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The 2025 event has now passed. To be notified as soon as upcoming dates are released, please email us at educationmgt.ac.uk
Overview
The Annual Dental Conference aims to inform all levels and specialties of dental colleagues on restorative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery and dental public health amongst other topics.
This conference is run by Professor Hamdi Hosni Hamdan, Clinical Professor in Operative Dentistry.
Take a look at our programme to see what's happening on the day. There will be a poster competition, giving you an opportunity to share your work with your peers.
The conference will take place online only. To consolidate your learning, we record all sessions and make them available to all registered delegates for up to a month after the conference.
Watch the video below with conference lead Professor Hamdi Hosni Hamdan, to find out more.
Learning outcomes
By attending our Annual Dental Conference, you'll be able to:
- Describe biomineralisation, and determine how biomimetic principles can be applied in current daily dental practice.
- Explain the evidence-based principles on using Bioactive Restorations.
- Discuss recent advancements in regenerative endodontics and their application.
- Recognise recent dental education strategies.
- Summarise minimum intervention oral care (MIOC) Concepts.
- Describe the characteristics, behaviours and mechanism of actions of bioactive dental materials.
- Consider innovative ideas and recent techniques or the management of dental caries.
Who is this conference for?
The Annual Dental Conference is aimed at:
- General dental practitioners
- Public or community dental practitioners
- Hospital dental practitioners
- Oral surgeons
- Dental trainees – vocational/foundation, core and specialty
- Dental nurses
- Dental therapists
What happens on the day?
Click below to view the programme.
09.00
- Welcome and introduction
- Professor Hamdi Hosni Hamama, Clinical Professor in Operative Dentistry
Session 1
- Chair: Dr Jamie Dickie
09.05
- Socket Management in Immediate Anterior Implants
- Professor Ahmed A. Fettouh, Periodontist, Founder of International Dental Continuing Education (IDCE)
09.30
- Closing the clinical skills transition gap: expediting expertise with “manages how”
- Professor Michael Botelho, Clinical Professor in Prosthodontics, University of Hong Kong
10.00
- Oral Poster Presentations 2x poster presentations
10.20
- Question and Answer session
10.30
- Refreshment break and poster viewing
Session 2
- Chair: Dr Jamie Dickie
10.45
- Hydroxyapatite use in maxillofacial surgery- osseointegration and its use in complex reconstruction
- Mr David Laraway, Consultant Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
11.15
- GreenNanoBone - Advanced Approaches in Bone Regeneration
- Dr Kasia Gurzawska-Comis, Associate Professor, Head of Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University
- Senior Clinical Lecturer/Consultant in Oral Surgery
- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, School of Dentistry
- Liverpool Head and Neck Centre
11.45
- Oral Poster Presentations 1x poster presentation
11.55
- Panel Question and Answer session
12.10
- Lunch break and poster viewing
Session 3
- Chair: Professor Hamdi Hosni Hamama
13.00
- Keynote Speaker
- Mission Impossible? Dental care management: At the intersection of science, technique, and patient expectations
- Professor John C. Comisi, D.D.S., Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University
14.00
- Question and Answer session
Session 4
- Chair: Professor Hamdi Hosni Hamama
14.10
- A New Way to Initiate Remineralization? A Case Study
- Professor Jukka P. Matinlinna, Biomaterials Science, Division of Dentistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
14.40
- Regeneration, remineralisation and bioactivity
- Professor Josette Camilleri, Head of Dentistry and Professor of Endodontics and Applied Materials, University of Birmingham
15.10
- Panel Question and Answer session
15.20
- Thank you and award of poster prize
15.30
- Close
Attending the conference
This event is an online conference. That means you get the chance to join us from the comfort of your own home or workplace.
Attending online: Details of how to dial in and any other information you need will be provided to you just before the date of the course.
If you’ve not received your joining instructions by the date of the conference, please reach out to the event lead. Their details can be found on this page.
Claiming your CPD
This conference offers 6 CPD points for everyone who attends. This can be claimed via your College account. CPD points will be available for up to one month after the conference. Where the conference has been recorded, these sessions will also be available. If you have any questions about claiming your CPD points, our Education team are happy to help.
Poster competition
Submissions for the poster competition are now closed. The top submissions will be invited to present their entry as part of the conference, with the winner announced at the end. All other accepted abstracts will feature as part of a digital showcase which can be viewed during conference breaks.
If you’re participating at this conference, or hope to submit a poster competition entry to a future conference, then take a look at our guidelines below for more information.
Key information
Member: £115
Non-member: £220
Trainee: £130
AHP: £140
DCP: £140
To secure your place at the Annual Dental Conference, please click the 'Book now' button, below. Then follow the on-screen instructions.
We look forward to you joining us.
Book nowHere's what our previous delegates said
"Excellent conference, really well organised. Came away inspired and keen to start using the information in my own clinical and strategic work. "
"I thought the content was excellent, speakers particularly inspiring and thoroughly enjoyed the day – very informative and relevant."
"I felt the aims and objectives were not only met, but exceeded. Thoroughly enjoyable conference."
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the coordinator. Their details can be found below.
