Keynote, Becoming a Detective of Human Behaviour, Professor Liz Kay MBE, Emeritus Professor & Editor of Evidence Based Dentistry

Liz Kay has been a consultant in Dental Public Health for the past ten years. In 2006 she was appointed Inaugural Dean of Peninsula Dental School and has acted as the Interim Dean of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry since 2009. She has acted as Scientific Adviser to the British Dental Association and authored over 100 scientific papers and journal articles. She is the principal author of four text books and co author of one other, along with contributing several Chapters to academic text books. Her research interests lie in decision analysis and health service research. In 2008 she was appointed Chair of the Trustees of the Shirley Glasstone Hughes Trust Fund, an organisation she has been involved with since 2001. We are delighted to welcome Liz to DentalForum UK as our keynote speaker and panel moderator.

Panel, In Conversation with Industry Leaders,

Moderator Liz Kay joins our three panellists in a candid discussion of the industry's most pressing issues. We are proud to welcome Barry Lanesman (CEO, Dentex), Fiona Slavin (COO, Clyde Munro) and Anshul Pangotra (CEO, Alliance Dental Care) to the panel.

Ignite Session, Luke Moore, Director, Dental Elite

The Headlines from Another Year in Practice Sales

Workshop Leader, Markus Kaufmann, Head of DSO Europe, Straumann Group

How to Successfully Deploy Digital Technologies in a DSO Clinic: Examples from Digital Impression Projects

There is a huge difference between a private clinic buying digital equipment and a digital rollout project across multiple sites in a DSO. How do you put together a realistic business case and what is needed to maximise the benefits from your investments? A major critical success factor is managing organisational change by effective internal communication, by setting up cross-functional and cross-enterprise project teams, and finally yet importantly, by creating a culture favoring change and progress. What are further learnings from pioneers in Europe and the US?

Round Table Chair, hosted by Ian Gordon, 'Should the NHS be a core service?'

Ian is Managing Director of the Alpha Vitality Group. First established in 2008, the group recently secured investment from Riverdale Healthcare to expand. Ian also works as a clinician within AV Group and as a dento-legal advisor to Densura.  He is Chair of Yorkshire Region Local Dental Committee and a Board member of The Association of Dental Groups. We are delighted to welcome Ian as Chairman of this year's round table discussion. 

Elevator Pitches, 60 Second Supplier Snapshots,

Giving delegates the opportunity to pitch their business to a captive audience and make themselves memorable.