The Faculty provides educational opportunities for dental team professionals over a broad base

In addition to meetings for specialists and those preparing for UK specialty membership examinations, the Faculty runs a number of events for colleagues who are dental care professionals and dentists in the earlier stages of their careers. These offer an opportunity to provide both education and advice over future professional possibilities including the role that the College and Faculty can play in supporting them.

In November 2011, the Dental Faculty Medal was awarded to Miss Jane Goodman, former Consultant and Training Programme Director in Paediatric Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute

The Dental Faculty Medal for 2010 was awarded to Miss Jane Goodman. Jane has made a distinguished contribution to the Dental Faculty and to her specialty of Paediatric Dentistry. She received her award from the President Mr David Tolley at a Diploma Ceremony at the College in Edinburgh in November 2011. The Citation was read by Miss Patricia Baxter, Chair of the Advisory Board in Paediatric Dentistry and a long-standing colleague of Jane’s. The citation forms the basis of this account of Jane Goodman’s distinguished contribution.

We all know that time passes quickly, but at a personal level the fi rst three months of being Dean of our Faculty have passed in a flash! It has also been an enjoyable but pretty sharp learning exercise and I am exceedingly grateful to Linda Stuart, our Faculty Administrator, for keeping me on the straight and narrow. Linda puts in an immense amount of work on our behalf and she represents the hub of the Faculty.

Held from 1-3 September, ‘Doing the Best for Children: Are We Up to Date?’ was the first joint meeting of the RCSEd’s Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) and the American Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (AAPD)

The opening session was devoted to Early Childhood Caries (ECC) whereby Dr Paul Casamassimo (Ohio) provided a sound base for reflection and discussion on the psychological and social impact of ECC, which was followed by Dr Dafydd Evans (Dundee), who discussed the Scottish family-centred management approach to treat and prevent ECC.