All the leaves are brown (well a lot of them) and the sky is grey....

It happened last week. I swear it comes earlier every year. No, not Christmas decorations being sold in Harrods (that started in August for those that want to be appalled) but my desire to stick the heating on. You see, I am the early bird of the house, rising at 5.45am most weekdays. I am also very un-Scottish and really do like to be warm. And I have to say that last week it was decidedly nippy in the bathroom first thing. I am trying to hold out until October but can't make any promises. Work wise, I am only just getting back up to speed after my August break and September seems to be disappearing fast.

And the heating going on, leaves turning brown, and skies becoming grey (more so than in summer) all point to one thing....that this is the start of dental conference season here in the UK. And there are so many to look forward to. I will be attending: 

Dental Showcase - 20-22 October - Birmingham - FREE for all GDC registrants with some FREE CPD there too http://www.eventdata.co.uk/Forms/BDTA0Visitor.aspx?FormRef=BDTA1Visitor  

BACD Conference - 10-12 November - London - minimally invasive techniques is the future of all dental treatment including cosmetic solutions - will be a good one https://www.bacd.com/dental-professionals/dentists.html 

Pan Dental Society Meeting - 11-12 November - Liverpool - trauma is the main theme at this meeting with an amazing line up of international speakers http://www.pandental.co.uk/

BSDHT Annual Conference - 18-19 November - Bournemouth - A wealth of international speakers, and some cutting edge workshops, one of the best prevention led trade exhibitions - plus an exciting announcement from Dental Health, the societies journal - http://www.bsdht.org.uk/welcome1.html 

Phew! A busy but fantastic start back to work for me. I love to learn and develop in these environments and invariably meet some fascinating people too. I also love the social aspect of these things, a chance to develop friendships and practice my mum dancing too.

So I hope to see some of you at these meetings and will do my up most to blog the best bits of each meeting.

I was sad to hear from Pam Swain that the BADN has cancelled their meeting this year due to lack of sponsorship and support. Times are hard no doubt. But it seem crazy that some companies are short sighted and are not investing in the Dental Nurses; the hub of the practice. So we at CPDforDCP will be giving away one hour of FREE CPD from now until Christmas to help the dental nurses out. Septembers will be with you this week if we can sort out our small computer problems!! http://www.cpdfordcp.co.uk/freecpd1.html

Keep on keeping on

Mhari