College of General Dentistry Event

Perio-Occlusion Symposium for Early Career Dentists

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Saturday 20 September 2025, 9am-5pm
£75 per delegate

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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 and FMC. 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!

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Fellows’ Summer Reception

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Friday 13 June 2024, 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

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Saturday 5 April 2025, 9am-5pm
£75 per delegate

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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 FMC, 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!

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Fellows’ Winter Reception

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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, and the admission of new Fellows.

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

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

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1992 Circle gathering

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Thursday 30 January 2025, 4-6pm, London

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

The next gathering of the College’s ‘1992 Circle’ will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 30 January 2025, returning once again to the historic Cutlers’ Hall in London.

All those who are fully retired from practice and were a Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), or are or were a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry, are eligible to join the Circle and to attend its periodical gatherings.

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. It aims to bring together, and recognise, those whose vision put the general dental profession in the UK on that journey, and those whose ongoing commitment carried this through to the establishment of the College of General Dentistry.

There is no charge to become a member of the Circle or to attend its 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

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

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CGDent Scotland Annual Study Day

Friday 6 December 2024, 9am-5.30pm (registration from 8am, drinks reception until 7pm)

Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1EA

Problem solving in anterior and posterior composite dentistry

and

The ethics of aesthetics

Dr Andrew Chandrapal FCGDent
Dr Catherine Rutland FCGDent
Dr Wendy Thompson FCGDent

Lecture programme

The CGDent Scotland Study Day 2024 will feature Dr Andrew Chandrapal FCGDent presenting two sessions on anterior and posterior composite dentistry, and Dr Catherine Rutland FCGDent giving an interactive presentation on ethical and legal considerations in the provision of aesthetic and cosmetic dental procedures.

Dr Wendy Thompson FCGDent will then deliver this year’s Caldwell Memorial Lecture on Using antibiotics sustainably.

Speakers

Andrew Chandrapal has been Principal of Bourne End Dental, a private general dental practice in Buckinghamshire, for almost 20 years, and has special interests in aesthetics, composite resin bonding and complex rehabilitation, including implants and management of tooth wear. He also practises in central London (limited to prosthodontics), is a postgraduate tutor for King’s College London, and is the founder and Director of IndigoDent Education. After qualifying from the University of Birmingham in 2001, he was awarded the Diploma of Membership of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) in 2003, and in 2006 completed a Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies in periodontics, endodontics and tooth wear at the University of Bristol. In 2011 he attained a Distinction in a double Masters in Clinical Dentistry in fixed and removable prosthodontics at King’s College London, and he is also a graduate of the Kois Centre in Seattle. A Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, he is a long-standing member of the Association of Dental Implantology, the International Team for Implantology, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the British Society of Occlusal Studies. He is a Council Member of the Dental Defence Union and sits on the editorial board of Dental Update.

Catherine Rutland is Clinical Director of Simplyhealth (including Denplan), leading the team that supports its members, in particular during clinical disputes and times of professional risk, with regulatory and legislative advice, clinical mediation, clinical risk management and quality improvement advice. After qualifying as a dentist from the University of Leeds in 1992, she spent two and a half years in secondary care as a House Officer and Senior House Officer before completing Vocational Training. Moving into general dental practice, she was a joint partner in a private dental practice in West Berkshire from 2000-2019. 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 starting her current role full time in 2019. She holds a Master’s degree in Medical Ethics and Law from King’s College London (completed in 2013), became a Certified Member of the Institute of Risk Management in 2015 and was awarded a Level 7 Certificate in Leadership Mentoring and Coaching from the Chartered Management Institute in 2016.

Wendy Thompson is a general dental practitioner in Cumbria and Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Dental Care at the University of Manchester, and researches and lectures nationally and internationally on tackling antimicrobial resistance, reducing the overprescribing of antibiotics, and optimising the prevention and control of infections. She graduated BDS from the University of Liverpool, was awarded the Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, holds a BSc in Microbiology & Microbial Technology from the University of Warwick, and completed a PhD in antibiotic prescribing at the University of Leeds. She is a CGDent Ambassador, a member of the College’s Research Advisory Group, and College Lead on antimicrobial prescribing, resistance and stewardship, representing it on the UK Health Security Agency’s oversight committee and dental sub-group on antimicrobial use and resistance. She is also Vice Chair of the FDI World Dental Federation Science Committee, Chair of its working group on preventing antimicrobial resistance and infections, an advisor to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, a member of the BDA Health & Science Committee, a Council member of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, a member of the BNF Dental Advisory Group, Trustee of the charity The AMR Narrative and a member of Antibiotics Research UK’s Public Engagement and Patient Support Committee. She was an honorary consultant to the Office of the Chief Dental Officer for England on antimicrobial stewardship and was Guest Editor of the College’s Primary Dental Journal issue dedicated to COVID-19 and urgent dental care. She is a Fellow of both the Higher Education Academy and the International College of Dentists and spent nine years working at the Ministry of Defence.

Format

The CGDent Scotland Study Day can be attended in person or virtually.

For in-person attendees, there is free parking and registration opens at 8am with tea, coffee and breakfast rolls available. Six hours of CPD lectures will take place, with two coffee breaks, a two-course lunch, and a drinks reception afterwards. Delegates will also be able to visit the accompanying trade exhibition.

Fees

Non-member dentist: £349 (current early bird rate: £249)

Glasgow Odontological Society member dentist: £319 (current early bird rate: £219)

CGDent member dentist: £249 (current early bird rate: £149)

Non-member retired, technician, hygienist, therapist, nurse or practice manager: £149

CGDent member retired, technician, hygienist, therapist, nurse or practice manager: £129

Foundation Dentist / Vocational Trainee: £75

Foundation/Vocational Trainer & Trainee duo ticket: £199

SECURE YOUR PLACE HERE

Membership of the College of General Dentistry is open to all registered dental professionals. Membership is available from £130 for dentists, £44 for dental nurses and £87 for other registered dental professionals. The full list of CGDent membership rates is here  

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