The College will once again be an education partner at Dentistry Show London this year.
CGDent speakers at Dentistry Show London 2026: Dr Nicola Gore FCGDent (top left), Poppy Dunton (bottom centre) and Dr Helen Kaney FCGDent (top right). Representatives at the CGDent stand (bottom right) and delegates at Dentistry Show London (bottom left)
The College will be a partner in three CPD theatres, delivering one lecture in each; the Clinical Excellence Theatre, which brings together leading figures in dentistry to share their expertise; the Aesthetic & Digital Dentistry Theatre, which highlights the latest innovations transforming patient care; and the Dental Care Professionals Hub, which offers a programme tailored to dental hygienists, therapists, nurses and the wider team. All three lectures will be free of charge for members and non-members of the College alike:
Friday 9 October 2026, 1.15pm-2.00pm
Dr Helen Kaney FCGDent, Head of the Dental Division at the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, will deliver this lecture in the Clinical Excellence Theatre. A dually qualified dentist and solicitor, Helen graduated 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, is a Fellow of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, and served as an elected National Representative on the College Council from 2019-2025.
Saturday 10 October 2026, 10.30am-11.15am
Dr Nicola Gore FCGDent, principal of a dental practice in north London and co-author of Dentistry in a Nutshell, will deliver this lecture in the Aesthetic & Digital Dentistry Theatre. Since qualifying as a dentist from the University of London in 1993, Nicola has held various general practice and hospital maxillofacial posts within the UK and Australia, has taught undergraduate and graduate dental students and has trained 25 Foundation Dentists. She holds the MJDF, an MClinDent in Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics from the Royal London, a Postgraduate Certificate in Dental Education from the University of Bedfordshire, and has also undertaken postgraduate training in orthodontics. Co-founder and President of the British Iranian Dental Association, she is a past committee member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a member of the British Society of Prosthodontics. She is among the authors of Standards in Dentistry, was elected to represent the North Thames region on the College Council in 2024 and is a Vice President of the College.
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Saturday 10 October 2026, 1.15pm-2.00pm
Poppy Dunton, Dean of the College’s Faculty of Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy, will deliver this lecture – which follows the College’s recent launch of fellowships for each role in the wider dental team – in the Dental Care Professionals Hub. Poppy is a dental therapist working in general dental practice and implant clinics in Harrogate and County Durham as well as a Clinical Lecturer in Dental Hygiene at Teesside University. Also a dental business consultant who helps ailing squat practices to improve their periodontal care, she was previously Operations Manager, CQC Manager and Lead Dental Therapist at a private dental practice group in Northampton. Having first worked in dentistry on a work placement as a 15-year-old, she has also been a receptionist, compliance and treatment coordinator and dental nurse. She completed the National Certificate in Dental Nursing in 2008 and graduated from Cardiff University with a Diploma of Higher Education in Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene in 2011. She also holds a City & Guilds Diploma in Leadership and Management, a Level 6 qualification in employment law from the Institute of Paralegals, the Perio School Diploma in Periodontics for Hygienists and Therapists and the Smile Dental Academy Diploma in Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry for Dental Therapists, and has completed training as a Menopause Coach in order to help improve the care provided to her patients. In 2026 she launched the Diploma in Advanced Dental Health and Business Strategy, an EduQual-accredited Level 7 programme for dental hygienists and therapists which bridges clinical dentistry with leadership, reflective practice and business development.
College representatives will also be available throughout the show at the College’s exhibition stand (B36) to talk to attendees about all aspects of membership, fellowship and the College’s vision for the profession.
It is not possible to register for any specific lecture in advance, however those wishing to attend will need to register for Dentistry Show London 2026, which is free for all dental professionals. Conference attendees will have access to up to 100 CPD lectures, as well as 180 exhibiting suppliers, and the opportunity to network with 4,000 dentists, practice managers, hygienists, therapists, dental nurses, technicians and laboratory owners.