Annual Scientific Meeting 2005

The South Wales Branch of the BSPD looks forward to the pleasure of your company at the Annual Scientific Meeting to be held in Cardiff in its centenary celebration year as a city. The conference is being held in the City Hall from Wednesday 14th to Friday 16th September 2005.

Conference Programme

The principal conference theme, 'Violence and Young People' will be of interest to all colleagues. The meeting has been recognized for CPD credits.

Wednesday 14th September

All day - Teachers' in Paediatric Dentistry Meeting
Late afternoon - Specialists' Meeting
Evening - BSPD Council Meeting

Thursday 15th September

Morning - Young Researcher's Prize
Morning - Poster Competition and Oral Poster Presentations (sponsored by Dentsply)
Lunchtime - Trainees' Meeting
Afternoon - Poster Competition and Oral Poster Presentations (continued)
Afternoon - Clinical Case Presentation (Sponsored by RA Medical)
Late afternoon - Consultants' Meeting
Evening - Social Function: Cardiff Bay

Abstracts

The deadline for abstract submission was Friday 8th April 2005. These have now been reviewed and the programme details finalised. This is available to download below. Further enquiries should be directed to Dr Lindsay Hunter, Department of Dental Health and Biological Sciences, Cardiff University Wales College of Medicine, Health Park, Cardiff CF14 4XY.

Friday 16th September

HUMPTY DUMPTY REVISITED or 'did he fall or was he pushed?'

Detecting and Managing the Psychological Consequences of Violence - Dr Jonathan Bisson

Tissue Repair following Acute and Chronic Injury: Lessons Learned from Looking Down the Mouth - Professor David Thomas

Bite Marks in Child Abuse - Dr Cath Adams

Torn Fraenum and Bites are Pathognomic of Child Abuse... or are They? Examining the Evidence through Systematic Reviews - Dr Sabine Maguire

Late afternoon - Annual General Meeting
Evening - Conference Dinner at City Hall

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at a selection of hotels all within walking distance of the conference venue in Cardiff.

Hotel descriptions, locations, room types and rates are detailed on the conference booking form below.

The Wales GB Rally is also being held in Cardiff at the same time as the conference and therefore it is anticipated that there will be great demand for accommodation. Delegates are therefore encouraged to make an early booking.

To make a reservation please complete the accommodation booking form and return to the conference organisers, In Any Event UK

Conference Registration

To register for the conference, meetings on Wednesday and the social events on Thursday and Friday evenings please complete the conference booking form below and return to the conference organisers, In Any Event UK

Registration and Accommodation Enquiries

For further assistance please contact Christina or Grace at In Any Event UK, Brandon Park House, 25 Great George Street Bristol BS1 5QT, Tel: 0117 925 7100

Fax: 0117 925 7101

Email: events@inanyevent-uk.com

Conference Venue and Accommodation

Cardiff City Hall, the venue for this year's conference, is a magnificent English Renaissance-style building. It was opened in 1906, a year after Cardiff was granted its city status, and is next to the National Museum.

Travel details:

By air - Cardiff International Airport and Heliport are 19 km (12 miles) and 6 km (4 miles) away respectively
By public transport - The central train and bus stations are ten minutes walk from the City Hall
By car - From the M4 or A470, follow the signs to Cardiff City Centre and National Museum.