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Composite layering course for Foundation Trainees

Thursday 23 July – Friday 24 July 2026

GC European Education Campus, Leuven, Belgium.

Places on this course available exclusively to successful candidates in the CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees

The GC composite layering course provides in-depth guidance on the complete process of restoring teeth using contemporary composite layering techniques and materials. Through hands-on sessions, supported by lectures, demos and one-to-one training, participants will gain an enhanced understanding of the science and protocols which will enable them to practice restorative dentistry with increased confidence, for the benefit of patients.

The course itinerary is tailored to meet the experience and skills of participants, and will cover:

  • Colour perception for recreating natural looking anterior direct restorations
  • Using a detailed layering technique with only inside and outside shades in a Class IV
  • Dealing with the challenging situation of masking a strong discoloration with a direct veneer
  • Finishing and polishing protocols
  • Injection Moulding Technique (IMT) – principles, indications and clinical guideline
  • Treating posterior and anterior tooth wear with IMT
  • Extending the limits of a direct Cl II restoration with a fibre reinforced and a high-filled injectable composite

Course leader

Dr Simone Moretto

Dr Moretto graduated in Dentistry from State University of Campinas in Brazil, going on to become a Specialist, Master and PhD in Restorative Dentistry at the Sao Paulo University, Brazil. as a research at BIOMAT, the Biomaterials Research group of the Department of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, she developed a sound scientific background with papers published in peer reviewed journals and presentations at several International Congresses. Following her time at the University of Leuven, she taught as an Associate Professor in Brazil and then lectured in modern dentistry internationally. Since 2014, she has worked GC Europe as a Training Manager.

Attending the course

Places on this course available exclusively to successful candidates in the CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees

A fully funded place on the composite layering course is offered to successful candidates in the CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees, which is open to Dentists and Dental Therapists who qualified in the UK or Ireland in 2025 and are practising in the UK or Ireland, or who are undertaking Dental Foundation Training or Dental Vocational Training. The prize for successful candidates also includes hotel accommodation, international travel and subsistence.

To enter, eligible Dentists and Dental Therapists have to submit a restorative case they plan to treat, which involves more than one tooth, including at least one anterior tooth, and the use of composite to restore teeth.

The 2025/26 award is open to entries until Friday 20 February 2026.

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Presentations of Associate Fellows, Role Fellows and Fellows

Thursday 25 June 2026, 6-9pm, London

Professor Sreenivas Koka FCGDent being ceremonially admitted into Fellowship by College President Dr Roshni Karia

The Livery Hall, Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

Role Fellows, Associate Fellows who have not previously been formally presented, and new Fellows are invited to be presented for ceremonial admission into our Fellowship community by the President of the College, Dr Roshni Karia.

The presentations will be incorporated within the Fellows’ Summer Reception, and will take place in front of gathered Fellows and Associate Fellows of the College.

This is the first opportunity for Role Fellows to be presented, and all Role Fellows attending the Fellows’ Summer Reception will be ceremonially admitted.

It is also just the third opportunity for Associate Fellows to be presented, and all Associate Fellows attending the Fellows’ Summer Reception who have not previously been presented will be ceremonially admitted.

New Fellows, and any College Fellow attending the Fellows’ Summer Reception who has neither been ceremonially admitted at a previous College Fellows’ Reception nor had their fellowship of the former FGDP(UK) conferred at a Diplomates’ Day will be ceremonially admitted.

Photographs of each presenting Fellow, Role Fellow and Associate Fellow being ceremonially admitted by the President will be made available shortly afterwards to download free of charge.

The Fellows’ Summer Reception is an opportunity for dental professionals to network with their peers, as well as to meet College Trustees and members of the College Council and Faculty Boards.

Taking place from 6pm to 9pm, with registration open from 5.30pm, it will be the final element of the Summer Day programme of events marking the College’s fifth anniversary.

Formal business attire is recommended.

Ticketing

Tickets for those being presented for ceremonial admission are free of charge if booked during the early bird period.  

The date at which ‘early bird’ rates will cease to apply is yet to be confirmed.

All those being ceremonially admitted may bring a guest; guest tickets are chargeable at the standard rate, currently £55.

Please note that this event usually reaches capacity ahead of time, so early booking is in any rate advised.

Non-members or existing members applying for Associate Fellowship, Role Fellowship or Fellowship and who wished to be ceremonially admitted at the Summer Reception are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible in order to allow enough time for admissions procedures to be completed.

Information on eligibility for Associate Fellowship (AssocFCGDent), Role Fellowship and Fellowship (FCGDent) and is available here

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Fellows’ Summer Reception

Thursday 25 June 2026, 6-9pm, London

The Livery Hall, Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

The fifth annual College of General Dentistry Fellows’ Summer Reception will take place on the evening of Thursday 25 June 2026 in the historic Cutlers’ Hall in London.

The event is an opportunity to network with peers over drinks and canapés, as well as to meet College Trustees and members of the College Council and Faculty Boards.

After a welcome by the Chair of the College and an address by the President, the College Medal and other awards may be conferred. This will be followed by the admission of new Fellows, Role Fellows and Associate Fellows.

Taking place from 6pm to 9pm, with registration open from 5.30pm, it will be the final element of the Summer Day programme of events marking the College’s fifth anniversary.

Formal business attire is recommended

Ticketing

The event is open to all members of the College’s Fellowship community (Associate Fellows, Role Fellows and Fellows), as well as members of the College’s Board of Trustees, Council and Faculty Boards.

Early Bird rate
Associate Fellow or Fellow£55
Admitting Associate Fellow, Role Fellow or Fellow£0
Guest of admitting Associate Fellow, Role Fellow or Fellow£55

Role Fellows, Associate Fellows who have not previously been formally presented, and recent Fellows expecting to be ceremonially admitted, can book their place at the reception free of charge during the ‘early bird’ period. All those admitting may bring a guest; guest tickets are chargeable at the standard rate.

The date at which ‘early bird’ rates will cease to apply is yet to be confirmed.

Please note that this event usually sells out ahead of time, so early booking is advised.

Non-members or existing members applying for Associate Fellowship, Role Fellowship or Fellowship and who wished to be ceremonially admitted at the Summer Reception are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible in order to allow enough time for admissions procedures to be completed.

Information on eligibility for Associate Fellowship (AssocFCGDent), Role Fellowship and Fellowship (FCGDent) and is available here

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2026 College Lecture

Thursday 25 June 2026, 3pm-5pm

Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

The 2026 College of General Dentistry Lecture will be delivered by Dr Catherine Rutland FCGDent.

The Ethical Shield: Protecting enamel, professional integrity and patient smiles will explore how dental professionals can continuously integrate ethical values into their working lives in order to provide patients with assurance and confidence in the care they receive.

This will be the second annual College Lecture, and will build on both Martin Kelleher’s inaugural College Lecture, Satisficing standards in dentistry, and on the rich legacy of Malcolm Pendlebury Lectures previously hosted by the Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP).

The 2026 College Lecture is the centrepiece of the Summer Day programme of events marking the College’s fifth anniversary.

Catherine Rutland is Head of Clinical and Policy at Dentaid, representing the dental charity across the profession and engaging with MPs, public health teams and commissioners. She is also a Board Member of Dental Protection, which indemnifies and supports 70,000 dental professionals worldwide, and a Non-Executive Director and Council Member of the Medical Protection Society, which has a further 245,000 medical professional members in 40 countries. Part of the General Dental Council’s Dental Leadership Network, she is a Trustee of the Dentists’ Health Support Trust, which supports dentists facing mental health and addiction challenges, and was appointed a Trustee of the College of General Dentistry in 2026. She was previously Director of Policy and Clinical Affairs at the Association of Dental Groups, whose members work with over 22,000 registered dental professionals in treating over 10 million dental patients, and Clinical Director at Simplyhealth, including Denplan, where she chaired both the Clinical Governance Committee and the Denplan Excel Board.

After qualifying as a dentist in 1992 from the University of Leeds, where she achieved a Distinction in oral surgery, she spent two and a half years in secondary care as a House Officer in Leeds and Senior House Officer in Newcastle before moving into general dental practice. She completed Vocational Training in Sunderland and spent a year there as an associate GDP before practising in Reading for three years. From 2000-2019, she was Principal Dental Surgeon and a joint partner at a private dental practice in Thatcham, West Berkshire. She joined Denplan as a Dental Advisor in 2010, and was later promoted to Senior Dental Advisor, Head of Professional Support Services and Head Dental Officer before working there full-time from 2019. In 2013, she completed a Master’s degree in Medical Ethics and Law at King’s College London, writing her dissertation on whether both professional integrity and patient autonomy can be satisfied in fulfilling patients’ cosmetic dental desires. She became a Certified Member of the Institute of Risk Management in 2015 and was awarded a Chartered Management Institute Level 7 Certificate in Leadership Mentoring and Coaching in 2016. She became a Fellow of the College in 2023, and in 2024 was a keynote speaker at the CGDent Scotland Annual Study Day, the College’s largest annual CPD event, lecturing on ethical and legal considerations in the provision of aesthetic and cosmetic dental procedures.

Ticketing

All dental professionals, and others with professional interests in contemporary dental practice, are eligible to attend, with discounted places available to College members.

Early Bird rate
College Member or Fellow£20
Non-member£30

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1992 Circle Summer lunch

**SAVE THE DATE**

Thursday 25 June 2026, 1pm – 2.30pm, London

Venue to be confirmed

Members of the 1992 Circle (i.e. all members of the College who are fully retired from practice) will shortly be invited, for their Summer 2026 gathering, to a lunch hosted by Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent.

The lunch will be part of the Summer Day programme of events marking the College’s fifth anniversary.

It is anticipated that tickets will cost £35. Further details will be added here once available.

About the 1992 Circle

The 1992 Circle aims to foster continued close connections with and between our whole retired community, and comprises all College members who are fully retired from practice.

Named in honour of the year the FGDP(UK) was founded, it celebrates the vision of those who put the general dental profession in the UK on a journey towards independent collegiate status.

Bringing the benefit of our retired members’ experience to the work of the College today, the Circle promotes their continued standing in the profession and creates a sociable network of like-minded individuals.

There is no additional charge for membership of the 1992 Circle, and members receive special invitations to College events, as well as periodic updates from its Convenor, Sir Nairn Wilson CBE, and information on the events and activities of the Lindsay Society for the History of Dentistry.

All members of the College who are already fully retired from practice have now been enrolled in the 1992 Circle, and College members who are currently in practice will be enrolled once fully retired.

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Inaugural Academic Court Convention

**SAVE THE DATE**

Thursday 25 June 2026, 11am – 1pm, London

Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

Members of the College’s Academic Court will be invited to the inaugural Academic Court Convention.

The Convention is part of the Summer Day programme of events marking the College’s fifth anniversary.

Further details will be added here once available.

This is an invitation-only event; to register attendance, invited individuals should follow the link in their invitation email, once received.

About the Academic Court

The Academic Court has been established to provide a forum for those who have made significant contributions of an intellectual nature in support of the College’s founding purposes.

Succeeding the former FGDP Faculty Academy, the Academic Court recognises Members, Fellows and others who have served the profession and its patients by promoting high standards of care, and high quality postgraduate dental education, through the College or former Faculty of General Dental Practice at a national level. Appointments to the Academic Court are made in relation to specified roles.

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Fifth anniversary Summer Day

Thursday 25 June 2026, 11am – 9pm, London

Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

Marking its fifth anniversary, the College will be hosting its first Summer Day programme of events on Thursday 25 June 2026.

The programme for the day is below. Follow the links to find out more about each event, and for information on how to book.

EventOpen to
11am-1pmInaugural Academic Court ConventionMembers of the Academic Court
1pm-2.30pm1992 Circle LunchRetired Members & Fellows
3pm-5pm2026 College LectureAll
6-9pmFellows’ Summer Reception, incorporating the Presentation of new Associate Fellows, Role Fellows & FellowsAssociate Fellows, Role Fellows & Fellows of the College, and guests of presenting members

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Advanced orthodontics course (block 1)

Thursday 4 June 2026 – Saturday 6 June 2026

This training block is reserved for enrolled candidates progressing towards the CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics.

IAS Academy, Towergate House, 22 Wintersells Road, Byfleet, Surrey KT14 7LF

The Advanced Orthodontics course is a comprehensive, 120-credit, Level 7 programme leading to the award of the CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics.

Delivered by IAS Academy, it is designed to give General Dental Practitioners the skills and knowledge needed to treat more complex malocclusions, including extraction cases, taking them up to just below specialist training level. It covers all appliance systems – fixed functional, aligners, lingual and Inman – and includes both the theory and practical aspects of orthodontic care.

In addition to lectures, students will discuss multiple new cases, participate in hands-on practical sessions and receive one-to-one mentoring by specialists for ten treated cases. The syllabus, which is delivered across six 3-4 day training blocks as well as weekly online planning discussions, includes:

  • Records, assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning
  • Treatment planning for Class I, Class II div1, Class II div 2 and Class III malocclusions
  • Radiography – Ceph/OPG/CBCT
  • Fixed appliances
  • Lingual appliances
  • Removable appliances
  • Functionals
  • Retention
  • Aetiology of malocclusion, growth & development
  • Development of the dentition and tooth movement
  • Dental material & biomechanics
  • Multidisciplinary care, including restorative, periodontics & surgery
  • Critical reading skills
  • Health education, health & safety, legislation and audit
  • Marketing and practice management 

Successful completion of the CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics satisfies the Clinical & Technical domain of Fellowship and brings automatic eligibility for Associate Fellowship of the College.

Attending

This training block is specifically for candidates accepted onto the 2026-28 cohort of the diploma course and is limited to 12 places. To ensure enough case-flow and experience, the course is recommended for dentists who have treated at least ten fixed cases, are treating a minimum of ten orthodontic cases per annum, and are familiar with using fixed appliances.

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Transitioning to a digital workflow in restorative dentistry

Saturday 16 May 2026, 2.45pm – 3.30pm, Birmingham

Tom Bereznicki FCGDent

Private Dentistry Theatre, Hall 5, National Exhibition Centre, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT

This lecture will be delivered by Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent, a general dental practitioner and founder of the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation, which supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals.

After graduating from Edinburgh, Dr Bereznicki worked as a house surgeon at Guy’s and The Royal Dental Hospitals before entering general dental practice, in which he has over 40 years’ experience. With a special interest in restorative dentistry, in particular occlusion and emergence profile, he was also a visiting clinical specialist teacher at King’s College London Dental Institute and later joined the teaching faculty for the university’s MSc in Aesthetic Dentistry. In 2018, he joined the Academy of Dental Excellence as a senior specialist teacher, and in 2021 became a partner associate lecturer for the University of Portsmouth’s Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry.

A former member of the FGDP and Founder Member of CGDent, he has been a Fellow of the College since 2022, is a regional speaker on occlusion for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and is a member of both the Faculty of Dental Trainers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

In 2023, he founded the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation, with which the College has since collaborated on a number of initiatives for early career dental professionals, including:

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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Oral cancer risk management

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.

Register via the button below:

REGISTER TO ATTEND BDCDS26

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