Lilian Lindsay, the first woman dentist to qualify in Britain and the first female BDA President, has been honoured with the unveiling of an English Heritage blue plaque at her childhood home. The plaque, which has been erected as part of the well-known scheme run by English Heritage, is in Islington at where she lived from 1872–1892. It was unveiled on 17 April 2013.

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published guidance on the forthcoming Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013 which will apply from 11 May 2013. The new regulations can be found at:

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hsis7.htm

Dr Barry McGonigle, a General Dental Practitioner from Omagh, Northern Ireland, will this week assume the Presidency of the British Dental Association (BDA). He will officially take up his position as the BDA’s 127^th President in a ceremony at the Association’s annual British Dental Conference and Exhibition on 25 April, succeeding current President Dr Frank Holloway.