Spring Meeting 2026 – Exeter
Location: Exeter
Date: 19/06/2026
Time: 0900 - 1630
CPD Points: 5 hours
BSG Spring Meeting 2026
Friday 19th June
Exeter
From Diagnosis to Dignity: Comprehensive Oral Cancer Care for Older Adults
Dr Camilla Boynton has put together an exciting programme including palliative care management, restorative considerations and dysphagia. Registration is now open so please sign up and join us for an informative day
Further details to follow
Schedule
| Time Slot | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Registration, coffee | |
| 9:00 - 9:10 | President’s welcome | Dr Camilla Boynton |
| 9:10 - 10:00 | Restorative considerations for the older person with oral cancer featuring the recently published Oral and dental management of patients before during and after cancer therapy guidelines | Dr Alex Pollard, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Torbay Hospital Chair, South West Restorative Managed Clinical Network Co-Chair, South West Oncology Restorative Network (SWORN) |
| 10:00 - 10:45 | Still Here, Still Speaking: a patient’s personal account of her journey through recurrent oral cancer | Michelle Kennedy interviewed by Hiral Patel, Specialty Registrar in Special Care Dentistry |
| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee Break + sponsors | |
| 12:00-12:45 | Janet Griffith Memorial Prize Oral Presentations x 3 | Prize Finalists |
| 12:45-1:45 | LUNCH + sponsors (& judge presentations) | |
| 1:45-2:30 | Palliative care | Dr Rebecca Iles, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, RDUH |
| 2:30-3:30 | Title TBC – speaking on cancer diagnosis and treatment | Dr John Murphy, Speciality Registrar in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, RDUH |
| 3:30-4:15 | Dysphagia and new SIG Guidelines | Dr Sophie Bryant, Specialist in Special Care Dentistry & Carolyn Joyce, Oral Health Improvement Practitioner, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board |
| 4:15-4:30 | Janet Griffith Oral Presentation Prize winner award and close | Dr Camilla Boynton |