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Annual Scientific Meeting 2008: 'Culture and Health - Can We Capitalise?'

The Merseyside Branch of the BSPD looks forward to welcoming delegates to the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting to be held in Liverpool in, this, its celebration year as European Capital of Culture. The conference is being held in the Merseyside Maritime Museum from Tuesday 16th to Friday 19th September 2008.

Conference Programme

The principal conference theme 'Culture and Health - Can We Capitalise?' will be of interest to all colleagues. The meeting has been recognised for CPD.

Tuesday 16th September

  • Teachers in Paediatric Dentistry Meeting (10am-4pm) Further details are available here

  • BSPD Teachers' Branch AGM (4-5pm)

  • BSPD Council Meeting (5-9pm)

Enquiries regarding the Teachers' Meeting and AGM should be directed to Dr Hania Harte

Wednesday 17th September

Morning

  • International Research in the Aetiology of Dental Anomalies by Professor Alan Brook, Liverpool University Dental School.

  • Young Researcher's Prize Presentations Click here for further details

  • Poster Viewing during the coffee break. Further information is available here

Afternoon

  • Clinical Case Presentations sponsored by RA medical. Information is available here

  • Poster Viewing during the coffee break

Evening

  • Social Function: Ferry Boat Cruise & Angel of the North Quiz

The deadline for abstract submission for the research presentations, posters and clinical case presentations was the 25th April 2008. Further details about submission are available for download below. Additional enquiries should be directed to Mr Rod Llewelyn

Thursday 18th September

Morning

  • 'A Cultural Exchange Part I' by Professor Richard Widmer, Associate Clinical Professor, Paediatric Dentistry, University of Sydney and Consultant Paediatric Dentist, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia and Dr Jayne Harrison, Consultant in Orthodontics, Liverpool University Dental Hospital

  • Trainees' and Specialists' in Paediatric Dentistry Meetings (during the lunch break)

Afternoon

  • 'The Food Culture' by Dr Peter Bundred, Reader in Primary Care, University of Liverpool, Dr Paula Moynihan, Reader in Nutrition and Oral Health, Newcastle University and Professor Simon Gowers, Professor of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Liverpool

  • BSPD Annual General Meeting (4.30 - 5.30 pm)

Evening

  • Social Function: Conference Dinner in the Liverpool Town Hall

Friday 19th September

Morning

  • 'A Cultural Exchange Part II' by Professor Richard Widmer, Miss Sally Hibbert, Consultant Paediatric Dentist, Westmead Centre for Oral Health and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia and Professor Sue Higham, Professor of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Liverpool.

  • Closing remarks (1.00 pm)

Afternoon

  • Consultants' in Paediatric Dentistry Meeting (1-3pm)

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at a selection of hotels all within walking distance of the conference venue in Liverpool. Hotel descriptions, locations, room types and rates can be found by clicking here.

Social Programme

The Social programme will include:

  • Quiz night aboard the famous Ferry 'cross the Mersey

  • Conference Dinner (with dancing 'til late!) in Liverpool's prestigious Town Hall

Conference Registration

To register for the conference, meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and the social events on Wednesday & Thursday evenings please complete the conference booking form (available for download below) and return it to the Conference Organiser.

Travel Information

  • By Mainline Train The Maritime Museum is located within 20 minutes walking distance of Liverpool Lime Street Station or 5-10 minutes in a taxi, dependant on traffic (cost approximately £5). James Street Station is 5 minute walk away from the Maritime Museum and is on the Mersey Rail Loop Line which goes through Lime Street Underground.

  • By Air Manchester (60 Minutes) and Liverpool John Lennon Airports (30 Minutes) are accessible by taxi (approximately £50 and £25 respectively). Alternatively, public transport is available from both airports: There is a train service from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street Rail Station and a bus service from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to the Liverpool City Centre. Specific details should be sought from airport and station information desks.

  • By Bus A number of buses from the City Centre stop near the Waterfront. Local travel information is available from Mersey Travel or by calling 0871 200 2233.

  • By Car The Albert Dock has pay and display car parking spaces, however, day and overnight parking is extremely expensive. In addition, there are two large multi-storey car parks a short walking distance away.

Conference Sponsors

This year's Main Sponsors are The Royal Bank of Scotland and P&G Professional Oral Health. In addition to providing financial sponsorship to the conference, The Royal Bank of Scotland are providing the prize, an Apple iPod Touch, for the pre-conference quiz. Further details about this are available in the Conference Booking Form (available for download below). The competition is open to all members of the BSPD. RA Medical are sponsoring the Clinical Case Presentation. The Conference Organisers are grateful to these companies and those attending the Trades exhibition for their support.

Contact

For further enquiries, please contact the Conference Organisers

Downloadable Documents

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Download conference abstract information as a Microsoft Word document (25K)

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