Central Counties Branch - 30 years in practice

What to expect

Carol Somerville Roberts will reflect on three decades of clinical practice and professional leadership, drawing out transferable lessons on resilience, self-management, team leadership, and patient-centred care that remain relevant regardless of how clinical technology and techniques evolve.

Timings

18:00 Registration for Branch Council members

18:30 Branch Council meeting (open to Branch Council members only)

19:00 Registration for lecture, refreshments and networking

19:30 Lecture with Carol Somerville Roberts

20:30 Q&A

20:45 End

Learning objectives

• Reframe career setbacks as learning signals, not failure

• Hire for fit, not just to fill gaps, protecting culture and continuity

• Recognise the risks of isolation and the value of peer support

• Balance commitment with sustainable boundaries and delegation

• Focus on timeless patient needs: listening, choice and empathy

• Strengthen practice through mentorship, community and professional networks.

Development outcomes

A, B, C and D

Meet the speaker

Carol qualified from Bristol University in 1996, she established Evolve Dentistry in 2009 which is a private practice in Portishead near Bristol. Carol is passionate about continually developing and striving to provide excellence in all her clinical practice.

After becoming a full member of the BACD in 2008, Carol has been on the Board of Directors for six years, first involved in membership and is currently President. Carol’s mission in life is to make every experience the best that it can and aims to bring this purpose to the event.