Northern Counties Branch - AGM with CPD lecture

IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by Northern Counties Branch

What to expect

Callum Youngson MBE will discuss the societal, political and technological developments that have impacted the undergraduate experience, and the current and likely future consequences of these changes.

Timings

18:30 Registration and refreshments

19:00 Lecture - Callum Youngson MBE

20:00 End of lecture and networking

20:00 AGM (open to BDA members only)

Learning objectives

Describe the proportion of various generations currently working as dentists in the UK
Recognise the influence of societal changes on different generations’ behaviour
Identify how technological changes (outside and inside dentistry) have directly impacted undergraduates’ experience.
Note how each generation of dentists has had their own (sometimes unrecognised) limitations.

Development outcomes

A, B and D

Meet the speaker

Callum Youngson MBEBDA President

Callum Youngson MBE qualified from Dundee in 1982 and began lecturing at Leeds in 1993, becoming Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant and later Head of Conservative Dentistry. He was appointed Professor of Restorative Dentistry at Liverpool in 2004, served as Dean of the Liverpool Dental School from 2008–2018, and chaired the Dental Schools Council from 2014–2017.

He later became Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Education in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. After retiring from academia and clinical practice in 2021, he continued his long standing interest in dental law and ethics as Chair of the Board of Dental Protection (2017–2024). He was awarded an MBE in 2024 for services to dental education and became BDA President Elect in 2025.

More information

Would you be interested in getting involved with the Northern Counties Branch and helping to organise events?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Northern Counties Branch 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!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here.

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

If interested, or for more information, please email us at [email protected]

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You don’t need to be a BDA member to have an account, book events online, or retrieve your CPD certificate/s from the CPD Certificate Portal after events.

Tyneside Cinema
Newe House
10 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QG

Getting there

By Tyne & Wear Metro

Monument is our nearest metro station, less than one minute walk away.

From Haymarket Metro station, walk down Northumberland Street until you approach Pilgrim Street; look ahead, and you'll see the cinema.

From Central Station, walk up Grainger Street until you reach Grey's Monument. Tyneside Cinema is accessible via High Friar Lane, or Pilgrim street.

Find out more and plan your route via Nexus' website.

By bus or train

Tyneside Cinema is less than 10 minutes walk from the Haymarket and Eldon Square bus stations. It's also accessible by any bus route that goes to the city centre.

If you're arriving via the National Rail Network, Tyneside Cinema is just a 10-minutes walk away from Central Station. Walk up Grainger Street until you reach Grey's Monument. Tyneside Cinema is accessible via High Friar Lane, or Pilgrim street.

By car

If you are driving to Tyneside Cinema, the closest multi-storey car park is John Dobson Street.

The closest Blue Badge parking spaces are Nelson Street and Nun Street. Visit the Newcastle City Council website to find more Blue Badge parking spaces.

Free evening parking is available in seven Newcastle city centre multi-storey car parks – visit the NE1 website for more information about car parking in Newcastle.

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Excellent lecture, very comprehensive. Like the opportunity to ask questions

Really informative. I feel like I have a much clearer understanding of the topic

Speaker very engaging and knowledgeable

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