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Your guide to BDCDS

Your guide to BDCDS

Be part of the UK’s largest two-day event for the whole dental profession. Whether you’re joining us for a few hours or both days, you’ll leave feeling up to date, connected and ready to put new ideas into practice.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:

  • 150+ content hours delivered by 200+ expert speakers across 11 themed theatres
  • 400+ leading suppliers showcasing the latest products, solutions and game-changing innovations for the sector
  • Great opportunities to connect with peers, share ideas and grow your professional network

If you’re a principal dentist, associate, practice owner, specialist dentist, dental hygienist or dental nurse - this is your event. BDCDS offers an exceptional opportunity for both personal and professional growth for the entire dental team.

Register here for your free pass

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To access your personalised guide to BDCDS, find your job title below and click on the date you will be attending.

If you're a practice owner:

Friday 15 May

  • The money playbook: how the dental team can protect , grow and optimise earnings in a changing financial landscape with David Angus
    09:45 - 10:15 | Private Dentistry Theatre
     
  • Headline Session with Piers Linney
    10:25-11:10 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Start-up, scale-up, and succession: expert insights for dentists with Simon Thackery, Cat Edney and Hooria Olsen
    11:00 - 11:30 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre
     
  • Changing NHS dentistry: how the BDA secures reform with Eddie Crouch, Shiv Pabary MBE, Russell Gidney, Joe Hendron and Vijay Sudra
    11:25 - 12:25 | BDA Theatre
     
  • Why patients will choose to buy from you? Stand out in an AI world with Max Rivens and Toby Raeburn
    12:30 - 13:00 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.
  • Visit the VIP Lounge, enjoy exclusive benefits.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

 

Saturday 16 May

  • The next big thing in dentistry: health, AI, and the technology shaping our future with Tif Qureshi, Rachel and Victoria Holden
    09:30 - 10:00 | Private Dentistry Theatre
     
  • Headline Session with Elizabeth Day
    11:30-12:30 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Sell smart, sell strong: 7 buyer priorities that maximise practice value with Tom Orchard
    12:45 - 13:15 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre
     
  • Inside-out leadership: building emotionally intelligent practices & emotionally connected marketing with Sarika Shah and Anna Roberts
    13:45 - 14:30 | Next Generation Conference
     
  • Building a high-value dental practice buyers will pay more for with Alison Bates
    15:00 - 15:30 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.
  • Visit the VIP Lounge, enjoy exclusive benefits.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

If you're a practice manager:

Friday 15 May

 

  • Professional, proactive, prepared: mastering complaint management in 2026 with Lisa Bainham
    09:15 - 10:00 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre
     
  • What's next? An update from the Chief Dental Officer with Jason Wong
    10:15 - 11:00 | Clinical Excellence Theatre
     
  • Headline Session with Piers Linney
    10:25-11:10 | BDA Theatre
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Communications that transform: from surgery to lab, team to patient, and practice to public with Manrina Rhode, Helen Pestana, Jenna Ellis and Cat Edney
    16:30 - 17:00 | Private Dentistry Theatre
     
  • Complaints handling and avoiding pitfalls with Moira Duncan
    14:30 - 15:15 | Next Generation Conference

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.
  • Visit the VIP Lounge, enjoy exclusive benefits.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

 

Saturday 16 May

  • In tune or out of line? Creating practice harmony through brave conversations with Lisa Bainham
    09:15 - 09:45 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre
     
  • How social media can play a significant role in improving oral health with Anna Peterson
    09:30 - 10:15 | Dental Hygienist and Therapist Symposium
     
  • Headline Session with Elizabeth Day
    11:30-12:30 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Inside-out leadership: building emotionally intelligent practices & emotionally connected marketing with Sarika Shah and Anna Roberts
    13:45 - 14:30 | Next Generation Conference

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.
  • Visit the VIP Lounge, enjoy exclusive benefits.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

If you're a dentist:

Friday 15 May

  • Headline Session with Piers Linney
    10:25-11:10 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Align bleach and bond for lifetime dentistry with Tif Qureshi
    10:30 - 11:15 | Next Generation Conference
     
  • The future of removables: a 100% digital workflow with optima by corus with Ashley Byrne
    13:15 - 14:00 | BACD Aesthetic and Digital Dentist Theatre
     

  • Beyond aesthetics: transforming patients oral health utilising invisalign and digital tools with Gina Vega
    14:15 - 15:00 | Clinical Excellence Theatre
     

  • Periodontal treatment failure: practical strategies to optimise outcomes with Jay Parmar
    15:15 - 16:00 | Clinical Excellence Theatre

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

 

Saturday 16 May

  • Diagnosis and management of the typical periodontal patient: a case discussion with Nikos Mardas
    09:10 - 10:00 | BDA Theatre
     
  • Headline Session with Elizabeth Day
    11:30-12:30 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Failure in endodontics with Philip Mitchell
    14:45 - 15:30 | Clinical Excellence Theatre
     
  • Peri-implant and periodontal inflammation: systemic implications and risk assessment with Saagarika Sharma
    14:45 - 15:30 | ADI Implant theatre
     
  • The emerging generation: what young dentists are really facing and how to thrive with Bertie Napier, Sherya Aggarwal, Imaan Khalid, Soroor Chenari and Vicky Bu
    15:45 - 16:15 | Private Dentistry Theatre

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

If you're a dental nurse:

Friday 15 May

  • Digital dentistry: the future for DCPs with Rebecca Silver
    09:15 - 10:00 | Dental Nurses' Forum
     
  • What's next? An update from the Chief Dental Officer with Jason Wong
    10:15 - 11:00 | Clinical Excellence Theatre
     
  • Headline Session with Piers Linney
    10:25-11:10 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Healthcare waste management with Pete Gibbons
    12:15 - 13:00 | Dental Nurses' Forum
     
  • 50 years of smiles: what really shapes oral health and what comes next with Rachael England
    15:15 - 16:00 | Dental Nurses' Forum

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

 

Saturday 16 May

  • In tune or out of line? Creating practice harmony through brave conversations with Lisa Bainham
    09:15 - 09:45 | Practice Owners & Business Management Theatre
     
  • Dental record keeping: top tips for dental nurses and oral health practitioners with George Wright
    10:30 - 11:15 | Dental Nurses' Forum
     
  • Headline Session with Elizabeth Day
    11:30-12:30 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Oral cancer and the role we can all play with Emma Riley
    13:45 - 14:30 | Dental Nurses' Forum
     
  • 2025 resuscitation council guidelines and to explain their practical implications for clinical practice with Heidi Cresswell
    15:45 - 16:30 | Dental Nurses' Forum

Between sessions:

Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

If you're a dental hygienist or therapist:

Friday 15 May

  • From clinic to classroom: accessing doctoral study as a dental professional with Robert Leigh
    09:30 - 10:00 | Dental Hygienist and Therapist Symposium
     
  • Headline Session with Piers Linney
    10:25-11:10 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Align bleach and bond for lifetime dentistry with Tif Qureshi
    10:30 - 11:15 | Next Generation Conference
     
  • Complaints handling and avoiding pitfalls with Moira Duncan
    14:30 - 15:15 | Next Generation Conference
     
  • Top tips for an effective mouth cancer check with Mike Lewis
    15:15 - 16:00 | Dental Hygienist and Therapist Symposium

Between sessions:

  • Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

 

Saturday 16 May

 

  • How social media can play a significant role in improving oral health with Anna Peterson
    09:30 - 10:15 | Dental Hygienist and Therapist Symposium
     
  • Headline Session with Elizabeth Day
    11:30-12:30 | BDA Theatre 
    *more information coming soon*
     
  • Lifestyle advice and nutrition in the dental setting with Nina Farmer
    12:45 - 13:30 | Dental Nurses' Forum
     
  • Integrating oral care into head and neck cancer management with Jocelyn Harding
    13:00 - 13:45 | Dental Hygienist and Therapist Symposium
     
  • Paediatric dentistry in primary: management of a child in dental pain with Leon Bassi
    15:00 - 15:45 | Dental Hygienist and Therapist Symposium

Between sessions:

Check out the many different suppliers around the show floor, start conversations, discover game-changing innovations, and head back to your team with fresh ideas.

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME             FULL EXHIBITOR LIST

Don't miss out! Register today!

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Your to do list:

Before the show

Travel & Accommodation:

  • Book early through Event Express for discounted hotel options.

  • The NEC Birmingham is well connected - accessible by train, taxi, plane and car.

  • If you're travelling by public transport, the nearest station is Birmingham International Rail Station.

  • You can easily access the venue from the M6, M1, M40 and M42 motorways. If you are using a satellite navigation system please enter the postcode B40 1NT to pinpoint the NEC.

  • You can park at the NEC for the show. You can pre-pay for parking online before the day of your visit and you can make a saving of £5. For more information on parking, please visit the NEC website.
     

TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION

Before the show:

It's always best to have a plan! Take some time to explore the conference programme, review the floorplan and think about who you’d like to connect with before the show begins. With so much energy on-site, a little preparation will help you make the most of every moment across the two days.

Promote your presence at BDCDS 2026 by sharing your banners on social media. Don't forget to tag us!

We love to see the buzz before the show.

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On the day & after the show

What happens on arrival?

  • Collect your badge - either received by mail or printed onsite using your registration code.

  • Collect your delegate bag and show guide at the entrance.

  • Get ready to connect, learn and network – we can’t wait to see you this May!

During the show:

  • Review our conference programme to find sessions that interest you.
  • Check out all the incredible exhibitors across the two days.
  • Grab a coffee and network with new and old faces, it's a great opportunity to form lasting relationships within the sector.
  • Promote your presence at BDCDS 2026 by sharing your pictures on social media!

BONUS TIPS:

  • Make sure you're wearing comfy shoes, the exhibition floor has over 400 suppliers to explore (that's a lot of moving around)

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