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CGDent-GC Award 2026 – winners

The College of General Dentistry, GC and The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation would like to congratulate the successful candidates in the 2026 CGDent and GC Award for Foundation Trainees, and thank everyone who entered.

This year, all 14 winning entrants are dentists, who between them studied at eight different dental schools, and who are now completing their Dental Foundation Training or Dental Vocational Training through eight different deaneries across the UK.

Candidate nameUndergraduate qualificationEducational Supervisor(s)Deanery
Dr Abdurahman AbdiBDS Cardiff University 2025Dr Sian BlackshawWales
Dr Sahand AbolfathiBDS University of Glasgow 2025Dr Bushra BashirScotland
Dr Mariam AhmedBDS Newcastle University 2025Dr Rosie Johnston, Dr Heather CoventryNorth East and Cumbria
Dr Xiaoyu FooBDS University of Dundee 2025Dr Iain BuftonScotland
Dr Esha GuptaBDS University of Plymouth 2025Dr Saleem MullaMidlands
Dr Joshua HurleyBDS King’s College London 2025Dr Niloy KariaLondon and Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Dr Anushka KapourBDS University of Plymouth 2025Dr Deepa Shah, Dr Neil ShahLondon and Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Dr Daniel LekhiBDS University of Birmingham 2025Dr Brenda Macmillan, Dr Rebecca HamiltonThames Valley and Wessex
Dr Lance LesterpearsonBDS University of Plymouth 2024Dr Mohammed FaisalLondon and Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Dr Aqil MatinBDS University of Manchester 2025Dr Emily McConnellNorth West
Dr Imane NagiBDS University of Birmingham 2025Dr Bharat ModhwadiaNorth West
Dr Priyanka ShahBDS University of Dundee 2025Dr Nava Darzi, Dr Hardeep MatharuEast of England
Dr Safa ShareefBDS University of Manchester 2025Dr Jemma HookNorth West
Dr Heba TurkiBDS Newcastle University 2025Dr Neesha ChopraNorth East and Cumbria

To enter, each participant submitted a restorative case which included at least one anterior tooth restored with composite. Cases entered involved a range of restorative treatments including those for midline diastema, dental trauma, tooth wear and peg shaped laterals. View all successful cases here.

A selection of successful cases which illustrate a range of different types of cases entered in the award. Cases submitted by (L-R) Esha Gupta, Xiaoyu Foo, and Lance Lesterpearson

The award, was open to dentists and dental therapists who graduated in 2025 in the UK and Ireland or who were undergoing Dental Foundation Training, Dental Vocational Training or Joint Dental Foundation Core Training. Entries were received from practitioners from both eligible dental constituencies around the country.  

The assessment panel, which comprised Trustees of The Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation and senior members of the College, scored each case based on a set of assessment criteria which allocated points to overall improvement in the patient’s oral health (including periodontal health), the standard of aesthetic treatment, the complexity of the case and the quality of the entrant’s reflection.

The successful candidates are each awarded a funded place on a two-day composite layering course which is taking place on 23-24 July at GC’s European Education Campus in Leuven, Belgium. The prize includes international travel and hotel costs and is worth around £1,400 per place.

Shreya Sharma (pictured above left), a winner of last year’s award, described how simply entering the award provided a valuable learning opportunity, “It was a thoroughly rewarding experience, regardless of the outcome I learned a lot about composites by taking part and preparing my case.” Another 2025 winner, Cara Marcuccilli, said, “I’ve learned so much about layering techniques for composite, the different materials we were given the opportunity to use, as well as clinical indications for each technique we practised.”

To register your interest in next year’s award and receive notifications as soon as the competition opens in September, visit our award page.

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The year in review 2025-26

Dr Mick Horton FCGDent, Chair of Trustees and co-host of the recent Presidential Q&A, reviews the College’s achievements over the past twelve months.

As we look forward to celebrating our fifth anniversary this summer, it’s worth reflecting on our journey in the historic establishment of a College for dentistry, which had been an aspiration for 150 years.

We started with the transfer of an initial, dentist-only membership from the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FGDP(UK)). Since then, we have shaped our own distinct, whole-team approach, opening our arms to those amongst the wider team who have so much to contribute to the intellectual life of the organisation, and bringing their distinct perspectives on the development of our professional community.

FGDP(UK) made an indelible contribution, over thirty years, in postgraduate skills-based qualification, and in setting standards for practice. That legacy has been built upon by the College of General Dentistry, and transformed for a different age.

Our Summer Reception for 2025 was held in the wonderful Sheffield Cutlers Hall, which is a worthy competitor to its London namesake in its historic building and elegant interiors – a fine setting for our key event in the year. 2025 saw the introduction of the College Lecture, the inaugural lecture given by Martin Kelleher FCGDent. His incisive analysis provides a provocative opening salvo for the College’s interests in the philosophy of care – about which our Members and Fellows will be hearing much more.

In January 2026, we opened our long-planned credentialing scheme, Certified Practitioner, in response to an ever-more confusing market for postgraduate training, to give patients and practitioners alike a clear mark of advanced capability. The first credential, for Endodontics, is now open for applications, and others are planned for opening in 2026. It is sad to see the final cohort of our renowned Diploma in Restorative Dentistry completing their programme this year, but we are no less committed to career and skills development for all dental professionals and credentialing provides our way forward.

Credentialing was one focus of a key meeting on Implant Dentistry, at our Fellows Winter Reception this year. It also provided an opportunity to hear about the development of the new edition of Training Standards in Implant Dentistry, now in development. Implant Dentistry is just one of the many fields of practice in which the College is making its mark.

Fellowship of the College remains the ultimate mark of accomplishment for our professional community, and in 2025 we updated our criteria for admission, to reach across a broader range of experience amongst practitioners – whilst holding true to the standard we have set. The new scheme also widens the opportunities for Associate Fellowship, in different Domains of practice, and introduced a new Role Fellow designation for members of the wider team, for whom achievement across two Domains can now be recognised.

Professor Sreenivas Koka FCGDent presenting to participants at the CGDent Leadership Development Masterclass

Leadership is an elusive quality that the College is interested to develop amongst our community of practice. We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with Prof Sreenivas Koka FCGDent, who has Guest Edited our recent thematic issue of the Primary Dental Journal, and ran a Masterclass in Leadership (together with his colleague Dr Elizabeth Carr FCGDent) in the autumn. The popular Masterclass will run again this September.

On a related theme, we were grateful to Prof Avijit Banerjee FCGDent, (now) Dean of the Faculty of Dentists, for his generous contribution to a new Foundation Nakao -CGDent award in mentoring and coaching for the wider dental team. This award further highlights the holistic approach that the College espouses for team development, and we plan a further round of the award in 2026.

In close partnership with the Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation, the College’s focus on early careers has continued to expand, with the development of a further clinical award offering fantastic training opportunities, in addition to several one-day symposia around the UK, and more activities in the pipeline.

(l-r): The College’s recently-granted Coat of Arms; Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent receiving the Grant of Arms at the College of Arms; the College Badge

The end of the year has been marked by the completion of a very successful fundraising campaign, investing the College with its own Coat of Arms and associated branding. As we look forward to the prospect of a Royal Charter – our key aim in consolidating the authority of the College, alongside its Royal College healthcare peers – our Coat of Arms stands out with pride as a marker of our values, commitment and distinct identity. Our thanks are extended to Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent in leading the campaign, and to the many generous donors who made it possible.

Finally, I’d like to extend my thanks to the small and dedicated College team whodo so much to provide the excellent service for our members and the wider professional community that we support, in the interests of our patients and public.

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The formation of the FGDP: the problematic ‘UK’ suffix

Stephen Rear MBE FCGDent (Founding Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners) and Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent (Founding President Emeritus of the College of General Dentistry) recall the problematic issue of the adoption by the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners of a ‘UK’ suffix while being hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Stephen Rear MBE FCGDent (left) and Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent (right)

Background

From the outset FGDP was conceived to be a UK-wide body, with the intention to become an independent college within a few years of formation. It was proposed, as an interim arrangement en route to becoming an independent college, that the Faculty, while hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, be an intercollegiate faculty of the three Royal Surgical Colleges – the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, each having equal representation on the Board of the Faculty, i.e., the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners of the Royal Surgical Colleges of England, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The Royal Surgical Colleges were, however, opposed to the concept of an intercollegiate faculty at the time, both for legal reasons and not wishing to invite a flood of proposals for intercollegiate faculties in every surgical specialty, which could threaten the fiercely defended independence of the three Royal Surgical Colleges. This posed a problem for FGDP, which wished to be identified as a UK-wide organisation, providing a collegiate home for all general dental practitioners (GDPs), including GDPs in Scotland who may have had some affiliation, loyalty or simply affection for one of the Royal Surgical Colleges based in Scotland. The solution was to accede to the demand of the Independent College – proposed College of General Dental Practitioners, Group1 to  add a ‘UK’ suffix to the name of the Faculty – Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK), and, in addition, to plan to hold educational and diploma ceremony events across the UK, specifically in Scotland. As explained in this historic note, the decision to adopt a ‘UK’ suffix proved problematical.

Problems

When approached, the Royal Surgical Colleges in Scotland objected vehemently to FGDP, as a part of the Royal College of Surgeons of England adopting, a ‘UK’ suffix – both the Royal Surgical Colleges in Scotland considering themselves to have UK-wide roles and responsibilities extending to primary care dentistry. The Privy Council declined to take a position on the matter, suggesting faults on both sides of the argument for and against the adoption of the suffix. And the General Dental Council (GDC), in granting general recognition to the Faculty’s Diploma in General Dental Practice (DGDP) determined, in accordance with the GDC’s standard usage, that the abbreviation to designate the diploma would be ‘DGDP RCS Eng’, i.e., with no reference to the Faculty, let alone the use of a ‘UK’ suffix.

Diplomacy

Voluminous correspondence then ensued through last quarter of 1992 and first quarter of 1993, involving, amongst others, Stephen Rear, the founding Dean of FGDP and driving force behind the initiative, the Presidents and then Deans of the Faculties of Dental Surgery of the three Royal Surgical Colleges, and Sir David Mason CBE, the then President of the GDC. This correspondence and concurrent discussions culminated in the matter being discussed at a meeting of Joint Surgical Colleges in Dublin in April 1994. At this meeting, the Royal Surgical Colleges agreed not to oppose the adoption of the ‘UK’ suffix by FGDP, but grudgingly, given the view of the Royal Surgical Colleges based in Scotland that the use of the suffix would cause irritation until either the FGDP realised its ambition to become a free-standing College, or the use of the suffix was discontinued. If the Royal Surgical Colleges in Scotland had known that FGDP(UK) would continue to exist until 2021, rather than become a free-standing college within a matter of a few years, they may have been less inclined to agree to the adoption of the suffix by the Faculty.

Subsequent developments

Despite the Royal Surgical Colleges in Scotland nursing their irritation over the adoption of the ‘UK’ suffix by FGDP, they agreed to provide observers to serve on the Board of the Faculty, made their facilities available to FGDP(UK) for educational purposes – examinations, courses and, in the case of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh a FGDP(UK) diploma ceremony. Also, the Dental Deans of the Royal Surgical Colleges invited the Dean of FGDP(UK) to join meetings of the Joint Meeting of Dental Faculties (JMDF).

Over time, whatever irritation was caused by FGDP adopting the ‘UK’ suffix, subsided and faded away.  And when, FGDP(UK) finally separated from the Royal College of Surgeons of England to meld into the newly formed College, intended Royal College of General Dentistry, the use of the ‘UK’ suffix, together with the Faculty, became a matter of history.

Concluding remarks

The hard won, albeit begrudged acceptance of the adoption of the ‘UK’ suffix by FGDP was important to the Faculty in promoting and maintaining a UK-wide presence and influence during its extended relationship with the Royal College of Surgeons of England. This extended relationship included a failed attempt to combine FGDP(UK) with the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and restructuring arrangements by the host Royal College of Surgeons of England, which eroded the independence of FGDP(UK). This erosion of independence made the eventual separation of the Faculty from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the formation of the College of General Dentistry all the more difficult – a matter for a subsequent paper.

    This article was originally published in the Dental Historian, the journal of the Lindsay Society, a membership organisation which promotes interest, study and research into the history of dentistry and brings together people who share these interests. It is re-published here with the kind permission of the Editor. The version of record (‘Formation of the Faculty of General Dental Practice: the problematic ‘UK’ suffix’) is available in the Dental Historian, volume 70 (2025), issue 2.

    The authors are most grateful to Dr Edgar Gordon FCGDent for reviewing this note to confirm the accuracy of its contents.

    The most recent account of the formation of the Faculty of General Dental Practice, originally the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (‘The history of the College of General Dentistry: The formation of the Faculty of General Dental Practice’), was written by Dr Ario Santini FCGDent, Dr Edgar Gordon FCGDent and Prof Sir Nairn Wilson CBE FCGDent and was published in the Dental Historian in 2024 (volume 69, issue 2).

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    The year in review 2024-25

    Dr Mick Horton FCGDent, Chair of Trustees and co-host of the recent Annual Members’ Meeting, reviews the College’s achievements over the past twelve months.

    I am delighted to open this report with the confidence that steady growth in membership supplies, strengthening our youthful organisation at a time when wider trends are not so positive amongst professional bodies. Fellowship in particular is proving an attractive goal for many senior practitioners, who have lacked the opportunity of such recognition in a healthcare system which provides too few opportunities to celebrate excellence in general practice. Growing strength in membership enables greater ambition in our service to the public through our professional community.

    In the short existence of the College, more than 20,000 dental professionals and others have set up online CGDent accounts to make use of the key services we provide – and most significantly, our authoritative Standards and Guidance publications. In December, we launched our College Subscriber offer, as a means to serve this rapidly-expanding community more effectively – and to give us a much richer picture of who is using our guidance, and how.

    This January, we published a vital statement of the mission of the College and Council’s Vision for Dentistry, shaping our thinking and planning for the future. This defining document sets out very clearly, how and why the College should be at the heart of thinking on the future for oral health in the UK and beyond.

    Training and development is an increasingly confusing arena for all members of the dental team, and the College has been giving very careful thought to the most effective role that we can play to improve matters. We have a reputation built on the hugely respected qualifications delivered by the former FGDP over decades, but in today’s thriving postgraduate dental education market there is little room for the College to add value in quite the way that our predecessor organisation did. In 2024, we embarked on the development of a new ‘credentialing’ role, which will result in the launch of new forms of recognition for higher skills, in the first half of 2025. We have been delighted with the support and cooperation from so many organisations and agencies, enabling us to bring forward credentialing systems that will carry real weight and credibility.

    Early careers are equally a focus for the College. The first Tom Bereznicki Charitable Educational Foundation awards were made in the summer, and we are delighted to be working hand in hand with the Foundation on Tom’s greater aspirations to develop the skills of early career practitioners. The first cohort of successful candidates, gaining remarkable training opportunities in Europe, were celebrated at our Fellows’ Summer Reception.

    We reported last year on our partnership with Haleon, for which the College engaged a range of dental practices around the UK in an analysis of the opportunities for them to promote preventative care. We published our joint report in the autumn of 2024, and followed it up with a parliamentary meeting attended by MPs and officials.

    Implant Dentistry has been a focus of activity for the College in the past year, with a pair of themed issues of the Primary Dental Journal and the launch of the College’s authoritative Register of Implant Mentors in partnership with the ADI and the ITI. This is just the first of a number of Registers of Expertise that have been mooted to raise standards in key areas of practice.

    We celebrated the 50th issue of the Journal at Cutlers Hall, London, before the Fellows’ Winter Reception in January. Under the inspired Editorship of Prof Igor Blum, the journal now reaches worldwide audiences, gaining substantially in authority and credibility, and many of our themed issues have been commended as key points of reference for every practitioner – take, for one example amongst many, the recent issue on Dental Trauma.

    The Fellows’ Receptions themselves have proven perennially popular for our senior membership community, and we plan to build on this in 2025 by linking the Reception to our first College Lecture. The College Lecture cements our role in thought leadership and our academic standing.

    Fresh ideas and energy have been brought to Council with the election of a significant number of new representatives, and the appointment of our new President, Roshni Karia, following the completion of Abhi Pal’s three-year term of office. Abhi served as the College’s first President, and has done so much to establish the credentials of a new organisation, with boundless energy and ideas that have shaped our direction.

    Thank you for your continued support.

    The next Annual Members’ Meeting will take place on Tuesday 3 March 2026, 7pm-8pm, online.

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    Introduction to Occlusion for Early Career Dentists – Speakers

    Dr Tom Bereznicki

    BDS (Edin), MFDTEd, FCGDent, MFDSEng

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    After graduating from Edinburgh, Dr Tom Bereznicki FCGDent 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.

    tombereznicki.com


    Professor Paul Tipton

    BDS, MSc, D.G.D.P RCS, Dip Rest Dent, Dip Imp Pros, Dip Pros, Dip Aesth Dent, FCGDent.

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    Professor Paul Tipton FCGDent is a Specialist in Prosthodontics and founder of the well-known private dental academy, Tipton Training. Qualifying from Sheffield University in 1978, he taught in Sheffield and Australia before establishing a referral practice in Manchester, and he currently practises in Manchester, Nottingham and London. He is also Visiting Professor of Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry at City of London Dental School, and lectures at Kings College London and for the University of Manchester MSc in Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He holds an MSc in Conservative Dentistry from the Eastman Dental Hospital, the Diploma in General Dental Practice from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and further diplomas in restorative, implant and aesthetic dentistry. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Dental Facial Esthetics, was a founding member of both the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and is currently the President of the British Academy of Restorative Dentistry.

    www.drpaultipton.co.uk 

    www.tclinic.co.uk


    Dr Ken Harris

    BDS, MSc, MFGDP (UK), FFGDP (UK) RCS (Eng), FCGDent, FDS RCS (Eng), BACD Fellow

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    Dr Ken Harris FCGDent is principal of a private referral practice in Sunderland specialising in complex dental reconstruction cases. He graduated BDS from Newcastle in 1982 and has since been awarded an MSc in Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry (with distinction) from the University of Manchester, both Membership and Fellowship of the former Faculty of General Dental Practice, and Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is also an Accredited Fellow of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and acts as a tutor and examiner for its accreditation process. Teaching both nationally and internationally, he is also a mentor for the Kois Centre in Seattle, of which he was the first UK graduate.

    www.riveredge.co.uk


    Dr Tif Qureshi

    BDS London, FCGDent, FICD

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    Dr Tif Qureshi FCGDent is a private practitioner based near London with special interests in orthodontics and minimally invasive restorative dentistry. He is Chairman and Clinical Director of IAS Academy, a well-known orthodontic training provider which delivers the CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics. He qualified from Kings College London in 1992 and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, Past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, board member of the British Association of Private Dentistry and 2019 winner of the Sverker Prize for commitment to conservative dentistry. Pioneer of the ‘Align, Bleach, Bond’ concept and Progressive Smile Design, he teaches widely using clear aligners and lectures internationally.

    www.iasortho.com


    Dr Shiraz Khan

    BDS, B(Med)Sc(Hons), MJDFRCS(Eng), PG Dip, PG Cert

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    Dr Shiraz Khan is an aesthetic and restorative dentist with a particular focus on rehabilitation cases and addressing tooth surface loss. Practising in London, he also teaches and lectures on composite resin restorations, ICON infiltration, clinical dental photography and presentation. He graduated BDS in 2013 and also holds a Bachelor of Medical Sciences and Master’s in Restorative Dentistry (with distinction) from the University of Birmingham, a Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care Dentistry from the University of Kent, and the Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties and Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is a member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and Director of the Young Dentist Academy.


    Dr Koray Feran

    BDS, MSc, FDSRCS, FCGDent, FICD

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    Dr Koray Feran FCGDent is known for his multidisciplinary approach to complex surgical and restorative cases. After qualifying in 1989, he completed house roles in prosthetic dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery before moving into general dental practice in London. He established his own practice in 1998 and in 2005 founded The London Centre for Implant and Aesthetic Dentistry. He holds an MSc in Periodontology from Guy’s Hospital, was awarded the Fellowship in Restorative Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and is a Past President of both the British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and the London Dental Fellowship. He is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, the International College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and a member of the British Society for Restorative Dentistry, European Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry, Scandinavian Academy for Aesthetic Dentistry, and European Association for Osseointegration. He has been a committee member, mentor and tutor for the Association of Dental Implantology, and a lecturer for both the University of Salford and Edge Hill University MSc programmes in implant dentistry.

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    CGDent-Quintessence International Conference: speakers

    **PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED (NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN DUE COURSE)**

    The first biennial CGDent-Quintessence International Conference, boasts an impressive two-day programme of lectures across four theatres, delivered by some of the biggest names in the international dental community and from across the UK.

    Speakers

    Dr Raman Aulakh
    United Kingdom
    Specialist orthodontist, postgraduate tutor and course director at King’s College London

    Dr Gustavo Avilla-Ortiz
    United States of America
    Endowed Philip A. Lainson Professor and chairman of the Department of Periodontics at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry; associate editor for the Journal of Periodontology and co-editor for Clinical Advances in Periodontics

    Prof Dr Avijit Banerjee FCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Professor of Cariology & Operative Dentistry at King’s College London, and Chair of the CGDent Career Pathways Programme Board

    Dr Louise Belfield AssocFCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Dental nurse, associate professor in biomedical and oral health sciences, member of the Oral Microbiome Research Group at Peninsula Dental School; Council member at the College of General Dentistry

    Dr Krzysztof Chmielewski
    Poland
    Specialist in implantology and aesthetic dentistry

    Dr Mili Doshi
    United Kingdom
    Consultant in Special Care Dentistry with Surrey and Sussex NHS Health Care Trust and the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability; former Clinical Lead for the Health Education England programme ‘Mouth Care Matters’

    ZTM Vincent Fehmer
    Switzerland
    Dental Technician, Geneva; Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry

    Dr Guillaume Jouanny
    France
    Endodontist, and Clinical Instructor at the University of Paris Descartes

    Dr Shazia Kaka
    United Kingdom
    Specialist in Specialist Care Dentistry; Consultant, Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guys Hospital

    Dr Bertrand Khayat
    France
    Endodontist and author of Microsurgical Endodontics

    Dr Stefen Koubi
    France
    Associate Professor in Restorative Dentistry, Marseille University

    Dr Jason Leitch
    United Kingdom
    National Clinical Director in the Health and Social Care Directorate of the Scottish Government; Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee; Ambassador of the College of General Dentistry

    Dr Nick Lewis FCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Clinical Director of Maxillofacial surgery, Orthodontics & Restorative Dentistry at Royal Surrey Hospital; Course Director of the CGDent Postgraduate Diploma in Restorative & Aesthetic Dentistry

    Dr Amit Patel FCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Associate Specialist in Periodontics and Honorary Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham Dental School

    Dr Shanon Patel
    United Kingdom
    Consultant/Honorary Senior Lecturer in Endodontics, King’s College London

    Prof Dr Bjarni Pjetursson
    Iceland
    Professor and Chairman, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Iceland; Titular Professor, Division of Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, University of Geneva

    Dr Ana Poveda
    United Kingdom
    Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine, University of Birmingham Dental School

    Dr Tif Qureshi
    United Kingdom
    Founder and Clinical Director of IAS Academy; special interest in orthodontics and minimally invasive dentistry

    Dr Debbie Reed FCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Director of Studies of the MSc in Advanced and Specialist Healthcare, Doctor of Education and Associate Professor at the University of Kent; chair of the Dental Nursing and Orthodontic Therapy group in CGDent’s Career Pathways programme

    Prof Dr Irena Sailer
    Switzerland
    Chair, Division of Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials, University of Geneva; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

    Dr Werner Schupp
    Germany
    Specialist in orthodontics, Cologne; past President of the German Board of Orthodontics and Orofacial Orthopedics

    Prof Dr Falk Schwendicke
    Germany
    Director of the Clinic for Oral Diagnostics, Digital Dentistry and Health Services Research at the Charité 

    Dr Shaun Sellars AssocFCGDent
    United Kingdom
    General dental practitioner; published papers on evidence-based dentistry and consent, and conducted research into the importance of non-clinical skills in dentistry; columnist on ethical dilemmas for the British Dental Journal

    Dr Nishma Sharma
    United Kingdom
    Chair of the Diversity in Dentistry Action Group; NHS England clinical advisor; advisory board member for Dentistry magazine; member of the ‘Balance the Dental Boards’ group

    Deepak Simkhada FCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Dental hygienist therapist with a special interest in managing advanced periodontal problems in primary care settings through non-surgical periodontal treatments

    Jackie Smallridge
    United Kingdom
    Paediatric dental consultant, Cambridge University Hospital – Addenbrookes.

    Dr Wendy Thompson FCGDent
    United Kingdom
    Chair of the FDI-World Dental Federation working group on antibiotics; CGDent lead on antimicrobial stewardship

    Dr Ulrike Uhlmann
    Germany
    Dentist with a special interest in paediatric dentistry, Leipzig; author of Dentistry for Kids: Rethinking Your Daily Practice

    Dr Istvan Urban
    Hungary
    Lecturer in implant dentistry, Loma Linda University, California; Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan

    Dr Otto Zuhr
    Germany
    Specialist in periodontology, Munich; Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology, Goethe University, Frankfurt

    Follow the links for full details about the conference programme, conference reception and dinner and the CGDent Primary Dental Care Research Poster Award, the winner of which will be announced at the conference.

    For conference fees and to book your place, visit our main event page.

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    CGDent-Quintessence International Conference: programme

    **PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED (NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED IN DUE COURSE)**

    The first biennial CGDent-Quintessence International Conference, boasts an impressive two-day programme of lectures across four theatres, delivered by some of the biggest names in the international dental community and from across the UK.

    The unique programme encompasses all aspects of the patient experience through a multidisciplinary holistic approach, from implantology to endodontics. The conference will help everyone in your practice deliver the most up-to-date and effective procedures and patient outcomes.

    Programme

    Friday 24 March 2023

    Rutherford/Abbey Theatre

    09:00-17:00 Hands-on Dental Photography Course – Dr Krzysztof Chmielewski

    Whittle Theatre

    09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

    09:30-11:00 Endodontics… Making Teeth Great Again – Dr Shanon Patel

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-13:00 How far can we go in Endodontic Microsurgery? – Dr Bertrand Khayat, Dr Guillaume Jouanny

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 How far can we go in Endodontic Microsurgery? – Dr Bertrand Khayat, Dr Guillaume Jouanny

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-16:30 How far can we go in Endodontic Microsurgery? – Dr Bertrand Khayat, Dr Guillaume Jouanny

    Fleming Theatre

    09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

    09:30-11:00 Cosmetic and Functional Dentistry: The Challenge of the Esthetic Zone – Dr Stefen Koubi

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-13:00 The Composition of the Peri-implant Mucosa and its Impact on Peri-Implant Disease Prevention – Dr Otto Zuhr

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 Detecting and Managing Peri-Implantitis in General Dental Practice – Dr Amit Patel

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-17:00 Therapeutic Strategies for Effective Management of the Extraction Site – Prof Dr Gustavo Avila Ortiz

    St James Theatre

    09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

    09:30-11:00 AI for Caries Detection – Prof Dr Falk Schwendicke

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-12:15 New Technology in Minimally Invasive Dentistry – Prof Dr Avijit Banerjee

    12:15- 13:00 The Ortho-Restorative Interface in the Digital Age – Dr Raman Aulakh

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 Digital Advances in Restorative Dentistry – Where we are in 2023 – Dr Nick Lewis

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-17:00 To be confirmed

    Saturday 25 March 2023

    Rutherford/Abbey Theatre

    09:00-10:00 The Oral Microbiome and Links with Systemic Health and Disease – Dr Louise Belfield

    10:00-11:00 Coming out of Covid – Dr Jason Leitch

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-13:00 How to be a dentist – the Importance of Non-Clinical Skills in Patient Care – Dr Shaun Sellars

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 Dental Trauma in Children, Managing Care to Optimise the Outcomes – Jackie Smallridge

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-17:00 How to Implement Paediatric Dentistry in a General Practice – Dr Ulrike Uhlmann

    Whittle Theatre

    09:00-11:00 Implementation of Individual Temporomandibular Joint Movement Data into Aligner Orthodontics, Part 1 – Dr Werner Schupp

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-13:00 Implementation of Individual Temporomandibular Joint Movement Data into Aligner Orthodontics, Part 2 – Dr Werner Schupp

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 An Ortho- Restorative Approach for the Lifetime Patient, Part 1 – Dr Tif Qureshi

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-17:00 An Ortho- Restorative Approach for the Lifetime Patient, Part 2 – Dr Tif Qureshi

    Fleming Theatre

    08:45-09:00 Welcome

    09:00-11:00 Fixed Restorations: Everything from Diagnostic, to Minimal Invasive Dentistry, Decision Making, Survival rates and Trouble Shooting to Implant Dentistry, Part 1 – Prof Dr Irena Sailer, ZTM Vincent Fehmer, Prof Dr med dent Bjarni E Pjetursson

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-13:00 Fixed Restorations: Everything from Diagnostic, to Minimal Invasive Dentistry, Decision Making, Survival rates and Trouble Shooting to Implant Dentistry, Part 2 – Prof Dr Irena Sailer, ZTM Vincent Fehmer, Prof Dr med dent. Bjarni E Pjetursson

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 My Perspectives on Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation, Part1 – Dr Istvan Urban

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-17:00 My Perspectives on Vertical and Horizontal Augmentation, Part 2 – Dr Istvan Urban

    St James Theatre

    09:00-10:00 Early Diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer – Dr Ana Poveda

    10:00-11:00 Update on Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy – Deepak Simkhada

    11:00-11:30 Morning Break

    11:30-12:15 Tackling Antibiotic Resistance – Dr Wendy Thompson

    12:15-13:00 Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in Dentistry – Dr Nishma Sharma

    13:00-14:00 Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

    14:00-15:00 Managing the Medically Complex Patient in Practice – Dr Shazia Kaka

    15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

    15:30-16:15 Dental Care for the Older Population – Dr Mili Doshi

    16:15-17:00 Challenges and Solutions to Dental Nursing Recruitment and Retention – Dr Debbie Reed

    Follow the links for full details about the conference speakers, conference reception and dinner and the CGDent Primary Dental Care Research Poster Award, the winner of which will be announced at the conference.

    For the conference fees and to book your place, visit our main event page.