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Conference is an expensive event, it takes a lot of preparation and its continued success depends on the attendance and participation of the delegates. Make sure you have next year’s date in your diary and bring a friend! Next year’s event will be held on Friday 20 April 2018 at the Stirling Court Hotel.

As in previous years, the staff of Stirling Court Hotel provided a great service throughout conference. Conference invited six Vocational Dental Practitioners for a third year following the positive feedback from those who attended previously, and welcomed four to the event. The Conference Agenda Committee felt this was a good way of introducing young graduates…

LDC MOTIONS DEBATED BY CONFERENCE The following motions were vigorously debated during the afternoon session: Retirement and Pensions: This Conference believes the age at which GDP’s can retire (take their pension) should be reinstated to age 60 Ayrshire and Arran LDC Passed by Conference unanimously Combined Practice Inspections: This conference believes that practices with less…

David McColl, Vice Chair of SDPC stood in for Robert Donald, Chair of SPDC, who was sadly unable to attend this year’s Conference due to personal family reasons. On behalf of Conference David wished Robert’s family well. D McColl explained that three motions passed by conference last year, had not all been made SDPC policy.…

Congratulations to the following dentists who were re-elected or elected to posts at Conference: Chair Elect of Conference: J Brady Auditors to Conference: W Hutton and G McKirdy Representatives to the 2017 UK LDC Conference: none Representatives to the Conference Agenda Committee: E Winter and L Milton Representatives to the Board of Management of the…

Introduction from Chair of Conference Chairing conference has been a privilege I shall always cherish, both challenging and fulfilling it has afforded me an insight and stimulated an interest in dental politics. Conference would not happen without the hard work support and guidance of the Conference Agenda Committee, especially Nicola Kaya, Policy Adviser at the…

During the Chair’s welcome and opening remarks, she referred to Section 3 of the Standing Orders of Conference, ‘Appointment of LDC Representatives’, explaining that Conference was looking at ways of inviting more delegates and younger members to conference and how to make better use of all available delegate positions, especially for LDCs which are not…

An enjoyable black tie dinner was held in the Stirling Court Hotel. The Chair welcomed delegates and guests and spoke about the current issues facing the profession, highlighting the specific issue of the future career pathway facing associates. The Chair highlighted that as group practices continue to grow, and principal led practices decline the outlook…

On 1 April 2017 the Scottish Government announced a new NHS complaints procedure in Scotland. The BDA is in the process of updating an advice sheet on the subject which will be available soon. Here is a summary of the main points: * Process aligned with system for all public sector complaints in Scotland *…

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a gradual phase down in dental amalgam. The move has ended months of speculation over whether the dental filling material faced an outright ban by 2022 – an outcome the BDA has lobbied against vigorously. Worldwide environmental concerns over mercury pollution had led the United Nations Environmental…