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The Office of Chief Dental Officer (OCDO) team are now recruiting for two positions: 1. Deputy Chief Dental Officer (Band 9), 0.5 WTE. The vacancy is now live externally via TRAC Jobs: http://jobs.england.nhs.uk/job/v2076351 Job reference: 990-NHSEI0833CE-A Closing Date: Sunday 03 November 2019 Fixed Term: until 31st March 2020

We are delighted to announce that Giles McCracken has been awarded a chair, his new appointment being Professor of Restorative Dentistry at Newcastle University. Giles is a Newcastle University graduate and has worked incredibly hard to achieve this prestigious honour.

The latest edition of the EFP magazine Perio Insight - which highlights research presentations given at the EFP Postgraduate Symposium, held in Sweden in September - can now be downloaded from the EFP website:

BDIA Showcase 17-19 October 2019 Please find attached the schedule of presentations which will be taking place at the CDO Zone at the BDIA Showcase at the NEC in Birmingham. Most of the presentations carry CPD points. In addition to the issues addressed in detail at the CDO Zone, there will be the annual CDO Briefing each morning at 10am in the Innovation Theatre. If you are attending the Briefing on Thursday 17th October please ensure you have registered. To do so email: Charlotte.Moore@markallengroup.com You will need to register for this session in order to gain access to the exhibition hall as the main exhibition does not open until 10.30am on Thursday 17th.

There was a strong EFP presence at the Oral Health Research Congress held in Madrid last weekend, with presentations by various members of the federation’s executive committee.

It is with deep sadness that the British Society of Periodontology records the death of Dr Julius David Manson. Dr Philip Greene has kindly written an obituary.

Welcome to autumn! We have started work on updating BSP publications, including the 4th Edition of the Good Practitioners’ Guide. We hope to also create an updated online version of this document. In the meantime, if you haven’t seen it, or any of the other current BSP Publications, visit the Professionals - Publications page of the website:

Imagine being able to contribute to the community beyond your practice. Imagine being able to contribute to the most vulnerable members of society, children. Imagine being perceived as a socially conscious dental practice, and also being connected with other like-minded clinicians.

1. What is your position in the BSP and what does this role involve? I am a member of Council and represent the BSP on the Specialty Advisory Committee for Restorative Dentistry. The SAC committees are intercollegiate bodies which advise on higher specialist training in the dental specialties and this committee advises on the specialties of Periodontics, Endodontics and Prosthodontics with Restorative Dentistry. We meet twice a year at the Royal College of Surgeons in London with an agenda packed with acronyms…. a steep learning curve to work out who and what was being discussed! I then bring what is discussed back to Council for their information, consideration and comment. Other work undertaken by the SACs is to review and update specialist training curricula, quality assure specialist training programmes in the UK, and review applications to the GDC specialist lists.