08:45 Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:15 Welcome and housekeeping notes
09:30 Addressing health inequalities in cleft care through community dentistry
Aim
Using Noth Wales as a case study, explore how we can work better together to reduce inequalities in cleft care, improve access to prevention and specialist support, and deliver equitable, patient-centred care closer to home.
Learning objectives
Understand how deprivation and variation affect children with cleft in North Wales
Recognise barriers families face when accessing dental care
Consider how community dental teams can strengthen prevention and equity
Share local experiences and perspectives.
Learning content
Overview of cleft lip and palate and associated oral health risks; discussion of inequalities and access challenges across North Wales; the role of community dental services in prevention and reducing variation; a one-minute animation highlighting access barriers; open discussion with colleagues about local service experiences.
Development outcomes
A, B, C, D
Madhavi Seshu, Cleft Orthodontist, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
10:30 Poster competition presentation
10:45 Refreshments, exhibition and poster display
11:15 Management of the severely worn dentition with acrylic dentures
Aim
This lecture will discuss how a severely worn and depleted dentition can sometimes be managed with a well design acrylic denture.
Learning objectives
Overview of the broad management strategies to manage toothwear
Describe the indications and contraindications for a removable prosthesis to manage a worn dentition.
Define an overdenture, onlay denture and overlay denture
Understand how to design an acrylic over denture/onlay denture with specific reference to flange placement, clasp prescription and optimising tooth support
Explore how to design a gasket over denture to optimise prosthetic retention.
Learning content
A lecture with the opportunity to ask the speaker questions at the end.
Development outcome
C
Rahat Ali, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and Training Programme Director in Restorative Dentistry, Northwest, NHS England
12:15 AGM (BDA members only)
12:30 Lunch, exhibition and poster display (or 12:15 for non-members)
Raffle prize winners on display
13:30 Living with obesity - A psychological perspective
Aim
Attendees will understand the biopsychosocial factors in obesity, the psychological support needs of people living with excess weight through the lens of bariatric surgery, and the role of assessment and intervention in weight loss surgery. The session will also cover compassionate, constructive conversations using motivational interviewing, MECC, goal setting, and promoting wider wellbeing.
Learning objectives
Understand bio-psycho-social factors in obesity (including mental health and social determinants)
Recognise psychological needs in excess weight and surgical weight loss
Explain psychology’s role in MDT weight loss services
Understand compassionate communication, including motivational interviewing and MECC.
Learning content
The biopsychosocial approach to obesity, the social determinants of health, the psychological and mental health factors impacting weight management, the expectations of weight loss surgery, the role of psychology assessment, the psychological risks of surgery, the support offered from psychology around weight loss surgery, the importance of language when discussing weight, the five ways to wellbeing, MECC, and motivational interviewing.
Development outcomes
A, C, D
Peter Cox, Assistant Psychologist, Sunderland Royal Hospital
14:20 The modern weight loss revolution: Clinical implications for the dental practitioner
Aim
To review the most commonly encountered weight loss medications and discuss their potential impact on oral health and dental care.
Learning objectives
Learning content
This session will aim to raise awareness of the common weight loss medications which patients are increasingly using. The session will explore how these medications work, how they are used, the common indications for their use as well as the oral health implications in order to enable teams to support patients along their weight loss journey.
Development outcome
C
Caroline Graham, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and Clinical Lead Tees Community Dental Service, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
15:10 Refreshments, exhibition and poster display
15:40 Weighing up life - A patients perspective
Aim
Discuss accessing dental and medical care from the patient’s perspective
Learning objectives
Discuss the background to obesity and the prejudice and discrimination faced by overweight patients
Appreciate a patient’s perspective and journey prior to sitting in the dental chair
Consider the patients thoughts and feelings around accessing dental care and barriers to accessing dental care
Accept patient feedback as a profession for offering care to obese adults.
Learning content
A personal story of managing obesity. The good and the bad experiences interacting with dental and medical professionals. What can we learn to make future experiences better?
Development outcomes
C, D
Nick Rowley, Patient
16.10 Panel discussion with Caroline Graham, Peter Cox and Nick Rowley
16:30 Close
