West of Scotland Branch - An update from Scottish Government
The revised SDR - One year on with Gillian Leslie, Deputy Chief Dental Officer, Scottish Government
IN-PERSON EVENT hosted by West of Scotland Branch
This event is complimentary for all to attend, but please note you need to book in advance.
For non-BDA members we kindly request for you to give a donation to the BDA Benevolent Fund instead of paying a fee (see further details in the 'More information' header).
What to expect
This evening with Gillian Leslie will provide an update from Scottish Government based on up-to-date information at the time of the lecture.
This will include:
- An update on current CDO workstreams
- An update on reform including current published data for Det 1
- Opportunity to discuss the challenges the sector is currently facing.
Timings
18:30 Registration and refreshments
19:00 Lecture - Gillian Leslie
20:30 Networking
21:00 Ends
Learning objectives
- To understand the current position and future work within Scottish Government
- To learn how the Det 1 is evolving
- To discuss current issues.
Development outcomes
B and D
Booking form
Download the booking form as a word document or as a pdf file and return to [email protected]
Meet the speaker
Gillian Leslie Deputy Chief Dental Officer, Scottish GovernmentGillian Leslie is one of the Deputy Chief Dental Officers in Scottish Government.
She has been heavily involved in the reform of the Determination 1, working with stakeholders and the dental sector.
Gillian’s main roles include being the DCDO for the West and North Health Boards, Quality Assurance and Governance, engaging with stakeholders, IPC and advising on clinical policy framework.
She is also a practice owner in East Lothian and a practicing dentist with a specialist interest in oral surgery.
The first part of her career was spent in the Royal Navy where she became the first Royal Naval female dentist in a war zone. She retired after 13 years as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander (D).
More information
View and download the West of Scotland Branch annual programme for 2024 to 2025 and share with your team.
Or access the one-page poster for the year to display in your practice.
We kindly request for non-BDA members to give a donation to the BDA Benevolent Fund
instead of paying a fee.
The BDA Benevolent Fund is a charity supporting all undergraduate dental students, dentists and their dependents, living in the UK who are in financial need.
Donate today by going to their website.
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.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
232-242 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5RJ
Public transport
The nearest train stations to the college are Glasgow Central (0.3 miles away) and Queen Street train station (0.6 miles away).
Parking
On street car parking
Parking bays are located on St Vincent Street, Blythswood Street and Douglas Street which surround the building. Parking is chargeable Monday – Sunday by using the meter or Ringo app. Blue badge holders can park in bays free of charge.
Multi-storey car parks
Q-Park Waterloo Street is the closest multi-storey car park to the College (2 minute drive or 3 minute walk). Further information available on Q-Park website
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Enjoyed the face to face meeting with colleagues. Professional interaction.
Q&A session at the end was lively and informative
The lecture was interesting, useful and provided a good update
