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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by West of Scotland Branch

The Graham McKirdy memorial lecture

What to expect

This event will give an overview of updates in dentistry from the viewpoint of the Chief Dental Officer.

Timings

18:30   Registration and tea/coffee

19:00   Lecture - Gillian Leslie

20:30   End of lecture

Learning objectives

  • Understand why changes have been put in place
  • Understand how these changes will affect the GDP
  • Understand the current focus of the CDO.

Meet the speaker

Gillian Leslie Chief Dental Officer, Scotland

Gillian is a practice owner in East Lothian and is a practicing dentist. She has a specialist interest in oral surgery and dental implants.

She spent the first part of her career as a dental officer in the Royal Navy and retired as a Surgeon Lieutenant Commander (D) after 13 years of service. She is a veteran of the Iraq war.

She has been the DCDO for the West and North of Scotland health boards where she was heavily involved in the delivery of NHS payment reform. She is currently the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for Scotland.


More information 

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the West of Scotland Branch?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the West of Scotland 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 Branch has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Branch and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact Patricia de Vries, Branch Administrator, on the day, or email us at [email protected] 

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The Glasgow Dental Hospital
378 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow G2 3JZ

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Interesting and informative

Great depth to presentation, clear slideshow, excellent speaker, lots of questions answered

Really useful tips for day-to-day practice

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