BDA board election results

The successful candidates for the BDA Principal Executive Committee (PEC) elections for the 2018-20 triennium are as follows:

Eastern: Jason Stokes

North West: John Edwards

Wales: Tim Harker

West Midlands: Eddie Crouch

UK-wide: Len D'Cruz

All of these candidates were due to take up their mandate on 1 January 2018 alongside the other ten sitting members.

New President

Professor Liz Kay MBE has been inaugurated as the new President of the Oral Health Foundation. Professor Kay will take on the role for a full two-year term and combine it with her role as Foundation Dean of Peninsula Dental School in Plymouth. Outgoing President Janet Goodwin will remain on the board of Trustees for two further years.

Young Achiever Award

Dentist Niall Mc Goldrick was awarded the Young Achiever Award at the Scottish Health Awards 2017 on 3 November. These awards recognise the hard work of healthcare staff from across the NHS workplace in Scotland. Dr Mc Goldrick got the honours in a category for an individual of 30 years or younger who 'has demonstrated outstanding achievement as part of their working life... which has shown initiative, drive and excellent judgement in their work to achieve exceptional results'. The judges were particularly impressed with the work he has done as one of the main drivers behind charity Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer; and in leading teams of volunteer dental students to provide free urgent dental care to impoverished areas of Peru.