BDA - Professional association or trade union? (LEED13NOV12)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectMiscellaneous
DescriptionThe British Dental Association is for and because of its members. It is a not-for-profit special register body. What does that mean for its more than 23,000 members and the dental profession in the UK? What exactly does the BDA do? Who is it and how does it work? The speaker, Susie Sanderson, is the immediate past chair of the BDA’s Executive Board, having held that office for 6 years.
VenueLecture Theatre - Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds  View details
Date & timeTuesday 13 November 2012, 19:00 to 20:30
LecturerMrs Susie Sanderson  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dental Hygienist (£2.50pp discount), or Dental Nurse (£2.50pp discount), or Dental Technician (£2.50pp discount), or Dental Therapist (£2.50pp discount), or Practice Manager (£2.50pp discount), or Receptionist/Administrator (£2.50pp discount), or Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryEvening lecture
CateringNo catering
Development outcomeNo development outcome
CPD hours1:30
Cost£2.50 (subject to discounts, see Target audience above)
Aims

To provide an overview of the role of the BDA as a professional association and trade union

Objectives

By the end of the course delegates will have a good picture of

  • the leadership role and activities of the BDA
  • its new democratic structures
  • the way its policy direction is influenced
  • the way it strives to support its members
  • interesting and significant issues which do not hit the headlines e.g. amalgam ban (EU and world), workforce planning exercise, changes in the authority of HTM 01-05, OFT investigation into dentistry and much more