Act now, shape tomorrow: Strategic shifts in dental care

Opening keynote – The future direction of dentistry (view from DHSC) 
Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care 
Q&A facilitated by Joanne Rewcastle 

Welcome and introduction – Celebrating DLN 10 
Joanne Rewcastle, Associate Director, Communications and Engagement, GDC 

Keynote – The policy cycle 
Rebecca Harris, Professor of Dental Public Health at the University of Liverpool 

Panel discussion – The direction of travel across the four nations and what role the three strategic shifts may play 
Q&A facilitated by Colin MacKenzie, Head of Nations and Engagement, GDC 

Panellists:

• Andrew Dickenson, CDO Wales 
• Tom Ferris, CDO Scotland
• Caroline Lappin, CDO Northern Ireland
• Jason Wong, CDO England 

Workshop - How would you like things to work for patients in five years’ time (and how does the DLN prepare now to achieve this)? 
Five-minute introduction from facilitators, followed by 45-minute table discussion and 25-minute feedback discussion.  

Facilitated by Catherine Rutland, Director of Policy and Clinical Affairs, Association of Dental Groups and Joanne Bowles, Chair, British Association of Dental Therapists 

• Focused discussions on the three shifts – hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention  
• How do we measure the benefit and value of all the small incremental things we get from attending or being part of the DLN?
• What should the DLN focus on over the next ten events?