Spring Meeting 2026 – Exeter
Location: Exeter: Reed Hall EX44QR
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 updates on palliative care management, restorative considerations and dysphagia. Registration is now open so please sign up and join us for an informative day
Free DCP Places
- 5 available, closing date for applications 10th April
- Click here Application details
- For questions: [email protected]
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 | |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | A matter of taste: a practical approach to taste rehabilitation for patients with head and neck cancer | Deborah Howland Specialist Dietitian (Head and Neck Cancer and ICU), Torbay Hospital |
| 12:00-12:45 | Janet Griffith Memorial Prize Oral Presentations x 3 Janet Griffith Memorial Oral Presentation Prize Finalists Making the Special Care Dentistry Department at Bristol Dental Hospital more Dementia Friendly When Cancer Treatment Leaves Its Mark: Complex Dental Management Following Parotid Radiotherapy Enhancing comfort and dignity through Integrated oral care in end of life patients | Prize Finalists: Kate Mortiboy, St3 Special Care Dentistry, Bristol Dental Hospital & Wiltshire Community Dental Service Nadia Razavi, Dental Core Trainee 2 in Special Care Dentistry, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Petrena Heffernan, Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
| 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 | Oral cancer and the older person - a holistic approach | 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 |