Liz Roebuck installed as President of BSPD
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The BSPD (British Society of Paediatric Dentistry) met in Dundee’s Caird Hall last week. The four-day conference saw Claire Stevens hand over the Presidency to Liz Roebuck, consultant in paediatric dentistry in Edinburgh. GDP, Ben Underwood, received an award for his app #BrushDJ. A large-scale trial, which was set up to test three different approaches to the management of tooth decay in children was debated.
GDP Ben Underwood was awarded a prize for his app #BrushDJ, which won him the 2018 Outstanding Innovation Award.
Outgoing president, Claire Stevens, was applauded for her achievements during her term of office which started with the launch of Dental Check by One, last year. This has led to 100,000 0-2 year new patients being seen in GDP practices.
Incoming BSPD president, Liz Roebuck, is a consultant in Paediatric Dentistry within the Oral Health Service in Edinburgh, and also holds an honorary contract as Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. She has held a number of roles while in this post. Currently she is Professional Lead for the Hospital Side to the Paediatric Dental Service and she represents dentistry on the Local Negotiating Committee and so has some involvement with the BMA.
Speaking of her forthcoming presidential year, she said: “I’m planning to take a look at the area of our own wellbeing. We are all very familiar with child wellbeing and the importance of ensuring their needs are met. We are less good at looking after our own wellbeing. While we have a duty of care to our patients, we also have a duty of care to ourselves. The two work hand-in hand. One of the commonest conversations I find myself having with colleagues is around overwork and stress.
Delegates at the conference were presented with the long-awaited results of the FiCTION trial which cannot yet be made public. It was set up to test three different approaches to the management of dental caries in children. It showed that prevention and empathetic dentistry is critical in management of decay in children.
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