College of General Dentistry Event

Introduction to digital dentistry for early career dentists

Friday 28 November – Saturday 29 November 2025

Dentsply Sirona Academy, Building 3, The Heights, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0NY

Places on this course are awarded to successful candidates in the Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry.

The Introduction to Digital Dentistry course, which combines theory, demonstrations and hands-on experience, has been designed by Dr Tom Bereznicki and Dr Chris Leech specifically for early career dentists with limited or no experience of practising within a digital workflow. It provides a comprehensive introduction to digital dentistry techniques, and how harnessing them can enhance your aesthetic practice and patient care.

The two-day course will mainly focus on the hands-on elements of learning with additional theory and material science modules delivered through pre-course and post-course videos.

The course will take you step-by-step through the complete process of creating a digitally produced crown, from scanning to cementation, and provisionally includes:

  • Presentations on digital dentistry and digital dentures
  • Short demonstrations followed by comprehensive hands-on experience of:
    • Scanning each other
    • Scanning a preparation of a restoration on a pre-prepared model
    • Using software to design your final restoration
    • Demonstration of programming and milling processes
    • Adjustment and polishing techniques using pre-milled crowns that fit the model
    • Cementation of the crown onto the model

Refreshments and lunch are provided on both days.

The course accommodates 12 participants and is repeated on two further dates:

Course leaders

Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent
Dr Chris Leech FCGDent
Dr Bal Rohal

Dr Tom Bereznicki
BDS (Edin), FDS RCS (Ed), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng

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. In 2023, he founded the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation which supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals. A former member of the FGDP and Founder Member of CGDent, he has been a Fellow of the College since 2022 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. He is also a regional speaker on occlusion for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Dr Chris Leech
BDS, MAGDS RCS (Ed), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Dip Imp Dent RCS (Ed), FDS RCS (Ed), FCGDent

A graduate of Newcastle Dental School, Dr Leech is a partner in a private dental practice and the Scientific Director of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He holds the Diploma in Implant Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, for which he is now an examiner. He was also the first dentist to be awarded the Membership for Advanced General Dental Surgery by RCS Edinburgh and is a Fellow of its Faculty of Dental Surgery. He is also a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry and of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and is a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.

Dr Bal Rohal
BDS (Kings) Hons

Dr Sohal is a cosmetic dentist who has showcased his work in presentations in the UK and US. He is experienced in the use of digital workflows, in particular for restoring single unit restorations and aesthetic multi-unit veneers, crowns and onlays. He graduated BDS from King’s College London in 2018, where he was undergraduate president of the dental society and was awarded the Guy’s Full Shield, awards from the Richard Dickinson USA Trust Fund and King’s Opportunity Fund, the Gold Star Award and the Jelf Medal for the most distinguished undergraduate.

Attending the course

The Introduction to Digital Dentistry course has been created solely for the Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, which is open to dentists who qualified in the UK or Ireland between 2019 to 2023, or who qualified overseas between 2019 to 2023 and have been practising in the UK for at least the past two years. 36 successful candidates will each be awarded a fully funded place on one of three course dates, and hotel accommodation, UK travel and subsistence will also be covered.

To enter, eligible dentists must submit an aesthetic case they plan to treat with a mainly analogue workflow, which involves more than one tooth, including at least one anterior tooth, and the use of composite to restore teeth.

The entry deadline is Friday 17 January 2025.

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College of General Dentistry Event

Introduction to digital dentistry for early career dentists

Friday 14 November – Saturday 15 November 2025

Dentsply Sirona Academy, Building 3, The Heights, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0NY

Places on this course are awarded to successful candidates in the Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry.

The Introduction to Digital Dentistry course, which combines theory, demonstrations and hands-on experience, has been designed by Dr Tom Bereznicki and Dr Chris Leech specifically for early career dentists with limited or no experience of practising within a digital workflow. It provides a comprehensive introduction to digital dentistry techniques, and how harnessing them can enhance your aesthetic practice and patient care.

The two-day course will mainly focus on the hands-on elements of learning with additional theory and material science modules delivered through pre-course and post-course videos.

The course will take you step-by-step through the complete process of creating a digitally produced crown, from scanning to cementation, and provisionally includes:

  • Presentations on digital dentistry and digital dentures
  • Short demonstrations followed by comprehensive hands-on experience of:
    • Scanning each other
    • Scanning a preparation of a restoration on a pre-prepared model
    • Using software to design your final restoration
    • Demonstration of programming and milling processes
    • Adjustment and polishing techniques using pre-milled crowns that fit the model
    • Cementation of the crown onto the model

Refreshments and lunch are provided on both days.

The course accommodates 12 participants and is repeated on two further dates:

Course leaders

Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent
Dr Chris Leech FCGDent
Dr Bal Rohal

Dr Tom Bereznicki
BDS (Edin), FDS RCS (Ed), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng

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. In 2023, he founded the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation which supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals. A former member of the FGDP and Founder Member of CGDent, he has been a Fellow of the College since 2022 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. He is also a regional speaker on occlusion for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Dr Chris Leech
BDS, MAGDS RCS (Ed), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Dip Imp Dent RCS (Ed), FDS RCS (Ed), FCGDent

A graduate of Newcastle Dental School, Dr Leech is a partner in a private dental practice and the Scientific Director of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He holds the Diploma in Implant Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, for which he is now an examiner. He was also the first dentist to be awarded the Membership for Advanced General Dental Surgery by RCS Edinburgh and is a Fellow of its Faculty of Dental Surgery. He is also a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry and of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and is a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.

Dr Bal Rohal
BDS (Kings) Hons

Dr Sohal is a cosmetic dentist who has showcased his work in presentations in the UK and US. He is experienced in the use of digital workflows, in particular for restoring single unit restorations and aesthetic multi-unit veneers, crowns and onlays. He graduated BDS from King’s College London in 2018, where he was undergraduate president of the dental society and was awarded the Guy’s Full Shield, awards from the Richard Dickinson USA Trust Fund and King’s Opportunity Fund, the Gold Star Award and the Jelf Medal for the most distinguished undergraduate.

Attending the course

The Introduction to Digital Dentistry course has been created solely for the Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, which is open to dentists who qualified in the UK or Ireland between 2019 to 2023, or who qualified overseas between 2019 to 2023 and have been practising in the UK for at least the past two years. 36 successful candidates will each be awarded a fully funded place on one of three course dates, and hotel accommodation, UK travel and subsistence will also be covered.

To enter, eligible dentists must submit an aesthetic case they plan to treat with a mainly analogue workflow, which involves more than one tooth, including at least one anterior tooth, and the use of composite to restore teeth.

The entry deadline is Friday 17 January 2025.

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College of General Dentistry Event

Perio-occlusion symposium for early career dentists

SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday 20 September 2025, 9am-5pm
£75 per delegate

Places at this event are limited – sign-up to receive a notification as soon as registration opens.

To sign-up, subscribe to the College for free, or sign-in to your existing account, then navigate back to this page, or refresh it, to see the ‘register your interest’ button below.

Don’t miss out – put Saturday 20 September 2025 in your diary!

The Symposium will focus on the Aesthetic Aspects of Perio and Functional Occlusal Aspects Post Orthodontic Treatment, and is currently in development. Check this page again for further updates.

Who is eligible to attend?

The Symposium is aimed at early career dentists. It is open to dentists who qualified in the UK or overseas between 2019 to 2023 and have been practising in the UK for at least the past two years.

Expert speakers

Our renowned speakers are both experts in their fields and have a wealth of experience of delivering high-quality education.

Dr Reena Wadia
Dr Raman Aulakh

Dr Reena Wadia is a Specialist Periodontist and founder and principal of RW Perio, a four-surgery clinic surgery in London. She is the founder of Perio School, a leading teaching academy for periodontal courses.

Dr Raman Aulakh FCGDent is a Specialist Orthodontist, co-founder of Aligner Dental Academy and an Invisalign Platinum Elite Doctor. He is a clinical speaker and a post-graduate tutor at King’s College Dental Institute London.

Network with speakers in the lunch break and learn about the courses they offer to further hone and develop your knowledge around periodontics and aligner orthodontics.

Symposium fee: £75

To ensure the Symposium is accessible to early career dentists, we have kept the fee at an affordable rate. The reduced cost has largely been made possible by the generosity of the speakers, who have kindly provided their time and expertise free of charge.

Verifiable CPD: 7 hours

About the Symposium

The aim of the Symposium is to update your knowledge and understanding on important areas of practice to support your professional development. If you are interested in enhancing your knowledge further in these topic areas, you are invited to visit our education stands in the breaks to find out more about high-quality postgraduate courses available to you.

The Symposium has been organised by the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation in conjunction with the College of General Dentistry. The Foundation supports educational opportunities for early career dentists in the UK.

You will gain 7 hours verifiable CPD.

Lunch and refreshments

Lunch is not provided in the venue. You are welcome to bring your own lunch or visit the restaurants, cafes and shops on the doorstep.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided throughout the event.

Getting there

The venue address is: Kensington Conference and Events Centre, Kensington Town Hall, Thornton Street, London, W8

Kensington Conference and Events Centre is easy to access on public transport and a car park is also available onsite.

London Underground – the nearest London Underground station is High Street Kensington on the Circle or District Line.

Bus – busses 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 52, 70, 328, C1 stop near the venue. Exit the bus at the Kensington High Street/Wrights Lane junction. Alternatively, busses 52 or 70 stop at nearby Kensington Church Street.

Car Parking – there is a public car park below the Kensington Conference and Events Centre. To access it, enter Campden Hill Road from Kensington High Street, turn first right into Phillimore Walk and turn immediately left down the entrance ramp to the car park.

Kensington Conference and Events Centre is fully accessible for anyone with mobility issues.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Register your interest

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Composite layering course for Foundation Trainees

Thursday 10 July – Friday 11 July 2025

GC European Education Campus, Leuven, Belgium.

Places on this course are awarded to successful candidates in the CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Dentists

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

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 2024 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 must 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 entry deadline is Friday 14 February 2025.

further information

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Introduction to digital dentistry for early career dentists

Friday 4 July – Saturday 5 July 2025

Dentsply Sirona Academy, Building 3, The Heights, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0NY

Places on this course are awarded to successful candidates in the Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry.

The Introduction to Digital Dentistry course, which combines theory, demonstrations and hands-on experience, has been designed by Dr Tom Bereznicki and Dr Chris Leech specifically for early career dentists with limited or no experience of practising within a digital workflow. It provides a comprehensive introduction to digital dentistry techniques, and how harnessing them can enhance your aesthetic practice and patient care.

The two-day course will mainly focus on the hands-on elements of learning with additional theory and material science modules delivered through pre-course and post-course videos.

The course will take you step-by-step through the complete process of creating a digitally produced crown, from scanning to cementation, and provisionally includes:

  • Presentations on digital dentistry and digital dentures
  • Short demonstrations followed by comprehensive hands-on experience of:
    • Scanning each other
    • Scanning a preparation of a restoration on a pre-prepared model
    • Using software to design your final restoration
    • Demonstration of programming and milling processes
    • Adjustment and polishing techniques using pre-milled crowns that fit the model
    • Cementation of the crown onto the model

Refreshments and lunch are provided on both days.

The course accommodates 12 participants and is repeated on two further dates:

Course leaders

Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent
Dr Chris Leech FCGDent
Dr Bal Rohal

Dr Tom Bereznicki
BDS (Edin), FDS RCS (Ed), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng

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. In 2023, he founded the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation which supports educational opportunities for early career dental professionals. A former member of the FGDP and Founder Member of CGDent, he has been a Fellow of the College since 2022 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. He is also a regional speaker on occlusion for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Dr Chris Leech
BDS, MAGDS RCS (Ed), MFDS RCPS (Glasg), Dip Imp Dent RCS (Ed), FDS RCS (Ed), FCGDent

A graduate of Newcastle Dental School, Dr Leech is a partner in a private dental practice and the Scientific Director of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He holds the Diploma in Implant Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, for which he is now an examiner. He was also the first dentist to be awarded the Membership for Advanced General Dental Surgery by RCS Edinburgh and is a Fellow of its Faculty of Dental Surgery. He is also a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry and of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and is a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry.

Dr Bal Rohal
BDS (Kings) Hons

Dr Sohal is a cosmetic dentist who has showcased his work in presentations in the UK and US. He is experienced in the use of digital workflows, in particular for restoring single unit restorations and aesthetic multi-unit veneers, crowns and onlays. He graduated BDS from King’s College London in 2018, where he was undergraduate president of the dental society and was awarded the Guy’s Full Shield, awards from the Richard Dickinson USA Trust Fund and King’s Opportunity Fund, the Gold Star Award and the Jelf Medal for the most distinguished undergraduate.

Attending the course

The Introduction to Digital Dentistry course has been created solely for the Tom Bereznicki Award for Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, which is open to dentists who qualified in the UK or Ireland between 2019 to 2023, or who qualified overseas between 2019 to 2023 and have been practising in the UK for at least the past two years. 36 successful candidates will each be awarded a fully funded place on one of three course dates, and hotel accommodation, UK travel and subsistence will also be covered.

To enter, eligible dentists must submit an aesthetic case they plan to treat with a mainly analogue workflow, which involves more than one tooth, including at least one anterior tooth, and the use of composite to restore teeth.

The entry deadline is Friday 17 January 2025.

further information
College of General Dentistry Event

Fellows’ Summer Reception

***SAVE THE DATE***

Friday 13 June 2025, 5pm-8pm, Sheffield

The Old Banqueting Hall, Cutlers’ Hall, 7-15 Church St, Sheffield S1 1HG

The fourth annual College of General Dentistry Fellows’ Summer Reception will take place on the evening of Friday 13 June 2025 in the historic Cutlers’ Hall in Sheffield.

The event will include welcome addresses by the President and Chair of the College, the admission of new Fellows, presentation of the President’s Award and the announcement of the 2025 winner of the College Medal.

An opportunity to network with peers, as well as to meet College Trustees and members of the College Council and Faculty Boards, the reception will be open to all Fellows and Associate Fellows, with other eligible groups to be confirmed in due course.

Information on eligibility for Fellowship of the College (FCGDent) and Associate Fellowship (AssocFCGDent) is available here

Tickets for this event are not yet on sale; we will write to eligible individuals once registration is open

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Introduction to occlusion symposium for early career dentists

SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday 5 April 2025, 9am-5pm
£75 per delegate

Sign-up to receive a notification as soon as registration opens.

To sign-up, subscribe to the College for free, or sign-in to your existing account, then navigate back to this page, or refresh it, to see the ‘register your interest’ button below.

Don’t miss out – put Saturday 5 April 2025 in your diary!

The secrets of successful, long-term restorations

A solid understanding of the principles of occlusion is crucial for the provision of successful, long-term restorative treatments for tooth wear and other conditions. This one-day symposium for early career dentists on the fundamentals of occlusion, will enhance your knowledge in this field and enable you to carry out restorative treatment with increased confidence. You will leave the day with a firm knowledge of the basic principles of occlusion and an introduction to a range of postgraduate courses you may wish to consider undertaking in order to extend your knowledge further.

Who is eligible to attend?

The Symposium is aimed at early career dentists. It is open to dentists who qualified in the UK or overseas between 2019 to 2023 and have been practising in the UK for at least the past two years.

Expert speakers

Our line-up of renowned speakers are all experts in the field and are committed to delivering high-quality education.

Dr Tom Bereznicki
Prof Paul Tipton
Dr Ken Harris
Dr Tif Qureshi
Dr Shiraz Khan
Dr Koray Feran
speaker profiles

Network with our distinguished speakers in the lunch break and discover a selection of postgraduate courses to further hone and develop your knowledge around occlusion.

Symposium fee: £75

To ensure the Symposium is accessible to all early career dentists, we have kept the fee at an affordable rate. The reduced cost has largely been made possible by the generosity of the speakers, who have kindly provided their time and expertise free of charge.

Verifiable CPD: 7 hours

Programme

A packed programme of expertly delivered lectures will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the principles of occlusion. Click on the speakers’ names to view their session details.

09:00-09:30 – Dr Tom Bereznicki >
  • Welcome and introduction
  • Why does occlusion matter?
  • Introduction – The Five Basic Principles of Occlusion:
  1. Stable contacts on all teeth of equal intensity in centric relation – posterior stability
  1. Anterior guidance in harmony with the envelope of function
  1. All posterior teeth disclude during mandibular protrusive movements – mutually protected occlusion
  1. All posterior teeth disclude on the working side during mandibular lateral excursions
  1. All posterior teeth disclude on the non-working side during mandibular lateral excursions

09:30-11:00 – Professor Paul Tipton >
  • Signs/Symptoms of Occlusal Disease 
  • Causes of wear 
  • Terminology
  • Stable contacts on all teeth of equal intensity in centric relation – posterior stability
  • Where should the condyles be and the advantages of Retruded Axis
  • Position (RAP) v Intercuspal position (ICP)
  • Retruded Contact Posit on (RCP) = (ICP) v (RAP)
  • Conformative v reorganised occlusion – with reference to wear cases
  • Large vertical, small horizontal and large vertical slides
  • Large horizontal, small horizontal and horizontal slides

REFRESHMENT BREAK

11:30-13:00 – Dr Ken Harris >
  • Centric relation 
  • Deprogramming and why 
  • How – deprogrammers eg Nti, Kois, B splint, Michigan and how they work
  • Is one any better than the other?
  • Facebows and occlusal registration

LUNCH BREAK & PG EDUCATION STANDS

14:00-15:15 – Dr Tif Qureshi & Dr Shiraz Khan>
  • What is anterior guidance and why is it important?
  • What is the envelope of function and why is it important in the provision of anterior restorations and in particular wear cases?
  • Causes of restricted envelope of function and treatment
  • Tectonic plates
  • Does it matter if the patient has no anterior guidance?

REFRESHMENT BREAK

15:45-16:45 – Dr Koray Feran >
  • Introduction to the importance of dynamic occlusion when assessing a patient and explain the terms of working side and non-working side when examining patients and planning occlusal form
  • Understand how to observe and record inside-out and outside-in movements and tooth contacts and preventing and diagnosing occlusal disease
  • Understand the importance of supine vs upright posture in recording occlusal contacts in excursions and dynamic occlusion
  • Understand what may happen if disclusion in lateral excursions is not achieved and what the alternatives or long term management may be in compromised situations
  • Understand what is meant by long centric and its significance in analysing and planning occlusions

16:45-17:00 – Dr Tom Bereznicki >
  • Is occlusion just as important or more important when providing implants?
  • Closing remarks

About the Symposium

The aim of the Introduction to Occlusion Symposium is to provide you with an understanding of the principles of occlusion and how these principles can support the placement of successful, long-term restorations for patients presenting with tooth wear and other conditions.

If you are interested in developing your knowledge of occlusion further following the Symposium, you are invited to visit our education stands around the venue to find out more about a range of high-quality postgraduate courses on this topic, several of which are delivered by our acclaimed speakers.

The Symposium has been organised by the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation in conjunction with the College of General Dentistry, and is hosted by the charity’s founder, Dr Tom Bereznicki. The Foundation supports educational opportunities for early career dentists in the UK.

You will gain 7 hours verifiable CPD, GDC Development Outcome C.

Lunch and refreshments

Lunch is not provided in the venue. You are welcome to bring your own lunch or visit the restaurants, cafes and shops on the doorstep.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided throughout the event.

Getting there

The venue address is: Kensington Conference and Events Centre, Kensington Town Hall, Thornton Street, London, W8

Kensington Conference and Events Centre is easy to access on public transport and a car park is also available onsite.

London Underground – the nearest London Underground station is High Street Kensington on the Circle or District Line.

Bus – busses 9, 10, 27, 28, 49, 52, 70, 328, C1 stop near the venue. Exit the bus at the Kensington High Street/Wrights Lane junction. Alternatively, busses 52 or 70 stop at nearby Kensington Church Street.

Car Parking – there is a public car park below the Kensington Conference and Events Centre. To access it, enter Campden Hill Road from Kensington High Street, turn first right into Phillimore Walk and turn immediately left down the entrance ramp to the car park.

Kensington Conference and Events Centre is fully accessible for anyone with mobility issues.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Register your interest

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Fellows’ Winter Reception

Thursday 30 January 2025, 6-9pm, London

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

The College of General Dentistry 2025 Fellows’ Winter Reception will take place on the evening of Thursday 30 January in the historic Cutlers’ Hall in London.

The event will include a welcome by the Chair of the College, the first address to Fellows by the new President since taking up office, the admission of new Fellows and the presentation of College diplomas.

An opportunity to network with peers, as well as to meet College Trustees and members of the College Council and Faculty Boards, the reception will be open to all Fellows, Associate Fellows and those enrolled in Certified Membership.

Priority for tickets will be given to new Fellows as well as individuals who applied for the most recent Fellows’ Summer Reception but were unable to be accommodated.

Information on eligibility for Fellowship of the College (FCGDent) and Associate Fellowship (AssocFCGDent) is available here

Please note that this event will be preceded in the same venue by a reception to mark the impending 50th issue of the Primary Dental Journal, for which there are separate ticketing arrangements.

REGISTER HERE

Fellows and Associate Fellows may also wish to take note that the next Fellows’ Summer Reception will take place on Friday 13 June 2025 in Sheffield.

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The Primary Dental Journal: celebrating 50 issues

***SAVE THE DATE***

Thursday 30 January 2025, 4-5.30pm, London

The Court Room, Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

All past authors, guest editors and other contributors to the Primary Dental Journal, as well as members of the College’s 1992 Circle, are invited to attend a reception marking the journal’s impending 50th issue.

The event, The Primary Dental Journal: celebrating 50 issues, will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 30 January 2025 in the Court Room of the historic Cutlers’ Hall in London.

This is an invitation-only event, and eligible individuals for whom we hold a functioning email address will receive an email soon inviting them to book their place. Space will be limited, so once they have received their email, recipients are recommended to book early to avoid disappointment.

If you are a past PDJ author for whom we do not hold a functioning email address, we would love to hear from you – please write to us at [email protected] indicating the title of your paper and the volume and number of the PDJ issue in which it was published (if known). If you wish to attend the reception, you are recommended to do this as soon as possible to increase the chance that a place remains available.

Please note that ticket holders will not be able to bring additional guests. The College will reserve the right to cancel tickets that have not been obtained in response to a direct invitation or otherwise by eligible individuals.

Associate Fellows and Fellows of the College attending the reception may wish to note that it will be followed at 6pm by the Fellows’ Winter Reception upstairs in the Livery Hall. This is a chargeable event with separate ticketing arrangements of which all Associate Fellows and Fellows will also be notified by email soon.

***SAVE THE DATE***

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1992 Circle Winter gathering

***SAVE THE DATE***

Thursday 30 January 2025, 4-5.30pm, London

The Court Room, Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BR

Members of the 1992 Circle are invited, for their Winter 2025 gathering, to attend a reception marking the impending 50th issue of the Primary Dental Journal.

The event, The Primary Dental Journal: celebrating 50 issues, will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 30 January 2025 in the Court Room of the historic Cutlers’ Hall in London – the same venue as previous 1992 Circle meetings.

This is an invitation-only event, and members of the 1992 Circle will receive an email inviting them to book their place in due course. Space will be limited, so we will unfortunately not be able to accommodate guests on this occasion. Once they have received their email, Circle members are recommended to book early to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the reception to mark the Primary Dental Journal will be followed at 6pm by the College’s Fellows’ Winter Reception upstairs in the Livery Hall. This is a chargeable event with separate ticketing arrangements of which Circle members, as Fellows of the College, will also be notified by email.

About the 1992 Circle

A social forum for retired Fellows founded in 2022, the 1992 Circle is named in honour of the year the Faculty of General Dental Practice was founded, a key moment which brought together the members of the College of General Dental Practitioners (UK) and of the Advisory Board in General Dental Practice of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, with the shared ambition to create an independent College over time.

Membership of the 1992 Circle is open only to Fellows of the College who are fully retired from practice. Retired practitioners who were a Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practice and/or more recently were a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry are eligible to join or re-join the College as Fellows and then to join the 1992 Circle. There is no charge to join the Circle or attend its biannual gatherings.

If you meet the eligibility requirements and would like to join the 1992 Circle, we’d be delighted to hear from you – please contact us at [email protected]

And if you know any retired Faculty Fellows who are not currently aware of the Circle, please let them know about it and encourage them to get in touch with us.

JOIN THE 1992 CIRCLE

Members of the 1992 Circle will receive separate notification of this meeting by email, together with instructions on how to book their place.

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