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.
31 March 2026
Tooth Be or Not Tooth Be? Differential Diagnosis and Update on Management of Orofacial Pain
24 February 2026
Dentaid: Dental Charity in the UK and Abroad
27 January 2026
Bonwill's Big Idea! Occlusion Made Simple for the Busy GDP
25 November 2025
Managing Dental Trauma in Paediatric Dentistry: Big Challenges in Small Patients
28 October 2025
Lasers in Periodontology and Soft Tissue Management: Shift in Paradigm?
30 September 2025
Transcend Your Composites: Contemporary Anterior Composite Resin Refresher
28 March 2025
Delivering Better Oral Health
25 March 2025
Sweet Talking!
28 February 2025
Drug Interactions
25 February 2025
STELA: Not Just an Amalgam Alternative But Truly the New All Rounder in Modern Dentistry
31 January 2025
White, Whiter and Whitest: Successful Tooth Whitening
28 January 2025
Facial Skin Cancer & Benign Lesions
26 November 2024
When the Going Gets Rough: Managing Oral Surgery Complications
29 October 2024
Managing Periodontics in Practice
24 September 2024
Wrong Place, Wrong Time! The Management of Ectopic and Impacted Canines from a Practice Perspective
26 March 2024
Lessons from Hostage Negotiation
27 February 2024
The Top 10 Habits of Champions League Dental Businesses
30 January 2024
Complaints and Dissatisfaction: An Alternative Perspective
28 November 2023
The Dento-Legal Landscape: Changes and Challenges
31 October 2023
Tales from the (Alveolar) Crypt
26 September 2023
Whitening with Pola
28 March 2023
The Age of Smart Dentistry
28 February 2023
Current Concepts in Endodontics
31 January 2023
Engaging With Your Customers Online
29 November 2022
Major Trauma and How We All Fit In
25 October 2022
Keep Calm and Carry On Straightening
27 September 2022
Top Tips on Smile Makeovers with Porcelain Veneers
27 October 2020
Simplifying Fixed Prosthodontics Solutions in a Complicated World
29 September 2020
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Oral Cancer Management
31 March 2020
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Oral Cancer Management & To the Summit of Everest: An Oral Surgeon's Journey
25 February 2020
The Art of Bonding and Minimal Intervention Dentistry
28 January 2020
Patient Journey in Practice & Orthodontic Update for GDPs
17 January 2020
NDS AGM 2020: Healthy Gums Do Matter
26 November 2019
Management of Acute Dental Pain and Predictable Endodontics
29 October 2019
The Art of Communication: In the Digital Era
24 September 2019
Are You Surprised to See Me? How to Avoid Failures and Mistakes in Facial Aesthetics
26 March 2019
White Marks, White Spots and White Lesions: Dealing with Minimally Invasive Options
26 February 2019
An Introduction to the Bioclear Method for Monolithic, Superior and Aesthetic Anterior Composites
29 January 2019
Financial Planning for Financial Freedom
27 November 2018
Drug Dilemmas 2018 Update
30 October 2018
Dementia and Mental Health Awareness: Implications for the GDP
25 September 2018
Improving Outcomes in Aesthetic Dentistry
27 March 2018
Communicating Aesthetics
27 February 2018
Management of TMJ and Facial Pain
30 January 2018
Management of Acute Dental Pain
28 November 2017
Soft Tissue Management in the Aesthetic Zone & Periodontal Update for the GDP
29 November 2016
Life After Minimata (Amalgam)
1 November 2016
IOTN Update and Interceptive Orthodontics
27 September 2016
The Art of Comfortable Dentistry
26 April 2016
Straight Talk: What you should be telling your patients about modern orthodontics
23 February 2016
Are you Serious? That looks terrible! Dealing with cosmetic complaints
26 January 2016
Too Little Too Late: Early diagnosis saves teeth, saves lives & Dentistry in 2025
24 November 2015
Practice Profitability & Drug Dilemmas for Dentists
27 October 2015
Forensics Dental Identification
29 September 2015
An Update in Complications in OMF
31 March 2015
Oral Cancer and Potentially Malignant Disorders: Prevention and Early Detection
24 February 2015
Consent Issues
27 January 2015
Tax Saving Investment Ideas - Including a Simple Guide to Pensions
25 November 2014
Light-curing Resin Based Composites: As Simple as it Seems?
28 October 2014
Bites and Bones, Gaps and Gums: Oral Engineering with Orthodontics
30 September 2014
Painless Management of the Oral Surgical Patient: Are We There Yet?
25 March 2014
Evidence Base TMJ Management for the GDP
25 February 2014
Battle of the Bonds
28 January 2014
Consent Issues
26 November 2013
Zirconia for Dental Restorations: Is it Ceramic or Steel?
29 October 2013
Lessons from a Superhero
24 September 2013
Tendering for Contracts: Opportunity or Threat?
26 March 2013
Communication and Complaint Handling
26 February 2013
Is Periodontitis a Modifiable Risk Factor for Mortality?
29 January 2013
Top Ten Restorative Tips for GDPs
27 November 2012
Reciprocate? Agitate? Silicate? A Contemporary Look at the Latest Advances in Endodontics
30 October 2012
Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Dentistry
25 September 2012
The Future of NHS Dentistry: Reflections from a Pilot Site
27 March 2012
Molar Incisor Hypomineralisation: The Bigger Picture
28 February 2012
Mind The Gap: Replacing Missing Anterior Teeth
31 January 2012
Impression techniques for Complete Dentures
29 November 2011
The Role of Composites in Current Restorative Dentistry: An overview
25 October 2011
Ortho in 2012: What's hot and What's Not
27 September 2011
Ethics and Consent for The Team
29 March 2011
Current Concepts in Paediatric Dental Trauma
22 February 2011
Cancer Therapy and Its Effect on Oral Health
25 January 2011
Election Reaction
30 November 2010
Soft Tissue Management in the Aesthetic Zone
26 October 2010
The Role of the GDP in Forensic Odontology
28 September 2010
All Ceramic Crowns and Bridges in the Digital Area
30 March 2010
An Update on OMF Surgery
23 February 2010
Managing First Molars Of Questionable Prognosis
26 January 2010
Occlusion: Who Cares?
24 November 2009
Taking a Bite In To Perio: Do Bruxing and Occlusion Affect Periodontal Disease
27 October 2009
Management Of The Compromised Tooth
29 September 2009
Murder Solved By The Skin Of Your Teeth
31 March 2009
Record Keeping: The Legal and Ethical Implications
24 February 2009
Skin Cancer
27 January 2009
Oral Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disease
25 November 2008
Buy or Sell: The Financial Implications
28 October 2008
All Ceramic Crowns: Which, When, Why and How?
30 September 2008
The Future of General Dental Practice: A Little Crystal Ball Gazing
25 March 2008
Dentistry in Developing Countries and Working Overseas
26 February 2008
Biological Tooth Replacement
29 January 2008
The Changing World of Dental Practice
27 November 2007
Smoking Cessation and the Dental Team
30 October 2007
Anti-Snoring Appliances - What's Their Role?
25 September 2007
3 Top Tips for Successful Dentistry: Science, Artistry, Socialising
27 March 2007
An Update on Antimicrobial Usage
27 February 2007
Don't Wait for the Tooth Fairy
30 January 2007
Happiness in Dentistry
28 November 2006
Repetitive Strain Injury - Is Work Damaging Your Hands
31 October 2006
Wear's The Space?
26 September 2006
The Modern Practice of Dentistry - Managing Carious Dentine in the Adhesive Age
28 March 2006
Non Invasive Approach to Whitening
28 February 2006
Branding in Dentistry
31 January 2006
Digital Photography for the Dentist
29 November 2005
Designer Dentistry
25 October 2005
Facets of Tooth Wear
27 September 2005
Survival of the Fittest: Success Rate of Direct Restorations in Posterior Teeth