The Society brings together members of the dental profession, historians and other interested people to research and discuss the history of dentists and dentistry.
The Society is named after Lilian Lindsay (1871-1960), the first woman to qualify as a dentist in the UK and a leading dental historian.
She became the BDA’s first female president in 1946.
Lilian Lindsay Memorial Lecture
Each year the society hosts the
Lilian Lindsay Memorial Lecture.
This year’s lecture will take place in Belfast, during the Society’s annual conference on Friday 7 – Sunday 9 October 2022. This year's lecture will be given by Professor Trevor Burke. This will mark the Society’s sixtieth anniversary. Other speakers include: Belfast’s Professor David Hussey, who will explore the development of the Maryland Bridge, Richard Graham, who will give a brief history of the BDA NI Branch and Laura Crawford, a young dental colleague who has researched the availability of dentistry on the Titanic. Please see our
provisional programme for more details.
To book your place f
or the whole or part of this Diamond Jubilee weekend please complete the
registration form. For further details please contact
lindsaysociety@bda.org. We look forward to meeting with you in October.
