The activities underway in the Office of the Chief Dental Officer (OCDO) reached a wide audience last month as CDO Sara Hurley and her team settled in for a 3 day stint at BDIA Showcase at London's Excel 4 to 6 October.

On each of the three days Sara and her colleagues, including deputies Eric Rooney and Janet Clarke, were in the Innovation Theatre to give a rundown of their work. Otherwise they were to be found in the CDO zone where there were presentations on workforce issues, special projects, digital innovations and clinical updates.

As part of the CDO briefing, Sara gave a presentation called: ‘You said, we did.’ She set out the work she and her team are undertaking in particular on improving oral health and the launch of Starting Well. She also referenced the Advancing Pathway Dental Care in Education and Training Review, likely to bring about changing responsibilities for team members and the work of the Faculty of General Dental Practice which is also looking at broadening the remit of DCPs.