The British Fluoridation Society Conference 2021

‘Making a Difference’

23rd October 2021  |  10.00am – 3.15pm
School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham

Welcome

We are delighted to invite you to attend our 2021 conference being held at the School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham on 23rd October 2021.

We are welcoming a prestigious range of speakers including Eddie Crouch, Chair of the British Dental Association’s Principal Executive Community and Sandra White, Former Director of Dental Public Health for England who will explore our theme of ‘Making a Difference’, providing 4 hours ECPD.

Who should attend?

All those with an interest in reducing dental health inequalities including general dental practitioners and their teams, dental educators and academics and public health professionals.

Please reserve your complimentary place today by completing the short form below.

Aims / Learning outcomes

Aim:

An overview of how the British Fluoridation Society’s scientific expertise, wealth of resources and long-standing experience can be called upon by those taking forward the implementation of water fluoridation.

Learning outcomes:

• To explore how all those with an interest in reducing dental health inequalities can make water fluoridation happen and become relevant to all

• To understand how to make a difference by reducing dental health inequalities in your local community

• To explore how water fluoridation can support caries prevention alongside other dental health initiatives

Anticipated GDC Development outcomes: A & C

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Programme

10.00 Registration

10.30 Welcome & Introduction
Philip Hunt,  Former Minister for Health and President of the BFS
10.40 Fluoridation: The evidence base and impact
Anna Ireland, National Lead for Dental Public Health, England
11.10 Making a difference locally in Birmingham
Eddie Crouch, Chair, Principal Executive Committee (PEC), British Dental Association
11.40 The importance of communication in consultation
Sandra White, Clinical Director, Association of Dental Groups
12.10 Panel discussion
12.30  Networking lunch
13.15 Making a difference – a public health approach
Maria Morgan, President BASCD Serior Lecturer in Dental Public Health, Cardiff University School of Dentistry
13.45  The impact of social media on informing the public
Yewande Odewole, Associate Dentist
14.15 Making a difference in practice
Fiona Ellwood, Patron and Executive Director, Society of British Dental Nurses
14.45 Panel discussion
15.05 Closing remarks
15.15  Departures

Speakers

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