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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the Kingston and District Section

What to expect

Join the Kingston and District Section with Darsh Patel in guiding GDPs in understanding facially driven orthodontics and its impact on facial development and airway health, discuss soft tissue management, the differences between NHS and private care, and the importance of multidisciplinary care and collaboration between GDPs and orthodontists.

Timings

19:00 Registration, networking and light refreshments

19:30 Lecture 

20:30 End 

Learning objectives

  • Understand how modern orthodontics impacts facial growth and complements facial structure
  • Learn to address soft tissue issues like gingival recession, bruxism, and incisal edge wear
  • Gain insight into space management and collaboration with restorative specialists
  • Explain NHS orthodontic limitations to patients and when private care may be a better option
  • Collaborate with orthodontists to deliver the best outcomes in multidisciplinary care.

Development outcome

A, C, and D

Meet the speaker

Darsh Patel 250X250 Darsh Patel Specialist Orthodontist, SmartDontics

Darsh is a Specialist Orthodontist based at SmartDontics in Surbiton, offering advanced, personalized treatments using the latest technologies, including self-ligating braces, lingual appliances, clear aligners, and AI-powered remote home monitoring systems. With over two decades of experience, he is dedicated to delivering comfortable, patient-centered care for all ages. In addition to his clinical expertise, Dr. Patel is a well-regarded national and international speaker known for his engaging presentations. Dr. Patel collaborates closely with general dentists to ensure comprehensive, interdisciplinary care to achieve optimal results.

More information

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Kingston and District Section?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Kingston and District Section committee as general committee members and a new Chair. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here

The Section has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact Andrew White at the event, or email us at [email protected]

​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.

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Relaxed atmosphere and excellent content ability for Q&A

Lots of interesting cases and a very informative lecture

Great informative talk with fantastic case presentations detailing with systematic and logical management of complex cases