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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the Norfolk and Norwich Section 

What to expect

This event will describe the current provision of NHS primary dental care.  It will seek to highlight the likely changes in NHS provision in Norfolk and the rest of England. It will illustrate the role dental teams can play in a changed system.

The speaker will:

  • Describe the current NHS primary care system
  • Illustrate the plans to develop NHS dental services to better meet the needs of the population
  • Indicate the role that dental teams can play in the changing world of NHS dental provision

Timings

18:30 Registration and refreshments (Buffet meal)

19:00 Lecture start

20:30 End of lectures and networking

21:00 Close

Learning objectives

  • Explain the current NHS primary care system
  • Describe the changes anticipated for NHS dental services
  • Demonstrate the role they can play in the future delivery of primary care NHS dental provision

Development outcome

B

Meet the speaker

Jason Wong Jason Wong Chief Dental Officer England

Jason Wong MBE was appointed as Chief Dental Officer England in May 2024 and before that as interim Chief Dental Officer in July 2023. Jason joined the Office of the Chief Dental Officer as Deputy Chief Dental Officer in July 2020.

Awarded an MBE for services to dentistry and oral health in the new year’s honours list 2020, Jason has previously chaired local dental networks across parts of the Midlands and the East of England and was also secretary of Lincolnshire Local Dental committee for 16 years. His role as Chief Dental Officer now sees him working in collaboration with local and regional teams to deliver improved outcomes for patients, while also championing the role of dentists and dentistry within the health system.

The Office of the Chief Dental Officer England represents the head of the dental profession in England, providing system wide professional and clinical leadership, by setting the strategic vision for England’s oral health.

Jason is currently a practicing general dental practitioner and partner at the Maltings Dental Practice in Grantham, clinical ambassador for the mouth cancer foundation and is a well known speaker nationally on clinical and non clinical topics.

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

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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Speaker was excellent and the venue very pleasant.

It is local, very well organized and the speaker was great.

Really great speaker