Registered charity No. 1118671
Charity Commission Report for April 2023- March 2024
Current Trustees
Chair: Milli Doshi
President: Rebecca Wassall
Past President: Adele Cunningham
Honorary Secretary: Thea Dickens
Honorary Membership Secretary: Jodie Bustin
Honorary Treasurer: Yvonne Rooney (Independent Honorary Auditor: Sue Greening )
Trustees April 2023– March 2024
Chair: Mili Doshi
President: Gerry Mckenna
Past President: Jodie Bustin
Honorary Secretary: Adele Cunningham
Honorary Treasurer: Yvonne Rooney
Charitable Objectives of British Society of Gerodontology (BSG)
The aim of the society is to protect, maintain and improve the oral health of older people. This is achieved by providing a forum to further knowledge and increase awareness relating to the oral health, dental needs and treatment of older adults.
The society holds two meetings per year when members of various dental specialities and dental care professionals and others with an interest come together to consider and exchange information on the oral health care of older adults.
BSG Annual Scientific Meetings Financial Year 23/24
Spring Meeting 28[th] April 2023 and Winter Meeting 30[th] November 2023
The BSG Spring Scientific Meeting took place in Belfast on 28[th] April as a face to face meeting ‘Integrated Dental Care for Older People’. Presentations were delivered by the wider team related to older peoples nutrition, behaviour change and caries. The feedback was excellent. This was a face to face event in hosting over 80 delegates.
The BSG Winter Scientific Meeting took place in London on 30[th] November 2023. 125 delegates attended. Speaker topics included, addressing oral health inequalities for older adults, the role of the dental team in delivering oral health for older adults, co-designing digital services for community dental service and vulnerable patient groups, oral care for patients with dysphagia post-stroke and functionally orientated tooth replacement
The outcome of both conferences was the need to address the development of guidelines for the use of Sodium Diamine Fluoride (SDF) in older adults and to develop an online webinar series with the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) Edinburgh.
BSG Annual General Meeting (AGM) 30[th] November 2023
BSG members attended the face to face AGM after the Winter Scientific Meeting on 30[th] November 2023. Reports were received from the president, treasurer, secretary, membership secretary, website editor, social media secretary and sponsorship secretary. Ordinary general meetings (OGM) were held face to face 27[th] April 2023 and virtually on and 10[th] of October 2023.
BSG Sponsorship
GC was the only sponsor for the spring meeting 28th April 2023 with an increased price of £350. Other sponsors were not able to attend due to location of the conference being in Northern Ireland and clashes with other events. The sponsorship secretary contacted existing sponsors early for the Winter Meeting 2023. Two sponsors attended the winter 2023 meeting, design specific and Oraleive, both charged £350. Discussed uncertainty with sponsorship future, a key contact from GC had retired. Companies are re-visiting if going to do sponsorship as budgets are reducing so may not be replying to requests. Curaden was identified as a sponsor that was keen to work with us for the following year.
BSG Charity Activities
The charity pledged £5000 towards a standalone BSG research grant. This was previously affiliated with the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS). It was agreed to keep this as standalone to maximise participation and inclusion as the previous requirement was to be an RCS England member.
BSG provided application for free dental care professional (DCP) places to attend the Summer (10 free places) and Winter meetings (5 free places) in 2023.
A resource list on Oral Health Guidelines relevant to older people is available on the BSG website. The website was updated with a GDPR policy.
BSG poster competition and prizes
A poster competition was organised with winners announced during the Winter Scientific meeting hosted by BSG on 30[th] November 2023. Prizes were offered for the best poster presentations on a subject relevant to older people and oral health, submitted in one of the following categories: case study, audit or quality improvement, innovation or research. There was a prize of £250 for the winner of each category for the following groups: dental care professional, dental core trainee, specialist trainee and dentist.
BSG Committee Links with Other Groups
BSG committee members continue to have links with other societies, charities and agencies including British Geriatric Society, British Society Special Care Dentistry, British Dental Association and Faculty of Dental Surgery. BSG provided input and response to guidance on Oral health for Older People Living with Frailty, Delivering Better Oral Health and CQC ‘Smiling Matters’ report. BSG members have provided presentations and submission of articles to peer reviewed journals and other relevant organisations. BSG provide representation at senate and Specialist Advisory Committee for Special Care Dentistry.
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