Putting on a show!

With Covid-19 restrictions limiting networking opportunities over the course of the last two years, the return of BDIA Dental Showcase signalled a return to business as usual. Held at the ExCeL in London, the exhibition took place across two days – March 25 and 26. With over 80 expert speakers, 250 exhibitors and thousands of dental professionals in attendance, this was the perfect place reconnect with the dental community.

The show’s Clinical Theatre, sponsored by Philips, was home to the conference opening and welcome, courtesy of Dean Hallows, vice president of procurement marketing and training for Dentsply Sirona. This was then followed by the first of two keynote addresses, ‘Where next for NHS dentistry?’ by Martin Woodrow, chief executive of the British Dental Association (BDA). Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, then gave the second keynote address, before presenting the annual NASDAL Dental Check by One Practice of the Year Award, which celebrates dental practices which have implemented the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s campaign to increase the number of under-twos who access dental care.