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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by Metropolitan Branch

What to expect

The aim of this session is to provide clinicians with a practical, evidence-informed and medico-legally robust framework for the diagnosis, communication and management of cracked tooth syndrome in contemporary dental practice.

Timings

18:00 Registration and refreshments 

18:45 Lecture - Richard Porter

20:15 End of lecture and networking

20:45 Close

Learning objectives

  • Understand the biological and biomechanical basis of cracked tooth syndrome
  • Recognise common clinical presentations and diagnostic patterns
  • Identify key risk factors and patient profiles
  • Apply appropriate treatment options, communicate uncertainty and prognosis effectively to patients, and understand factors influencing long‑term stability or failure.

Development outcome

C

Meet the speaker

Richard Porter Richard Porter Specialist Restorative Dentist, Prosthodontist, Endodontist, Periodontist, and Implantologist

Richard became a Restorative Consultant in 2007 and continued in this role for 17 years. He is a GDC registered specialist in Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Periodontology and Restorative Dentistry.

He was care group lead for a large London trauma, oncology and deformity focussed Restorative care group for eight years whilst maintaining a solo private specialist referral practice. He is a postgraduate student in Psychology and Behavioural Sciences and plans to remain so for the foreseeable future.

He left the NHS in August 2024 and is building a private healthcare centre in central London to open in 2025 with a focus on preventive medicine, wellness, advanced specialist dentistry and post graduate education.

He is also Co-Founder of the Aspire Dental Academy and has trained several consultants along with over 2000 postgraduate GDPs.


More information

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Hallam Conference Centre, 44 Hallam Street, London W1W 6JJ

Regent Suite, Ground Floor

 

By bus
There are many buses stopping within a few minutes walk of Hallam Street, including numbers: 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 25, 88, 94, 137, 159, 189, 453 and C2.

By rail
Marylebone, Euston and Kings Cross St Pancras Stations are all within 10 minutes taxi rides or alternatively 15 minutes by Underground. Paddington Station (which has a direct link to Heathrow every 15 minutes) is 20 minutes walk or 10 minutes in a taxi.

By underground

The nearest stations are Great Portland Street and Oxford Circus

Great Portland Street
Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan – 5 minutes walk

Leave the station, walk South down Great Portland Street. At the traffic lights, cross over the street and continue down the road. Turn right into Devonshire Street and immediately left into Hallam Street at The Masons Arms. Continue down the road, cross Weymouth Street and walk down the road, you will then shortly arrive at 44 Hallam Street.

Oxford Circus
Bakerloo, Central, Victoria – 5 minutes walk

Leave the Tube using Exit 4, which will bring you out on the North side of Oxford Street by Ikea. Walk North away from Oxford Circus with Ikea on your left. The road starts to curve round to the left as Regent St becomes Langham Place. Cross the street at the zebra crossing and walk towards the BBC’s main entrance. Just before the entrance turn right and then left up to 44 Hallam Street.

By car
To plan your journey by car visit The AA’s Route Planner and enter the venue's postcode: W1W 6JJ. Please note that this events venue is within the Congestion Charge Zone and Ultra Low Emission Zone.

There is on-street parking nearby, see: Parking in Westminster for more information. The nearest NCP car park is at 6-7 Weymouth Mews.

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