The BASCD Masterclass series aims to offer mentorship to attendees, alongside key insight into public health, dentistry and strategic healthcare leadership.

Masterclass series 2023

Following on from the success of the 2021 BASCD Masterclass series, we are excited to offer a new suite of virtual masterclass sessions commencing in summer 2023 for BASCD members.

This BASCD Masterclass series will focus on Delivering Better Oral Health from a public health perspective. The sessions will be delivered by experts in the field who have contributed to the development of the Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit.

The sessions aim to update members and facilitate discussion around applying Delivering Better Oral Health in a dental public health context, and each session will provide one hour CPD. These are to be offered free of charge to all BASCD members,  non members can attend for a fee of £20. There will be a Q&A in each session and questions for speakers are encouraged during the sign-up process.

DBOH Masterclass 4 – 14th of December 2023, 18:30 – 20:00 (BST)

This virtual Masterclass will focus on the DBOH V4 chapters covering oral cancer, alcohol, smoking and tobacco use, in the context of dental public health.

The session will be delivered by three experts in their fields:

This will be followed by a Q&A session (please note, that you will be able to submit any questions prior to the session during the registration process as well as during the session).

Session aim and objectives

Aim: To update members and facilitate discussion around the chapters in DBOH covering oral cancer, alcohol, smoking and tobacco use from a dental public health perspective.

Objectives – learners will gain:

Evidence-based insights into the updates within the DBOH (v4) on oral cancer, alcohol, smoking and tobacco use.

An understanding of clinical recommendations for the prevention and management of oral cancer, tackling smoking and tobacco use and advising on alcohol consumption in the context of dental public health.

Registration is open  – please click here for further information and to register!

We appreciate attendance may be difficult for some but you can still register for the event, then watch the recording and apply for a CPD certificate.   We are looking into scheduling options of future events. 

Masterclass 2021 recordings

These can be accessed via the BASCD Youtube Channel at this LINK

Professor Richard Watt From basement prosthetics lab to oral health inequalities – reflections on a 40-year journey

Dr Colwyn Jones Child dental health improvement in Scotland – ChildSmile reflections

Professor Eric Rooney Dental Public Health – What’s in a name?

Professor Cynthia Pine From SS Colombie (Windrush) to Dental Dean

Peter Bateman Reconnecting Clinical Services with Dental Public Health