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All members will have received an email inviting them to become involved in a new initiative that will hopefully lead to development of an Expert Witnesses list held by the Society. This will be developed ovr the next year.

The General Dental Council (GDC) is seeking dental professionals to join its independent Fitness to Practise Panel. Members of the panel are responsible for hearing cases where a dental professional's fitness for registration has been called into question by their conduct, health or professional performance. Membership of the Fitness to Practise Panel is drawn from an independent pool of dental professionals, as well as lay people. The panel is undertaking a broader range of hearings, and needs more dental professional members to meet this increasing demand. Applications are invited from all GDC-registrant groups (dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and orthodontic therapists). Applicants do not need to be registered with the GDC when they apply, however they must be registered by 1 June 2007 to proceed with their application. New members will be selected through an interview process. Successful candidates will receive training to enable them to work on the panel. Application packs will be available on the GDC website at www.gdc-uk.org and from the Hearings Department on 020 7887 3821, or by email at hearings@gdc-uk.org Forms will be available from 8 January 2007. All completed application forms must be received by Monday 26 March 2007.

The AGM of the Society on 22nd September 2006 confirmed proposals previously approved by Council to modify some of the existing society awards. These changes have been made and are available to see on the website Awards pages.

We are currently requesting cases for the Case Studies page. We are particularly interested in gaining the following kind of cases: 1. GTR cases 2. Surgical crown lengthening cases 3. Management of Aggressive Periodontology cases. For more information please see the Case Studies page. There is a £100 honorarium for every case placed on the website.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England are running an introductory course on Implant treatment on Friday the 15th June 2007 entitled "Dental Implants for All: How, When and Where?" This study day will attract 5 CPD points. Details are available here

The General Dental Council (GDC) is calling for views on its compulsory continuing professional development (CPD) scheme for dental care professionals (DCPs), which it proposes to introduce in July 2008.

In the case studies section of the website you will find the latest case study entitled "Periodontal Regeneration with Emdogain" by Dr Luigi Nibali.

If you fancy combining a bit of Perio and the sunshine why not consider attending the Turkish Society of Periodontology meeting in May of next year. Details are available here.

The Society will only be willing to accept ACCEA self nominations for Society support up to and including 3rd January 2007.