The first day of July saw BIDST Chairman Steve Taylor present his acclaimed Smile Design lecture at our new venue in Nottingham, the National College.

"An insight into creating the perfect smile"

• Terminology of smile design
• 10 components of a natural smile
• Diagnostic aids
• Preperation Guides
• Overview of clinical cases

Feedback from the night:
interesting; valuable; informative; more of this please

Most successful/useful aspect of the course?
Indepth aesthetic analysis
Examples - knowledge very extensive
Design relating to prosthetics
Wax ups/provisionals
Case presentations
The communication element - v. good
Technical aspect
Cases shown

What, if anything would you recommend the presenter(s) revise add or delete?
Handout of the slideshow - very useful
More time to take notes from screen
Nothing
Fewer PTC slides, lingered too long on anatomy
Case Studies & methods used - best part
Too many slides - more interaction with audience

Any other comments?
Happy to see him again - invite more questions
Worth the trip

The meeting was approved as 2 hours of verifiable CPD

Vice Chair Sally Wood, Chair Steve Taylor, Ceri Howells from Cherry Dental Design and
council member Mark Gilbert, clearly enjoying the new venue!