The British Dental Association's (BDA) 2007 British Dental Conference and Exhibition – Dental dynamics: shaping your future – takes place from 24–26 May at the Harrogate International Centre.

Over 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the event, which takes place a year after fundamental changes to NHS dentistry and at a time of changing patterns in the way dental care in the UK is delivered. Headline speakers tackling the political issues include BDA Executive Board Chair Susie Sanderson and a representative of the Department of Health. Doug Richard, star of TV's ‘Dragons‘ Den', will give the keynote address on the theme of entrepreneurship.

Once again both the plenary and seminar programme has much for DCPs. Colleagues from The Smile Centre in Cornwall will be sharing their tips for getting the whole practice involved in communicating oral health messages. A session from Heather Dallas, a management trainer and Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner will demonstrate how the technique can be used by the team to improve patient care.

The recent changes to the way DCPs are governed by the GDC will still be highly topical at the 2007 conference and many of the major DCP associations will be there. Each association will have a stand in the exhibition and will be running a seminar on issues pertinent to their field of practice.

DCPs can book tickets for the reduced price of £100 for the full three days or £50 for a one-day ticket. There are also team discount booking options. Book your place at conference now at www.bda-events.org or call 0870 166 6625.

If you would like a copy of the brochure please email BDA Events on events@bda.org or call 020 7563 4590.