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IN-PERSON EVENT

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This event is complimentary to attend, but please note you need to register in advance

What to expect

This lecture will introduce the work of the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) department, review the methods used in the archaeological study of teeth from burial grounds, summarise key findings from archaeological sites, explore interesting case studies and discuss recent advances in study techniques.

Learning objectives

  • Understand the methods used by osteologists to study dentitions
  • Have a grasp of the range of evidence available from the study of teeth
  • Understand the value of teeth to the study of past communities.

Development outcome

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Timings

11:30 Registration and refreshments
12:00 Lecture
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Ends

The Lilian Lindsay memorial lecture is followed by the BDA Presidential Meeting at 14:00 at the same venue. As a delegate you are more than welcome to attend the Presidential Meeting as well, but please note you have to book for this event separately. You can book your place here for the Presidential meeting or email [email protected] See further below for full information about the Presidential Meeting. 

Meet the speaker

Don Walker 250X250 Don Walker Senior Human Osteologist, Museum of London Archaeology

Don has worked in London excavating and studying burial grounds for the last 25 years. He has been involved in some recent large projects, including Crossrail and HS2, and has written books on a number of projects as well as a synthesis of evidence of disease from archaeological sites in London.


More information

If you wish to stay overnight during the event please contact MICE Concierge - our appointed hotel booking agency:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01438 9087

We also have the BDA Presidential Meeting taking place at 14:00, immediately after lunch. 

The BDA Presidential Meeting will see Richard Graham conclude his term as a BDA President and will deliver his valedictory address. 

Dave Cottam will then be installed as the new BDA President for 2025-2026.  

Click here for further information and to book

Lillian Lindsay was truly a woman ahead of her time, becoming the first female to qualify as a dentist in the UK in 1895. Taking a look at her pioneering life gives us a great opportunity to reflect on how inspiring women continue to drive our profession forward today.

The Lindsay Society for the History of Dentistry was established in Lilian's memory, in 1962, with the aim of promoting the rich, and often little known, history of the dental profession. Her portrait still hangs in the foyer of the BDA’s London office today.

Lilian has also recently been included in a new walking tour produced by the National Portrait Gallery. Its Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia tour stops at her blue plaque in Russell Square, where Lilian and Robert Lindsay once lived in a flat above the BDA, and features Frank Eastman's portrait of her. Something which will help give even more people an insight into her achievements.

Read more about Lilian Lindsay here

Lilian Lindsay lecture

11:30   Registration, tea and coffee

12:00   Lilian Lindsay memorial lecture

13:00   Lunch 

14:00   Lilian Lindsay event ends

 

BDA Presidential Installation ceremony

13:00   Presidential meeting registration

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Presidential meeting

              Outgoing President: Richard Graham

              Incoming President: Dave Cottam

14:30   Drinks reception

16:00   Ends

This event will be held at the 

Institute of Physics
37 Caledonian Road 
London
N1 9BU 

Conveniently located just five minutes’ walk from the excellent transport links of King’s Cross and St Pancras stations.

An excellent speaker. It was a pleasure to meet colleagues socially

Provided a focus to meet with colleagues

The presentation was great!