Previous events

The NDS has hosted keynote speakers from throughout the dental industry, covering a wide range of topics. Please find a list of all past speakers below.

2026

31 March 2026

Tara Renton

Tooth Be or Not Tooth Be? Differential Diagnosis and Update on Management of Orofacial Pain

24 February 2026

Sean Erwood

Dentaid: Dental Charity in the UK and Abroad

27 January 2026

Andy Toy

Bonwill's Big Idea! Occlusion Made Simple for the Busy GDP

2025

25 November 2025

Helen Sanders

Managing Dental Trauma in Paediatric Dentistry: Big Challenges in Small Patients

28 October 2025

Radko Chmurovik

Lasers in Periodontology and Soft Tissue Management: Shift in Paradigm?

30 September 2025

Dr Hussein S Patanwala

Transcend Your Composites: Contemporary Anterior Composite Resin Refresher

28 March 2025

Milad Shadrooh

Delivering Better Oral Health

25 March 2025

Sharif Islam

Sweet Talking!

28 February 2025

Christine Randall

Drug Interactions

25 February 2025

Dr Munther Sulieman

STELA: Not Just an Amalgam Alternative But Truly the New All Rounder in Modern Dentistry

31 January 2025

Dr Linda Greenwall

White, Whiter and Whitest: Successful Tooth Whitening

28 January 2025

Sunny Varma

Facial Skin Cancer & Benign Lesions

2024

26 November 2024

Rory O'Connor

When the Going Gets Rough: Managing Oral Surgery Complications

29 October 2024

Mahomed Issa and Emma Nelson

Managing Periodontics in Practice

24 September 2024

Arun Madahar

Wrong Place, Wrong Time! The Management of Ectopic and Impacted Canines from a Practice Perspective

26 March 2024

Marcus Oldroyd

Lessons from Hostage Negotiation

27 February 2024

Chris Barrow

The Top 10 Habits of Champions League Dental Businesses

30 January 2024

Kevin Lewis

Complaints and Dissatisfaction: An Alternative Perspective

2023

28 November 2023

Dr Raj Rattan

The Dento-Legal Landscape: Changes and Challenges

31 October 2023

Dr Richard Leigh Evans

Tales from the (Alveolar) Crypt

26 September 2023

Dr Linda Greenwall

Whitening with Pola

28 March 2023

Dr Sharif Khan

The Age of Smart Dentistry

28 February 2023

Justin Dinley

Current Concepts in Endodontics

31 January 2023

Shamshad Walker

Engaging With Your Customers Online

2022

29 November 2022

Rory O'Connor

Major Trauma and How We All Fit In

25 October 2022

Andy Toy

Keep Calm and Carry On Straightening

27 September 2022

Ashish Parmar

Top Tips on Smile Makeovers with Porcelain Veneers

2020

27 October 2020

Dr Hussein Patanwala

Simplifying Fixed Prosthodontics Solutions in a Complicated World

29 September 2020

Mr Iain McVicar

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Oral Cancer Management

31 March 2020

Mr Iain McVicar & Miss Rowena Lewthwaite

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Oral Cancer Management & To the Summit of Everest: An Oral Surgeon's Journey

25 February 2020

Dr Hussein Patanwala

The Art of Bonding and Minimal Intervention Dentistry

28 January 2020

Blair Bexon and Richard Skeggs

Patient Journey in Practice & Orthodontic Update for GDPs

17 January 2020

Shazad Saleem

NDS AGM 2020: Healthy Gums Do Matter

2019

26 November 2019

Justin Dinley

Management of Acute Dental Pain and Predictable Endodontics

29 October 2019

Shamshad Walker

The Art of Communication: In the Digital Era

24 September 2019

Harry Singh

Are You Surprised to See Me? How to Avoid Failures and Mistakes in Facial Aesthetics

26 March 2019

Dr Linda Greenwall

White Marks, White Spots and White Lesions: Dealing with Minimally Invasive Options

26 February 2019

Dr Claire Burgess

An Introduction to the Bioclear Method for Monolithic, Superior and Aesthetic Anterior Composites

29 January 2019

Kevin Holleron

Financial Planning for Financial Freedom

2018

27 November 2018

Christine Randall

Drug Dilemmas 2018 Update

30 October 2018

Chris Ball

Dementia and Mental Health Awareness: Implications for the GDP

25 September 2018

Dominic Hassell

Improving Outcomes in Aesthetic Dentistry

27 March 2018

Julian Martin

Communicating Aesthetics

27 February 2018

Andrew Sidebottom and John Rowson

Management of TMJ and Facial Pain

30 January 2018

Justin Dinley

Management of Acute Dental Pain

2017

28 November 2017

Conor Donegan

Soft Tissue Management in the Aesthetic Zone & Periodontal Update for the GDP

2016

29 November 2016

Professor Trevor Burke

Life After Minimata (Amalgam)

1 November 2016

Richard Skeggs and Andrew Flett

IOTN Update and Interceptive Orthodontics

27 September 2016

Sharif Khan

The Art of Comfortable Dentistry

26 April 2016

Andy Toy

Straight Talk: What you should be telling your patients about modern orthodontics

23 February 2016

Mike Clarke

Are you Serious? That looks terrible! Dealing with cosmetic complaints

26 January 2016

Prof Iain Chapple & Prof Nairn Wilson

Too Little Too Late: Early diagnosis saves teeth, saves lives & Dentistry in 2025

2015

24 November 2015

Bill Starkie & Christine Randall

Practice Profitability & Drug Dilemmas for Dentists

27 October 2015

Richard Leigh Evans

Forensics Dental Identification

29 September 2015

John Rowson and Andrew Sidebottom

An Update in Complications in OMF

31 March 2015

Mike Pemberton

Oral Cancer and Potentially Malignant Disorders: Prevention and Early Detection

24 February 2015

David Monaghan

Consent Issues

27 January 2015

John Fearn

Tax Saving Investment Ideas - Including a Simple Guide to Pensions

2014

25 November 2014

Will Palin

Light-curing Resin Based Composites: As Simple as it Seems?

28 October 2014

Peter Huntley

Bites and Bones, Gaps and Gums: Oral Engineering with Orthodontics

30 September 2014

Tara Renton

Painless Management of the Oral Surgical Patient: Are We There Yet?

25 March 2014

Andrew Sidebottom

Evidence Base TMJ Management for the GDP

25 February 2014

Professor Rik Van Noort

Battle of the Bonds

28 January 2014

Kevin Lewis

Consent Issues

2013

26 November 2013

Professor FJT Burke

Zirconia for Dental Restorations: Is it Ceramic or Steel?

29 October 2013

Prem Pal Semhi

Lessons from a Superhero

24 September 2013

John Renshaw

Tendering for Contracts: Opportunity or Threat?

26 March 2013

John Tiernan

Communication and Complaint Handling

26 February 2013

Iain Chapple

Is Periodontitis a Modifiable Risk Factor for Mortality?

29 January 2013

Edward Lynch

Top Ten Restorative Tips for GDPs

2012

27 November 2012

James Prichard

Reciprocate? Agitate? Silicate? A Contemporary Look at the Latest Advances in Endodontics

30 October 2012

Rory O'Connor

Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Dentistry

25 September 2012

Raj Rattan

The Future of NHS Dentistry: Reflections from a Pilot Site

27 March 2012

Helen Rodd

Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation: The Bigger Picture

28 February 2012

Anthony Summerwill

Mind The Gap: Replacing Missing Anterior Teeth

31 January 2012

Sharif Khan

Impression techniques for Complete Dentures

2011

29 November 2011

Subir Banerji

The Role of Composites in Current Restorative Dentistry: An overview

25 October 2011

Jonathon Sandler

Ortho in 2012: What's hot and What's Not

27 September 2011

John Renshaw

Ethics and Consent for The Team

29 March 2011

Fiona Gilchrist

Current Concepts in Paediatric Dental Trauma

22 February 2011

Martin Stanfield

Cancer Therapy and Its Effect on Oral Health

25 January 2011

John Fearn

Election Reaction

2010

30 November 2010

Conor Donegan

Soft Tissue Management in the Aesthetic Zone

26 October 2010

Geoff Craig

The Role of the GDP in Forensic Odontology

28 September 2010

Trevor Burke

All Ceramic Crowns and Bridges in the Digital Area

30 March 2010

John Rowson and Iain McVicar

An Update on OMF Surgery

23 February 2010

Christopher Deery

Managing First Molars Of Questionable Prognosis

26 January 2010

Helen Harrison

Occlusion: Who Cares?

2009

24 November 2009

Peter Galgut

Taking a Bite In To Perio: Do Bruxing and Occlusion Affect Periodontal Disease

27 October 2009

Nicholas Martin

Management Of The Compromised Tooth

29 September 2009

David Whittaker

Murder Solved By The Skin Of Your Teeth

31 March 2009

Kevin Lewis

Record Keeping: The Legal and Ethical Implications

24 February 2009

Sandeep Varma

Skin Cancer

27 January 2009

Christine Yeoman

Oral Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease

2008

25 November 2008

John Fearn

Buy or Sell: The Financial Implications

28 October 2008

Basil Mizrahi

All Ceramic Crowns: Which, When, Why and How?

30 September 2008

Mike Clarke

The Future of General Dental Practice: A Little Crystal Ball Gazing

25 March 2008

Mrs KA Paterson

Dentistry in Developing Countries and Working Overseas

26 February 2008

Mr P Sharpe

Biological Tooth Replacement

29 January 2008

Mr P Ward

The Changing World of Dental Practice

2007

27 November 2007

Mr SA Hancocks

Smoking Cessation and the Dental Team

30 October 2007

Mr AS Johal

Anti-Snoring Appliances - What's Their Role?

25 September 2007

Dr Sverker Toreskog

3 Top Tips for Successful Dentistry: Science, Artistry, Socialising

27 March 2007

Professor Robyn Seymour

An Update on Antimicrobial Usage

27 February 2007

Ashley Latter

Don't Wait for the Tooth Fairy

30 January 2007

Mr Mervyn Druian

Happiness in Dentistry

2006

28 November 2006

Professor Tim Davies

Repetitive Strain Injury - Is Work Damaging Your Hands

31 October 2006

Dr Sandip Popat

Wear's The Space?

26 September 2006

Professor Nairn Wilson

The Modern Practice of Dentistry - Managing Carious Dentine in the Adhesive Age

28 March 2006

Wyman Chan

Non Invasive Approach to Whitening

28 February 2006

Adrian Precious

Branding in Dentistry

31 January 2006

Mike Sharland

Digital Photography for the Dentist

2005

29 November 2005

Martin Fallowfield

Designer Dentistry

25 October 2005

Anthony Summerville

Facets of Tooth Wear

27 September 2005

Professor Trevor Burke

Survival of the Fittest: Success Rate of Direct Restorations in Posterior Teeth