BAOS President’s Newsletter

BAOS President’s Newsletter

Rebecca Hierons President Dear Members In the midst of all this beautiful Summer sunshine and almost a year into my Presidency (though it feels like a month), I thought it would be good to update you all as to exactly what Council and the BAOS office have been doing...

Risk Reduction in Oral Surgery

Greg Gerrard BAOS Council Member Risk Reduction in Oral Surgery Visiting the excellent ‘Teeth’ exhibition at the Wellcome Collection was a good reminder of just how much the profession of dentistry has changed. Removing teeth remains the mainstay of our work but the...
CESR – Veni, vidi, vici?

CESR – Veni, vidi, vici?

Rebecca Hierons President BAOS Spotlight article June 2018 CESR – Veni, vidi, vici? The BAOS Council have been aware for some time now of the problem facing a large proportion of our Staff Grade, Associate Specialist and Speciality Dentists (SAS) members with regard...
‘Getting it Right first time’ (GIRFT)

‘Getting it Right first time’ (GIRFT)

Tara Renton Past President ‘Getting it Right first time’ (GIRFT) Introduction The first ‘Getting it right first time’ (GIRFT) report,1 published in 2012 and led by Tim Briggs (Orthopaedic surgeon), considered the current state of England’s orthopaedic...
Website Launch

Website Launch

Pete Brotherton Council Member Website Launch The BAOS council are proud and thrilled to announce the launch of its new look website. We have long been aware that the old website was due for a revamp and working together with Andrew Clark from Nextnorth Ltd. we have...
CESR – Veni, vidi, vici?

“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

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

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...
BAOS President’s Newsletter

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...
Membership Fee Structure for 2018

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...