The College has been granted Arms by Letters Patent.
The Grant of Arms by Letters Patent to the College of General Dentistry
The Grant of Arms has been made under Crown authority by the College of Arms, the heraldic authority for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Coming less than four years since CGDent opened its doors to members, it is a highly significant step towards fulfilment of the College’s aspirations to be incorporated under Royal Charter and to create a Royal College for dental professionals.
The Grant includes a Coat of Arms, Crest and Badge, which will soon start to be incorporated into the College’s certificates and awards, publications and a re-designed logo. Behind the distinctive design of the heraldic elements lies a rich story dating back to the 14th century, which has been documented by Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent, Honorary Founding President of the College. This will be published shortly on the College website, alongside the full text and images of the Grant.
The Grant also includes the College’s motto, sanitate oris venit fortitude (“Strength through oral health”).
Signed and sealed on vellum by the Kings of Arms – the King’s three most senior heralds – the Grant was recently received on behalf of the College by Sir Nairn, who called on the profession to support its mission through membership:
“It was truly a privilege to take receipt of the Grant of Arms on behalf of the College. This is a hugely significant moment not only for the members, who have supported the College to date, but for each and every existing and future dentist, dental therapist, dental hygienist, dental nurse, orthodontic therapist, dental technician and clinical dental technician with roles and responsibilities in oral healthcare throughout the UK and beyond. My message to all these colleagues is that the College of General Dentistry is now all the more established, and by joining the College you can be part of the historic mission to give our noble profession the independent, influential Royal College it has deserved and needed for so long.”
The Grant will be on display at the College’s Summer Reception which takes place on Friday 13 June 2025 in Sheffield. This is open to all dental professionals and others with interests in the future of dentistry, with discounted tickets for College members. For further information, and to book, click the button below.
The College has announced that Dr Ana Poveda, Professor StJohn Crean and Dr Sadiq Mawji will be the speakers at its upcoming symposium on the diagnosis, treatment and management of oral cancer.
l-r: Professor StJohn Crean, Dr Sadiq Mawji and Dr Ana Poveda
Dr Poveda is a Clinical Lecturer, Honorary Consultant and the Academic Lead in Oral Medicine at the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry. She graduated in dentistry from the University of Barcelona in 2002, obtained her MSc in Oral Medicine from University College London in 2007, and holds the Fellowship in Oral Medicine of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDS[OM]), having passed the Intercollegiate Specialty Fellowship Examination (ISFE) in Oral Medicine in 2016. She is an experienced teacher and tutor in Oral Medicine at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, regularly lecturing in the UK and Spain. She is also a regular speaker at conferences, acts as a peer reviewer in her specialty and has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Her lecture will provide a systematic approach to assessing for intraoral soft tissue lesions; revise the nomenclature used when describing soft tissue pathology when referring to secondary care; and enable attendees to provide differential diagnoses for potentially malignant lesions and to describe what features make them concerning.
Professor Crean is the former Dean of the School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (later the College of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences), and now Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, at the University of Central Lancashire. He is also an Honorary Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Editor-in-Chief of the Faculty Dental Journal, and the Robert Bradlaw Advisor, at the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; an MFDS examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; and a non-executive director at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Focussing on the diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer, he will cover its epidemiology, presentation and prognosis (including of HPV-positive squamous cell carcinoma); the pathology of cancer and TNM staging; and treatment modalities for oral cancer (comparing radiotherapy and surgery and their implications).
Dr Mawji is a Specialist Registrar (ST5) in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, currently based at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. He graduated in dentistry in 2012 and completed Foundation Dental Training and three years of Dental Core Training before obtaining a Medical Degree from the University of Birmingham in 2019. He then completed the Foundation Programme and Basic Surgical Training before progressing into Higher Surgical Training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He achieved Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (MJDF) in 2014 and Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) in 2021. His experience encompasses head and neck oncological surgery, maxillofacial trauma, orthognathic and skin surgery.
His session will describe the maxillofacial surgery pathway and his personal career journey; offer tips and tricks for managing a cancer patient on a ward; and cover considerations for patient management immediately after surgery (tracheostomies, flaps, ITU and fluid maintenance).
The annual symposium, organised by CGDent Midlands, will take place in Birmingham on Friday 11 July 2025 from 9am to 4.30pm, with registration from 8am. Pitched at early career dentists, it is open to all dental professionals (in all team roles and at all career stages). Six hours of verifiable CPD, a three-course lunch and refreshments are all included in the attendance fee of £160 (reduced to £120 for College members).
Places are limited so early booking is advised. For further information, visit our events pages.
The College has this week published the fiftieth issue of the Primary Dental Journal, its quarterly peer-reviewed professional development journal for General Dental Practitioners and Dental Care Professionals working in primary care.
Translating current evidence into best practice, each issue of the PDJ offers a combination of research, clinical best practice papers and scenario articles which allow the whole dental team to work together to improve standards of patient care. Unique in its dedication to general dental practice, the PDJ’s general issues include a range of papers on a variety of relevant topics of interest, and its themed issues explore subjects in depth and are guest edited by renowned experts in their fields.
First published in 2012, the PDJ brought together three publications of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FGDP): Primary Dental Care (a research journal for dentists), Team in Practice (a journal for Dental Care Professionals) and the newsletter First Hand. Since 2019, the PDJ has been published in partnership with one of the world’s leading journal publishers, and the College took over editorial production from the FGDP in 2021.
CGDent is the UK’s only medical college run by and for dental professionals, and welcomes all oral health professionals into Associate Membership and those with relevant postgraduate qualifications, skills and experience into Full Membership, Associate Fellowship and Fellowship. Supporting professional development and recognition for the whole dental team, the College is building on the achievements of the FGDP in setting standards for general dental care, and has a vision to achieve Royal College standing.
The PDJ is printed and distributed to the College’s UK and international members, indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus, and 1,500 papers past and present are available online to College members and in over 10,500 academic institutions worldwide.
In addition to 9 general issues to date, themed issues of the PDJ have been published on:
Infection prevention and control
Radiology and radiation protection (x2)
Implant dentistry (x3)
Management of caries
Aesthetic dentistry (x3)
Medical emergencies
Advances in the restoration of posterior teeth
Non-surgical therapy and management of periodontal disease (x2)
Prescribing in dentistry
Communication, complaints & consent
Special care dentistry (x2)
Paediatric dentistry (x2)
Oral mucosal disease
Endodontics (x2)
Tooth wear
Orthodontics
Operative dentistry
Dental emergencies
Extended integrated care
Removable prosthodontics
Digital dentistry (x2)
Primary care oral surgery (x2)
Dental pain & anxiety
Dento-legal matters
Fixed prosthodontics
Oral health and the ageing population
Leadership and professionalism
Urgent dental care & COVID-19
Dental trauma
The titles and abstracts for papers in all these issues are available to all dental professionals via the searchable PDJ homepage, with full paper access available to members of the College through the PDJ Library (members will need to be logged in to see this page).
Fittingly, the new 50th issue is a bumper ‘General dentistry’ edition with papers covering a wide range of topics such as an assessment of how artificial intelligence can assist in the evaluation of patients’ medical histories; a guide to skin cancer and what to look for in protecting your patients; how digital innovations can enhance occlusal diagnostics and treatment precision; the role of hypnosis in patient stress and pain management; and minimum intervention oral care. In this special issue, six papers have been made available in full to the whole dental profession free of charge. A full list of papers is available here
While full PDJ access is reserved for members, non-members can access the College’s standards and guidance publications free of charge online, and receive its free monthly email of news and events, by becoming a College Subscriber
Commenting on the publication of the 50th issue, Sir Nairn and Prof Blum said:
“The Primary Dental Journal has a rich history of serving general dental practice, and is pertinent to members of the whole dental team. It has earned an established place as an authoritative source in today’s dental literature and is one of the premier journals for intellectual discourse on all aspects of primary dental care. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the very many authors, guest editors, peer reviewers, staff and others who have contributed to each of the 50 issues to date and enabled us to reach this important milestone.”
The 50th issue of the Primary Dental Journal, ‘General dentistry’, is now available to view online.
This latest PDJ marks the fiftieth issue since its initial publication in 2012, under the College’s predecessor organisation, the Faculty of General Dental Practice – FGDP (UK). In their editorial, current Editor-in-Chief, Prof Igor Blum, and Chair of the first Editorial Board, Professor Sir Nairn Wilson, celebrate this milestone with a nod to all who have contributed, by reflecting on the early days of the PDJ and where the journal is now in improving standards of patient care:
“Not only does the journal have a rich history of serving general dental practice, but it is also one of the premier journals for intellectual discourse on all aspects of primary dental care pertinent to members of the whole dental team.”
This special ‘bumper’ issue includes a wide range of General dentistry topics, such as an assessment of how artificial intelligence (AI) can assist in the evaluation of patients’ medical histories; a guide to skin cancer and what to look for in protecting your patients; how digital innovations can enhance occlusal diagnostics and treatment precision; the role of hypnosis in patient stress and pain management; and minimum intervention oral care (MIOC). A full list of papers is below.
Full online access to the majority of articles is reserved for College of General Dentistry members and Primary Dental Journal subscribers, who can also expect their printed copies to arrive around the end of May. New joiners wishing to receive a copy of this issue can let us know by emailing [email protected]
For non-members / non-subscribers, at least one paper in each issue is made available online free of charge, with all other articles available to purchase via the links below.
An annual print subscription to the PDJ is included with membership of the College, which also includes online access to over 1,500 current and past articles in the PDJ Library and a range of other benefits.
On behalf of the College, the PDJ editorial team would like to express its gratitude to all the authors and peer reviewers who have contributed to this issue.
The College has announced the results of recent elections to six seats on its Council, with five new members elected and one re-elected.
(l-r, top row first) Re-elected CGDent Council Member Eldo Koshy and newly-elected Council Members Martin McKinstry, Charlotte Jeavons, Pejman Khaki, David Offord and Laurie Powell
Charlotte Jeavons FCGDent, Head of the School of Human Sciences at the University of Greenwich, has been elected to the National seat, which represents College members from across the UK. She began her career as a dental nurse before moving into oral health improvement with the Community Dental Service, and has been a Dental Public Health Lead and Dental Services Manager for two NHS Primary Care Trusts. With 25 years’ experience of teaching and academic leadership, she was previously the Programme Lead for Greenwich’s BSc in Public Health and MSc in Global Public Health. She holds a Certificate in Oral Health Education, a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical and Dental Teaching and Learning and an MSc in Public Health (all from Queen Mary University of London), as well as a BSc in Health and Social Care from the Open University and a PhD in Dental Public Health Ethics from City University. A Fellow of the College, she is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an Honorary Member of the Faculty of Public Health, a past Chair of the National Oral Health Promotion Group and current President of the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry.
She succeeds Helen Kaney FCGDent, who is standing down after six years’ service on the College Council and its predecessor, the national board of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP).
Dr Jeavons is the first Dental Care Professional in the history of the College to be elected in a seat representing members in all dental team roles. All registered dental professionals are eligible to become Associate Members of the College, and can qualify for Full Membership, Associate Fellowship and Fellowship – which enable them to stand and vote in elections to regional seats – on equal terms.
There are two other dental nurses on the College Council, both in role-based seats – Jane Dalgarno AssocFCGDent, the elected Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy representative, and Debbie Reed FCGDent, Chair of the College’s Faculty of Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy.
Pejman Khaki FCGDent, Principal Dentist at a private general practice in Crawley, has been elected to the South Thames (formerly South East and South West Thames) seat. Having initially graduated with a BSc in Neuroscience from King’s College London (KCL), he qualified BDS from Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2004 before working in corporate dental practice. He has since gained Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (RCPS), both a Postgraduate Diploma and MSc in Dental Implantology from the University of Salford, and Fellowship of both CGDent and the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS). Actively involved in dental education, he has been an Educational Supervisor for Dental Foundation Training, ITI study club director for West Sussex, an MJDF examiner, deputy lead for the MFDS Part 2 examination and an undergraduate teacher at KCL.
He succeeds Roshni Karia MCGDent, who represented the seat on the FGDP Board and Council from 2017 until becoming President of the College last year.
Martin McKinstry FCGDent, a general dental practitioner and owner of a mixed NHS-and-private practice in Glasgow, has been elected to represent West and North Scotland. A Fellow, Foundation Member and Certified Membership Facilitator of the College, he is also a committee member of CGDent Scotland, an MFDS tutor, a VT Trainer (Educational Supervisor) and VT Adviser (Training Programme Director), and a committee member of Greater Glasgow and Clyde LDC. He graduated BDS from Glasgow in 2006 and also holds certificates in orthodontics and dental sedation, the Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties of the RCS, a Master’s in Medical Education from the University of Sunderland, an MSc in Advanced Restorative Dentistry from the University of Manchester, and both the Diploma in Implant Dentistry and the Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
He succeeds Patricia Thomson FCGDent, who is standing down after completing the maximum nine years’ service, which included two terms as Vice President of the College.
David Offord FCGDent, CEO of a large referral-only dental practice with clinics in Edinburgh and Kelso, has been elected to the East of Scotland seat. Born and bred in Greenock, he was in the last year group to graduate from the University of Edinburgh Dental School in 1994 and is a specialist oral surgeon. In addition to working in general practice in Edinburgh, he has been a Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery units, held staff grade roles in a District General Hospital, spent two years working as a dentist in Australia and Singapore, and for five years combined oral surgery staff grade jobs with working in specialist practice. A Fellow of CGDent, he holds a Diploma in Conscious Sedation from the University of Newcastle and the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the RCPS, and is currently working towards a PhD at the University of Ghent. For four years, he represented Scotland on the board of the Association of Dental Implantology.
He succeeds Yann Maidment FCGDent, who has represented the region since 2016 and has served as the College’s (and former FGDP’s) Research Lead since 2017.
Laurie Powell FCGDent, a GDP and partner in a three-surgery, mixed NHS-and-private practice in Bicester, has been elected to represent Wessex and Oxford. He qualified from Sheffield Dental School in 1993 and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Bristol, where he was also a part-time clinical lecturer for undergraduate dentists and dental therapists for five years. A keen advocate of clinical research, he has been Principal Investigator for three practice-based University of Dundee studies into treatments for toothache and deep tooth decay, and is the Primary Dental Care Research Champion for Thames Valley and South Midlands. He is also currently an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Primary Care Dentistry, studying for a research-based Master’s in Primary Care at the University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of both the College and the Higher Education Academy, Chair of Oxfordshire LDC and represents primary care on the NHS Integrated Care Board for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West.
Eldo Koshy FCGDent, a prosthodontist and implant dentist in Kerala, India, has been re-elected to the Overseas seat, which he has represented since the College opened, having previously held the same seat on the FGDP Board from 2019-2021.
The Council is the voice of the College’s members, overseeing its role as a professional body and guiding its development to fulfil its mission. Elections are held annually on a rotational basis, with the Northern Ireland seat due for election in 2026.
Elected Council members serve three-year terms, and are then able to stand for re-election – subject to a lifetime limit of nine years’ service on the Council, including any past service on the FGDP Board.
Those elected this year will be inaugurated at the next Council meeting, which takes place in Sheffield on Friday 13 June on the day of the Inaugural College Lecture and Summer Reception.
Roshni Karia MCGDent, President of the College, said:
“Many congratulations to Martin, Charlotte, Pejman, David and Laurie on their election to Council, and to Eldo on his re-election. My sincere thanks on behalf of the whole College to Patricia, Yann, Helen and Sami, all of whom have served on Council since its establishment and on the FGDP Board before that. They have all remained dedicated to the College and I am grateful to them all for their hard work and steadfast commitment. I look forward to working with our new representatives of our growing membership as we continue to build the College the general dental professions need and deserve.”
The College has issued an open invitation to all those who participated in the Diploma in Restorative Dentistry programme of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) to join a special gathering of alumni.
Candidates awaiting conferral of awards by the former FGDP(UK) at a Diplomates’ Day
The gathering will mark 20 years of the landmark programme, and past candidates and diplomates will be joined by a number of past directors and examiners of the programme, including Paul Brunton, David Cheshire, Phil Dawson FCGDent, Nick Lewis FCGDent, Mike Mulcahy FCGDent and Ian Wood FCGDent.
The lecture, ‘Satisficing’ standards in dentistry: Who decides? Who benefits?, will be delivered by Martin Kelleher FCGDent, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at King’s College Dental Hospital. Registration on the day opens at 2pm, with the lecture starting at 2.30pm and the event concluding at 4.30pm after Q&A/discussion.
The Summer Reception will follow from 5pm to 8pm, with registration from 4.30pm. Incorporating the fourth annual College Fellows’ Summer Reception, this is an opportunity for dental professionals to network with their peers and will include the ceremonial admission of new Fellows and Associate Fellows, the presentation of the President’s Award and the announcement of the 2025 winner of the College Medal (tbc). There will be an opportunity for a range of alumni photos, and photos with other guests, all of which will be made available to attendees shortly afterwards to download free of charge.
The FGDP(UK) Diploma in Restorative Dentistry brings automatic eligibility for Associate Fellowship of the College and also satisfies the Clinical Domain of Fellowship, and alumni are encouraged to join the College in order to support its historic mission to build a Royal College for dentistry.
Associate Fellows are senior members of the College who are recognised as Enhanced Practitioners on the College’s Career Pathway, and their professional standing is marked with the use of the postnominals ‘AssocFCGDent’. Eligible to attend the College’s biannual Fellows’ Receptions, they also receive quarterly print issues of the Primary Dental Journal, a 5% reduction in their dental indemnity fees with Dental Protection (8% for Fellows), and are eligible to enrol on a ‘top-up’ MSc in General Dental Practice which can be completed during a single year of part-time distance learning.
Anyone successfully completing an application to join the College as an Associate Fellow or Fellow (or to upgrade their existing membership to become an Associate Fellow or Fellow) before 30 April will have the opportunity to be ceremonially admitted at the Summer Reception and will be able to book their reception ticket at no charge. (It is advised to submit applications as soon as possible in order to allow enough time for admissions procedures to be completed.)
Alumni and tutors are encouraged to pass on information about the reunion to others who were involved in the programme.
To secure your place at current ‘Early Bird’ rates, click the button below:
The College has confirmed its programme of CPD lectures for the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show (BDCDS), which is taking place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 May 2025.
The College is an education partner for the Enhanced CPD Theatre, where it is hosting four lectures. Members and non-members alike will be welcome to the College’s sessions, in which experts in their fields will share their knowledge and give advice on a range of subjects supporting clinical dentistry and professionalism. Lectures include:
Staff and senior members of the College are also looking forward to meeting members and prospective members at Stand Q01, and to answering any queries you may have about the College and membership.
BDCDS is the UK’s largest dental event, attracting 10,000 dental professionals with its offer of 11 CPD theatres, 200 CPD lectures and 400 exhibiting suppliers.
Attendance is free for all registered dental professionals – register now via the link below.
Associate Fellows of the College will soon begin being presented for ceremonial admission for the first time.
Professor Sreenivas Koka FCGDent being ceremonially admitted into Fellowship by College President Dr Roshni Karia
Associate Fellowship of the College recognises enhanced knowledge and skills, and demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning and the highest levels of patient care. Advancing their journey towards Fellowship, Associate Fellows are senior members of the College who are recognised as Enhanced Practitioners on the College’s Career Pathway, and their professional standing is marked with the use of the postnominals ‘AssocFCGDent’.
As part of the College’s Fellowship community, Associate Fellows have always been able to attend its biannual Fellows’ Receptions at which new Fellows are ceremonially admitted, but they have not previously benefitted from the opportunity to have their own achievements recognised in this way in front of their peers.
However at the forthcoming Summer Reception, Associate Fellows will be presented by the President of the College in front of gathered members and Fellows and the wider dental community. All Associate Fellows attending the Summer Reception will be ceremonially admitted, and as presentees will benefit from a complimentary ticket to the event if they book their place by 30 April 2025.
Associate Fellowship is currently open to any dental professional holding the MGDS; DPDS; a relevant and accredited Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma providing 120 UK credits; a relevant Master’s degree or PhD; a Specialty Membership of a Royal College or Royal College Faculty; the FGDP(UK) or RCS Edinburgh Diploma in Implant Dentistry; the FGDP(UK) Diploma in Primary Care Oral Surgery or Diploma in Restorative Dentistry; or the CGDent Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics. Experienced-based routes to Associate Fellowship are also expected to be announced soon.
The Summer Reception, an opportunity for dental professionals to network with their peers, will take place from 5pm-8pm on Friday 13 June 2025 at Cutlers’ Hall, Sheffield. Open to all College members and dental professionals, it will also include the presentation of the President’s Award and the announcement of the 2025 winner of the College Medal (tbc), and will be preceded in the same venue by the Inaugural College of General Dentistry Lecture.
Photographs of each presenting Associate Fellow being ceremonially admitted by the President will be made available shortly afterwards to download free of charge.
Anyone successfully completing an application to join the College as an Associate Fellow (or to upgrade their existing membership to become an Associate Fellow) before 30 April will also have the opportunity to be ceremonially admitted at the Summer Reception and will therefore be able to book their reception ticket at no charge.
It is advised to submit applications as soon as possible in order to allow enough time for admissions procedures to be completed.
To secure your place at the Summer Reception and/or inaugural College Lecture, click the button below:
Senior College members took part in a recent meeting of dental leaders from across the UK to share learning on how best to support the careers and professional development of the future dental team.
College panellists, speakers and presenters at the Dental Leadership Network: (l-r) Roshni Karia, Manish Prasad, Ewen McColl and Catherine Rutland
Dr Roshni Karia MCGDent (President of the College) and Dr Manish Prasad FCGDent (Clinical Director at MyDentist and a CGDent Certified Membership Facilitator) both participated in a panel discussion on the question of ‘How do we align the needs of the sector with the expectations of new dental professionals?’.
Dr Karia, who was previously an early careers observer on the board of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP) and more recently was a member of the College’s Career Pathways Programme Board, noted that new dental professionals are looking for support and guidance to enable them to have fulfilling careers offering flexibility, a sustainable work-life balance and opportunities for growth and recognition. She added that the College is in the process of developing structured pathways for all members of the dental team which will align these desires with the needs of the sector by recognising appropriate education, experience and skills acquisition at each career stage.
Professor Ewen McColl FCGDent (Chair of the Dental Schools Council, member of the College Council and Editor of the College’s Standards in Dentistry publication) gave a presentation on “How do we prepare BDS students for practice?” and took part in a panel discussion on “Ensuring development opportunities that meet the needs of individual dental professionals“.
The sessions took place at the most recent ‘Dental Leadership Network’ day convened by the General Dental Council to facilitate shared ownership in addressing key challenges facing the profession.
Dr Catherine Rutland FCGDent (Clinical Director at Denplan) closed the event, and was also a facilitator of the final workshop session alongside Fiona Ellwood BEM (Executive Director of the Society of British Dental Nurses, Associate Member of the College and former Honorary Fellow of the FGDP).
Held in London on 25 March on the theme of ‘Future dental team: their expectations, development and career’’, the event followed a previous meeting on workforce challenges involving Dr Abhi Pal FCGDent (then President of the College), Dr Debbie Reed FCGDent, Dr Catherine Tannahill MCGDent (Director of Clinician Engagement of Portman Dental) and Ashley Byrne FCGDent (Board Member of the Dental Laboratories Association).
The College has issued an open invitation to all College members and other dental professionals to attend its 2025 Summer Reception.
The Summer Reception, incorporating the fourth annual College Fellows’ Summer Reception, will be an opportunity to network with your peers in the grand surroundings of the historic Cutlers’ Hall, and all dental professionals and those with professional interests in contemporary dentistry are invited to attend, with discounted tickets available to College members.
The College Summer Reception takes place from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 13 June in Sheffield, with registration open from 4.30pm.
It will be preceded from 2pm by the Inaugural College of General Dentistry Lecture, to be delivered by Martin Kelleher FCGDent, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at King’s College Dental Hospital. Intended to stimulate and provoke healthy debate, this will challenge the notion of the ‘ideal treatment plan’ and contend that subconscious bias and possible self-interests can lead some supposed experts to confuse their version of a questionable ‘gold standard’ with what is really in a patient’s overall best interests and with what the law expects. This is also open to all dental professionals to attend, and CPD certificates will be provided.
Tickets are available for the reception only, lecture only, or combined lecture and reception. ‘Early Bird’ rates currently apply.
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