A Manchester must

As conferences go it had all the ingredients to make it great. There were excellent speakers and a well set out centre with the largest member turnout to date. It was even passable weather.

Manchester is a brilliant venue – everything within walking distance and covered. The British Dental Association has got this event sorted. Smooth, efficient even seamless comes to mind. There was a special auditorium for DCPs run by OralB that ran concurrently with the rest of the programme and was cunningly timed to allow overlap in the numbers – it was stimulating to hear the occasional round of applause echo around the trade show. Three days of non-stop CPD!

There was never prolonged queuing for any of the refreshments and there were plenty of tables to sit at to consume lunch. There was even the added cabaret of back massaging by trained masseurs and a stand with the incredible carrot of an electrical back massager that tempted many to purchase including me.