National Smile Month

Date: 15 May – 15 June 2017

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Details: The UK's largest and longest running oral health campaign, organised by the Oral Health Foundation. It aims to increase awareness of important oral health issues and make a significant difference to the well-being of millions of people.

Supported by thousands of individuals and organisations, National Smile Month promotes three key messages at the heart of good oral health: brush your teeth last thing at night and at least one other time during the day with a fluoride toothpaste; cut down on how often you eat sugary foods and drinks; and visit the dentist regularly, as often as they recommend.

If you have not done so yet, visit www.smilemonth.org/register to support and take part in National Smile Month.

BAOMS annual conference

Date and location: 28-30 June 2017, ICC Birmingham

Details: The key debate at this year's conference will be around the impact and future of the dual degree, whether to continue and what the alternatives could be.

The preliminary programme can be found at https://www.baoms.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/asm_2017_birmingham/birmingham_prelim_2017_011.pdf.

Nutrition, Oral Health & Performance Symposium

Date and location: Friday 28 July 2017, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE

Details: A ground breaking, one-day symposium in sport and exercise medicine and oral health. Expert speakers will explore:

  • State-of-the-art developments and future of sport nutrition (Dr Kevin Currell & Professor Ron Maughan)

  • Sport nutrition and health (Dr Dan Kings)

  • Eating disorders & RED-S in athletes (Dr Anna Katarina Melin)

  • Oral health & sport performance (Professor Ian Needleman, Dr Paul Ashley & Dr Julie Gallagher).

The symposium will be highly relevant to sport and exercise medicine clinicians and scientists, nutritionists, performance directors, dental care professionals and researchers. Full details available at www.ucl.ac.uk/cohp.

British Endodontic Society Regional Meeting

Date and location: 17-18 November 2017, Edinburgh

Theme: Endodontic infections and systemic health

Further details will become available at http://www.britishendodonticsociety.org.uk/.