Friday 15 May 2026, 3.30pm – 4.15pm, Birmingham
Helen Kaney FCGDent
Private Dentistry Theatre, Hall 5, National Exhibition Centre, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT
This lecture will be delivered by Helen Kaney FCGDent, Head of the Dental Division at the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, and a dually qualified dentist and solicitor.
Helen qualified BDS from Glasgow University in 1987 and spent many years in general dental practice as well as working as a clinical assistant in conservative dentistry and prosthodontics at Glasgow Dental Hospital and at Guy’s Hospital in London. She developed an interest in law and ethics early in her career and studied law, obtaining an LLB, and then trained and worked as a solicitor for several years, acting for doctors and dentists in clinical negligence claims, regulatory matters and Fatal Accident Inquiries (Coroner’s Inquests) on the instructions of UK indemnity providers. She has significant experience in advising and assisting dentists in the UK and Ireland and in several international jurisdictions, and spent 14 years at Dental Protection as a Dentolegal and Senior Dentolegal Adviser and latterly as Medico and Dentolegal Services Team Lead and Head of Dental Services, Scotland. She completed an MBA at Strathclyde Business School and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. She served as an elected National Representative on the College Council from 2019-2025.
CPD:
- 0.75 hours
This lecture is free to attend for both members and non-members of the College, and is one of two College sessions at the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show 2026 (BDCDS26), a two-day conference hosting over 200 CPD lectures, 400 exhibitors and 10,000 dental professionals.
College representatives will be available throughout the conference at the CGDent exhibition stand (L75) to talk to delegates about our vision for the profession, the benefits of membership and fellowship, and to answer questions.
It is not possible to register for specific lectures in advance, but those wishing to attend should register for BDCDS26 either in advance or on the day. Registration is FREE for all dental professionals.
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