General dental practitioner and Director of Dawson Academy UK, Dr Ian Buckle is due to present in the main auditorium at the 2013 British Dental Conference and Exhibition at ExCel London next April. Dr Buckle will discuss occlusal principles for daily practice.

Mr Mark Hunter, clinical teacher in restorative dentistry at the University of Manchester, will lead the 'expert endo' session, also in the main auditorium.

Other names to look out for on the 2013 programme include the President-Elect of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Dr Julian Caplan; prosthodontics specialists Dr Andrew Dawood and Dr Susan Tanner; Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital, Mr Nicholas Lewis; Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging at the University of Manchester, Professor Keith Horner; and Ian Needleman, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Periodontology at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute.

BDA members are entitled to a free one-day pass for both the conference and exhibition or they can choose to attend for two or three days at a discounted rate. Further information can be found at www.bda.org/conference.