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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the Hounslow and Twickenham Section

What to expect

Imogen Fox will provide essential knowledge and tools to help manage patients who have undergone head and neck cancer treatment, particularly radiotherapy, within the general practice setting.

Timings

18:45 Registration and networking

19:00 Cases of the week

19:15 Lecture 

20:45 End

Refreshments will be available to purchase from the bar. 

Learning objectives

  • Review and enhance understanding of the key risk factors and trends related to head and neck cancer
  • Understand essential areas such as prevention care, mucositis management, osteoradionecrosis (ORN) risks, recommended products, and dietary advice
  • Apply practical insights into managing caries for patients post-head and neck cancer treatment
  • Understand the importance of compassionate care and how it can enhance patient relationships and outcomes in cancer treatment.

Development outcome

A, B, C, and D

Meet the speaker

Imogen Fox 250X250 Imogen Fox Community Special Care Dental Therapist, Kings College Hospital

Imogen has a clinical background in head and neck cancer care as a dental therapist at the Oxford University Hospitals, Imogen now works for Kings College Hospital as both a community special care dental therapist and as a clinical tutor within the dental hygiene and therapy school. Alongside this, Imogen works in private practice and is passionate about delivering positive patient experience and professional education. Imogen has had an array of articles published and has spoken at dental events such as The Dentistry Show, Dental Tubules, BSDHT study sessions and Oral B run webinars.

Imogen aspires to reignite fellow professionals love for their work and inspire growth and personal development to bring work life fulfilment. 

More information

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Hounslow and Twickenham Section? 

We are looking for a enthusiastic BDA members to join the Hounslow and Twickenham Section committee. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

The Section has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please speak with Tina Tanna or Ronit Patel on the night, or email us at [email protected]

If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

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A very good evening - it was great to network

I enjoyed meeting face-to-face and having in-person interactions with other local professionals

I liked the discussion among the attendees!