

Belfast City Airport is three miles from the Assembly Buildings and Belfast International Airport is 19 miles. The Journey time is approximately 20 and 40 minutes respectively from the airports to Belfast City Centre.

Airport shuttles and private taxis operate between the airports and Belfast City Centre and both airports have a range of hire car providers. The airports are served on a regular basis from all major UK airports.

Train and bus

The Europa train and bus centre serves all locations in Northern Ireland and Dublin City and is beside the Europa Hotel.

Car parking

The Great Northern Car Park is within 2 minutes walk of the Assembly Buildings.

Further information

You can find further information on travelling to Belfast on the Visit Belfast website here

Venue

Venue location

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