2024 AFN Virtual Conference
January 15 -19, 2024 9:00 am to 11:00 pm (PST)
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We’d love to see you at our FREE virtual CPD event, Bupa Learning Lounge – open to all members of the dental team whether you work at Bupa or not!
This online event covers a range of CPD topics (Including some CORE GDC recommend subjects) – and we welcome the entire team dentists, hygienists, therapists, nurses, practice managers, receptionists, and labs.
This free virtual event will take place from 9am until 12.30 pm on Saturday 10th May 2025.
There is nothing to download, although the webinars are best watched on a laptop or computer.
The event is hosted by Bupa Dental Care and you will have the opportunity to hear from a range of guest speakers, all of whom are experts in their respective fields. Following each live webinar you will need to complete a feedback form which will then award your 1 hour CPD per webinar.
With our flexible timetable you can attend three different sessions of your choice and gain three free hours of verifiable CPD. Registration is quick, free, and confidential. Be quick, registration will close at 17:00 09/05/2025
Following registration, a confirmation email will be sent to the email you used to sign up, this will have instructions for the event on the day along with our handy user guide to help you around the site.
Please have a look around, you can learn about future opportunities at Bupa Dental Care, our chosen charity partner Dentaid and more information about the speakers.
May 10, 2025 09:00 am
toHear from Mark Allan, General Manager of Bupa Dental Care to begin your morning of learning, we hope you enjoy your chosen sessions with our fantastic group of speakers.
May 10, 2025 09:05 am
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Adele Sutton
Customer Success Consultant.
GDC development outcome: C
Aim of presentation:
To understand how to manage Dental Unit Water Lines in compliance with legislation and guidance to ensure the production of drinking quality water.
Learning outcomes:
May 10, 2025 09:05 am
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Alastair Fry
Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon / Head and Neck Surgery
GDC development outcomes C
Aim of presentation:
Raise awareness of presentations and early diagnosis of mouth cancer. Educate on current concepts of management and Improve early diagnosis of cancer and precancerous lesions. Encourage early diagnosis and improve outcomes for patients.
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May 10, 2025 09:05 am
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Sharon Maddy-Patel
Leadership Coach | Life Coach | Certified Co-Active Coach (ICF) | MBA (Cranfield) | Former Pharmaceutical Sales & Project Manager
GDC development outcome: A
Aim of presentation:
The session will equip dental professionals with practical communication and listening skills to enhance patient trust, streamline their patient journey, and foster a collaborative workplace. Attendees will learn strategies to communicate with clarity, reduce misunderstandings, and approach conversations with confidence, empathy, and efficacy.
It aims to :
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And by the end of the session you will understand how to:
May 10, 2025 09:05 am
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Elena Cabrera
GDC development outcome: C
Aim of Presentation:
This session will present the universal materials that simplify procedures in restorative dentistry, analysing their advantages and limitations in order to understand how to get the most out of these solutions.
The talk aims to make participants more aware of the indications and advantages of the simplified procedures offered by universal restorative materials. They will know in which cases to use them, follow the step-by-step procedure and obtain the best possible clinical result, without postoperative sensitivity, with a perfect shade match and avoiding any possibility of debonding of the restorations.
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May 10, 2025 10:10 am
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Kat Michaels
Head of Teaching and Education Welfare and Safeguarding Lead
GDC development outcomes: A B C and D
Aim of presentation:
This talk will give a snapshot of the main aspects of safeguarding within clinical settings and will:
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May 10, 2025 10:10 am
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Michael Cattell
IT & Digital manager at Oswestry dental laboratory, Part of Bupa Dental Care
GDC development outcomes: C
Aim of presentation:
This presentation will discuss the digital denture and composite bonding workflow in our labs and explain the process of manufacturing a digital denture and why it is important to go digital.
It will provide an understanding of how digital dentures can help our dentists save chair and appointment times and understand the materials we use and explain the workflow of composite bonding and digital smile design.
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May 10, 2025 10:10 am
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Maria Kalkani
Specialist Paediatric Dentist
GDC development outcomes: A C and D
Aim of presentation:
This presentation will focus on essential paediatric dentistry for 0-6year olds. It will highlight common issues from tongue tie to caries , dental trauma and oral habits.
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May 10, 2025 10:10 am
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John Costello
Specialist orthodontist
GDC development outcomes: A and C
Aim of presentation:
The aim of attending this talk is to:
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May 10, 2025 11:15 am
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Fiona Ellwood
Doctoral Researcher - Education
GDC development outcomes: A B C and D
Aim of presentation:
This session will take a Human Factors perspective of working safely, it will focus on reducing the occupational risks associated with dentistry, no matter what role individuals have.
The evidence is stacked against us as a profession.
The aim of this session is to provide attendees with a broader understanding of the principles of Human Factors and Ergonomics in the context of keeping professionals safe at work and reducing the occupational risks that can sometimes lead to a need to a change of role or career.
The talk will:
Articulate the value of understanding the basic principles of HF/E to ensure the team is safe at work.
Critically evaluate current working practices and the need to explore potential changes.
Negotiate and facilitate debates to adopt HF/E workplace policy.
Learning outcomes:
Attendees will understand the importance of self-care and workplace confidence in working collectively to improve long-term workforce outcomes.
May 10, 2025 11:15 am
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Katy Kerr
GDC development outcomes: B C and D
Aim of presentation:
This short course looks at what dementia is and considers the modifications needed in the dental environment to aid the treatment of patients living with dementia, their families and carers. It aims to provide information in order to support dental patients who are living with dementia and will cover:
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May 10, 2025 11:15 am
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Peter Sanders
FCGDent, MSc Implant Dentistry, DipImpDent RCS (Advanced cert.), MFGDP, BDS, LDSRC, FICD, FPFA
GDC Development Outcome: A C and D
Aim of the presentation:
We all have patients with implants and many who would benefit from them. This is an introduction into when they should be explained as a treatment option and what to look out for in patients who have implants.
The aim of this presentation is to instill confidence in Implant knowledge for the dental team.
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By the end of this session you will:
May 10, 2025 11:15 am
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Dr Goziem Onuchukwu
BDS, MSc Aesthetic Medicine
GDC Development outcomes: A B C and D
Aim of presentation:
This session is designed for general dental practitioners who are interested in exploring facial aesthetics as an extension of their clinical work. The session provides a comprehensive introduction to facial aesthetic treatments, safety considerations, and business integration tips.
The aim of the presentation is to introduce dentists to the world of facial aesthetics, empowering them with foundational knowledge, clinical confidence, and business insight to explore this exciting field.
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At the end of this session you will be able to :
May 10, 2025 12:30 pm
toJoin your final session for the morning with Anusha. A Huge Thankyou for joining Bupa Learning Lounge, May 2025. Don’t forget to complete your feedback, then email or download your certificates and let us know what you’d like to see for our future events.
John Costello - https://www.alignerintelligence.com/
BDS FDS MSc MOrth RCS (Eng)
John studied dentistry at Guy's Hospital and graduated in 1992. After a series of maxillofacial surgery posts and a spell in general practice plus completion of the Fellowship in Dental Surgery he entered the three-year postgraduate orthodontic training programme at the Eastman Dental Institute. In 1999 he was awarded a Master of Science degree and the Membership in Orthodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. John is a founder director of Total Orthodontics Ltd. He has published papers in the British Dental Journals and presented research at the British Orthodontic and Dental Research Conferences. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on various orthodontic subjects. John is a member of the British Orthodontic Society. He has sat on the Kent Local Dental Committee and Managing Clinical Orthodontic Network Group. He is on the UK Advisory Board for Invisalign, a UK speaker, Faculty member plus one of the inaugural Peer 2 Peer mentors. He also facilitates specialist orthodontist registration courses for Align. John won the coveted ‘Against All Odds’ British Orthodontic Society Prize in 2008. He has trained and mentored eight orthodontic therapists and numerous specialists in his 25-year spell in specialist practice. He was awarded BUPA’s Specialist Orthodontist of the year 2020 and treats patients from Total Orthodontics Tonbridge and Sevenoaks which was awarded BUPA’s Orthodontic Practice 2022. John was highly commended in the Orthodontic Invisalign category at the Aesthetics Private Dentistry Awards 2021. He is a past Governor of The Judd School in Tonbridge / Junior Chairman of Tonbridge Juddians RFC and a committee member of the British Orthodontic Society’s Orthodontic Specialist Group where he chaired their spring meetings.
M.Ed L.M, PG Cert HF/E, PG Cert PH, PG Cert MDent
BA (Hons) Ed S, Cert Ed,
Mental Health First Aider
NCSCT Practitioner
(Hon) FFGDP UK
Former FDTF RCS (Ed),
Expert Witness
Trustee Dentaid
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IAM, RSPH, AFPH, CIEHF - Membership Fellowship MAcadMEd
Founder of Human Factors in Dentistry. Extensive career in dentistry and is a well-known academic and professional speaker, both nationally and internationally.
Fiona was the first DCP to receive an honorary fellowship from FGDPUK and a nearly recipient of the FDTF RCS Edinburgh. She has been the driving force behind the Mental Health Wellness in Dentistry and Mentoring Network. She was also heavily involved in the development of the first Welsh qualification for dental nurses and enjoys her extensive roles as a quality assurance lead. She is a Trustee for Dentaid and an Ambassador for the Mouth Cancer Foundation as well as the Executive Director of the Society of British Dental Nurses and the Chair of National Oral Health Promotion Group.
Kathryn (Katy) Kerr
MSc BDS DDPH RCS (Eng.) PGCertClinEd. Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean Workforce NHS England, Workforce Training and Education Directorate (formerly Health Education England).
In her role for NHSE WT&E, Katy works across Thames Valley and Wessex to provide training and workforce development opportunities for all members of the dental team. She currently chairs the Dementia Friendly Dentistry Group and is passionate about improving access to dental services for people living with dementia by working to support the establishment of dementia friendly dental care environments.
She has trained extensively about the impact of poor oral health for older people in residential and hospital settings, she was a member of the External Expert Advisory Group for the CQC report, Smiling Matters, on oral health in care homes and helped to develop resources for the Public Health England toolkit to address the findings in the report. This is free to access and contains examples of policies, assessment tools, care plans and extensive additional information including training resources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-oral-health-in-care-homes-toolkit
I have a background in special care and currently chair the Dementia Friendly Dentistry Group. I have represented dentistry on the Dementia Workforce Advisory Group. I was a member of the External Expert Advisory Group for the CQC report, Smiling Matters, on oral health in care homes and helped to develop resources for the Public Health England toolkit to address the findings in the report.
Dr Maria Kalkani is a Specialist Paediatric Dentist and provides comprehensive oral health care for children and teenagers.
Dr Kalkani qualified as a dental surgeon in 2007. She then held hospital posts in Oral / Maxillofacial Surgery at Guy’s Hospital and University College Hospital in London and District General Hospitals in South East London. From 2009 to 2013, Dr Kalkani worked as a children’s dentist at King’s College Hospital and Community Dental Services and as a clinical lecturer to undergraduate dental students at Guy’s Hospital. In 2013, she was awarded the National Institute for Health Research Academic Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric Dentistry and began a four-year specialist training programme in Paediatric Dentistry at Leeds Dental Institute, University of Leeds.
In 2016 Dr Kalkani successfully completed her Diploma of Membership in Paediatric Dentistry (MPaed Dent) from Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England with the surgical colleges in Edinburgh and Glasgow. She was also awarded a Master’s Degree in Clinical Dentistry with Distinction by the University of Leeds.
She has since been working as a specialist in paediatric dentistry in private practice and as an associate specialist at the Paediatric Dental Department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust.
She is a qualified (Level 4 ) tongue tie practitioner and is trained is use of dental lasers in infants and children.
I have been involved with all aspects of digital dentistry since 2007 and have experienced so much positive change in the industry. Degree in dental technology in 2009
Exocad certified user
Fluent in Exocad and 3shape design software’s for both crown and bridge and prosthetics.
Vast knowledge in milling and 3d printing
Kat serves as the Head of Teaching and Education Welfare and Safeguarding Lead at Tempdent, where she orchestrates a seamless blend of educational excellence and student welfare. With a profound commitment to nurturing the next generation of dental professionals, Kat ensures that Tempdent's teaching standards meet the highest benchmarks while prioritising the safety and well-being of every learner.
Her role extends beyond conventional educational leadership, as she intricately weaves safeguarding protocols into the fabric of Tempdent's curriculum, fostering a culture of trust and security among students and team members alike. Kat's strategic vision encompasses not only academic achievement but also the holistic development of students, equipping them with the skills and resilience needed for success in the dynamic field of dentistry.
Through her unwavering dedication and compassionate approach, Kat cultivates a supportive learning environment where students feel empowered to excel and thrive. Her multifaceted role reflects a deep understanding of the intersection between education, welfare, and safeguarding, making her an invaluable asset to Tempdent.
• Clinical lead for head and neck surgery at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.
• Clinical lead and Chair of Head & Neck MDT - The Cromwell Hospital.
• BDS MFDS RCS MBBS MRCS FRCS (OMFS)
Alastair is an award winning Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon based in London. His practice is now the largest in the UK in terms of head and neck / Oral cancer and free flap reconstruction, and is recognised as having some of the best outcomes in the UK.
Worked within the dental sector for over 17 years, 15 years clinical background working in general dental practice with experience in dental nursing, IPC lead, and practice and clinical management. Decontamination consultant providing expert compliance and support the DCPs for almost 3 years.
Level 3 Lead Decontamination qualification awarded by city and guilds.
Dr. Goziem Onuchukwu is a London-based dentist and aesthetic doctor, with over a decade of clinical experience. After earning her BDS, she completed a Master's degree in Aesthetic Medicine from a globally recognised institution. Her passion lies in delivering natural yet transformative results, blending the precision of dentistry with the artistry of aesthetics.
She runs her own aesthetic clinic in Central London – Dr Goziem Aesthetics.
Dr. Goziem has developed a loyal clientele and is known for her ethical approach, holistic assessments, and commitment to safety.
She is a passionate educator, committed to helping dentists unlock the potential of facial aesthetics and build fulfilling, patient-centred careers in the field.
Educational Leadership: Programme Lead for the FGDP RCS Implant Diploma and Chief Examiner for the European Master of Science in Implant Dentistry.
Global Influence: International lecturer and course lead, recognised for expertise in advanced techniques, including bone grafting and guided surgery.
I am a dentist with 11 years of clinical experience, PhD in dental materials and working 14 years in scientific education for Solventum (former 3M Health Care). I have given more than 100 courses, lectures, workshops and hands on sessions to multiple audiences: pre-graduate students, students in master’s degree, restorative dentists, prosthodontists and even orthodontists on restorative dentistry topics.
• DDS, PhD Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
• Specialist in Oral Medicine – University of Seville (Spain)
• General Practitioner and Endodontics Specialist practice 2000-2011 in Madrid (Spain)
• Assistant Professor in Conservative Dentistry Department in University Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid – Spain) 2005-2011
• Professional Services in 3M Oral Care for Iberia Region 2011-2018
• Scientific Affairs & Education Specialist for Solventum Dental Solutions in Europe, Middle East and Africa since 2019
• Co-author of several articles published in international journals with index factor
Sharon is a professionally trained and certified Co-Active Coach, governed by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). With an MBA from Cranfield University and 12 years of experience in sales management and project management within the pharmaceutical industry, Sharon brings a deep understanding of leadership, communication, and team dynamics.
Now working as a life & leadership coach, she partners with individuals and organisations to develop resilient, high-performing teams and create a culture where courageous conversations are the norm. Through coaching, she helps leaders and professionals enhance their communication and listening skills, strengthen their leadership presence, and navigate life and work challenges with confidence.
Sharon also specialises in fostering mental fitness within teams—equipping individuals with the resilience and emotional agility to handle workplace pressures from a positive and empowered perspective. She supports professionals in mastering effective leadership, improving self-management, and cultivating fulfilling careers while contributing to healthier, more collaborative work environments.
