Newsletters and Blog
“If you don’t change you will never progress”
Martin Curran Council Member “If you don’t change you will never progress” Oh, how dentistry has change since I entered dental school in the late seventies. I must admit that I “swanned” my way through dentistry, doing what I had to do but not overdoing it. Mark...
The BAOS Annual Scientific conference
Pippa Blacklock Blog Post The BAOS Annual Scientific conferences continue to go from strength to strength as demonstrated by the recent conference held in Belfast, Northern Ireland on the 27 to 29th of September 2017. The event was held in the iconic Europa Hotel in...
Living with Dementia
Rachel Evans Blog Post My Dad was the type of man whom held the attention of a room full of people with his charismatic chat and charm. He was significantly slowed by a massive stroke 20 years ago, but he was still a conversationalist and social individual. He was...
Welcoming the new President
Tara Renton - Outgoing President It has been an amazing privilege to represent BAOS and Council over the last two years. I cannot thank the Council members enough for their extra-ordinary commitment and energy - unfunded and on top of busy professional and personal...
Membership Fee Structure for 2018
Rhian Jones BAOS Honorary Treasurer Another annual conference is on the horizon as I write this and the AGM will be held as usual. It’s always heartening to see so many members of BAOS attend the AGM but I know it’s not possible for everyone. Therefore, I felt this...
Digital Professionalism
Pippa Blacklock Past President It was with some trepidation that I attended to the recent BAOS joint Council and Regional Representatives training day in London. I was looking forward to meeting up with our fantastic BAOS reps who do such an amazing job organising...
National Recruitment
Sarah McKernon BAOS Oral Surgery Trainees Rep As trainee representative on the SAC I have been fortunate to be a part of the working group for National Recruitment for Oral Surgery. I thought I’d use my blog to update everyone on the process that has commenced this...
Conscious Sedation
Professor Paul Coulthard BAOS Council Member and Editor-in-Chief of Oral Surgery Dubai and Conscious Sedation First weekend in May I was running a sedation workshop in Dubai. I have been travelling to various places in world but especially the Middle East to promote...
Volunteering for Dentaid
Rhian Jones Honorary Treasurer I don’t know about you but I know I haven’t cracked this “work/life balance” thing. Like many of you I am busy at work, dealing with patients, staff and generally running the practice as well as keeping an eye on how many UDA’s...