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

What to expect

The Section is delighted to welcome Shawn Charlwood, Chair of the BDA's General Dental Practice Committee, to present a lecture looking at the current issues affecting UK dental practice.

Timings

18:30 Registration and refreshments

19:00 Lecture - Shawn Charlwood

20:30 End of lecture and meal

22:00 Finish

Learning objectives

  • Discuss implications of the new Labour government for dental practice
  • Explore the role and work of General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) to represent general dental practice in UK
  • Update colleagues on the current discussions and issues with NHS England and government.

Development outcome

B and D

Meet the speaker

Shawn Charlwood Photo 250X250 Shawn Charlwood Chair, General Dental Practice Committee, BDA

Shawn graduated from Birmingham Dental School and has qualifications from the University of Bristol and the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners UK. He owned a large mixed practice and has worked as a Foundation Trainer, holding postgraduate positions at the Manchester Dental School and at the Manchester Royal Infirmary Maxillo-Facial Department, as well as being an officer in the Royal Army Dental Corps TA. He has been on the GDPC for 15 years and is now Chair, he also currently sits on the GDPC-LDC Regional Liaison Group, GDPC Associates Group and the BDA’s Review Body Evidence Committee and the British Dental Guild. He was previously the Chair of Lincolnshire LDC, which he has been a member of for 25 years.

More information

An evening meal will be provided at 20:30.

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

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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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Very knowledgeable speaker and a relevant topic

Great opportunity to catch up and learn with colleagues

Interesting lecture, useful update