Biggest crowd ever attend Premier Symposium 08
2 December 2008
The eighth annual Premier Symposium was attended by a capacity crowd on Saturday 29th November at King's College London. With over 400 delegates registering for the event the audience had significantly increased from 300 the previous year. This event has become something of a landmark in the dental calendar. With many delegates returning year on year, it is not surprising that the attendance figures continue to grow. This year there was an increase in the number of DCPs in the audience.
The Premier Symposium is jointly organised by Dental Protection Ltd and Schülke, and is recognised as a leading forum for dental risk management, cross infection control and health and safety issues. In addition to providing 6 hours CPD, the event also provides an opportunity to present the Premier Awards to dentists and DCPs in recognition and support of research and projects into these topics during the previous twelve months.
The day was chaired by Dr. Kevin Lewis, Dental Director of Dental Protection who commented, "The success of the Premier Symposium is based on two essential components; the calibre of speakers and relevance of the topics to our audience. With the popularity of the event increasing and with so many familiar faces in the audience the Premier Symposium is tangible evidence of Dental Protection's core value of being at the heart of the profession that we serve. We look forward to welcoming even more delegates next year."
The premier symposium 2008 featured the following speakers:
Angus Walls Handle with Care - Treating the Older Patient.
Stephen Flint Bisphosphonates and their impact upon dental care.
Caroline Pankhurst Barriers - Facts and Myths in infection control.
Tony Hoskinson Managing Risks and Complications in Endodontics
Guy Hirst and Trevor Dale Lessons from the Flight Deck (Accident causation, safety and human factors)
Plans for the 2009 event are already in hand when early booking would seem advisable.
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Winner's listing Premier Awards 2008
Undergraduate Award
1st prize
Mary McGeown, Kirsty Killen, Leo McElroy, Zohaib Ali ,Joanne McDaid, Naledi Mosamia, Geraldine McDermott, Dublin Dental School
"Autoclave monitoring and cross infection control in the dental surgery."
2nd prize
Emma Hutchinson, Leeds Dental School
"An audit of experiences and attitudes towards sharps injuries
at Leeds Dental Institute."
Postgraduate Award
1st prize
Kushal Gadhia
"Team working in the management of pain in oral and maxillofacial in-patients."
2nd prize
Dominic Masson and Eimear O'Callaghan
"The knowledge and attitudes of North Wales healthcare professionals to bisphosphonate related osteochemonecrosis of the jaws."
DCP Student Award
Gideon Weigelt- Holmes, Newcastle Dental School
"The law of consent: pitfalls encountered obtaining valid consent of the patient to dental treatment."
DCP Award
Catherine Chalmers
"Reducing periodontal negligence claims."