BADN® 2012 CALENDAR
JANUARY 2012
1New Year’s Day
2New Year Bank Holiday
3New Year Bank Holiday (Scotland only)
15Closing date for March 2012 OHE and Sedation exams
30Winter 2012 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” published
FEBRUARY 2012
3Closing date for entries for the Dental Awards
10 Handling complaints and improving communication skill (London)
24 Child Protection
MARCH 2012
3DCP Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh - visit to book
8Holi
9 Medical Emergencies Glasgow Dental Education Centre (GDEC)
9 Medical Emergencies (Glasgow)
16ECPD Medical Emergencies - Dundee Dental Education Centre (DDEC)
16Copy date for Spring 2012 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” - send items to
17OHE and Sedation exams
19St. Patrick’s Day (N. Ireland only)
21 NawRuz (Bahai New Year)
21Professionalism and Ethics - an approach forthe dental team - Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, EDINBURGH
25British Summer Time begins
28DCP Additional Skills Training - Impression Taking and Constructing and Pouring Study Models - Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC)
30BACDT, Mandec - contact for details
APRIL 2012
3Induction for Trainee Dental Nurses - Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, EDINBURGH
5Dental Nurse Induction - Centre for Health Science, Inverness
6 Good Friday
9Easter Monday (not Scotland)
11Four Handed Dentistry - - Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC)
14 Baisakhi( Sikh New Year)
19 Passover
19 Reception and telephone skills (Manchester)
20 IRMER ( MANDEC)
20Closing date for June 2012 Radiography exam
21 First Day of Ridvan
23Legal and Ethical Issues for all DCP's - Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, EDINBURGH
Professionalism for the whole dental team - Borders General Hospital, Lecture theatre
24Dental Materials - Centre for Health Science, Inverness
Dental Erosion - Centre for Health Science, Inverness
Work Safely in Practice Dental Nurse Induction - Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC)
25Dental Materials - Centre for Health Science, Inverness
27Patients in pain - Managing Difficulties - Providing Solutions -
Meet at the Mill, Newtownabbey Mill Conference Centre, Newtownabbey
Book at: (see attached Flyer)
30Spring 2012 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” published
MAY 2012
1Basic Life Support – Glasgow Dental Education Centre (GDEC)
7 May Day Bank Holiday
11Closing date for June 2012 Orthodontic, Impressions and Special Care exams
18-19Dental Technology Show, Coventry - contact for details
23 Declaration of the Bab
30 Core CPD Event – Radiology – Glasgow Dental Education Centre (GDEC)
JUNE 2012
4 Spring Bank Holiday
5Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
8Orthodontic, Impressions and Special Care exams
13Institute of Hypnotherapy for Medical and Dental Practice - Dental Hypnosis 1: Technical Foundations, London - contact 0207 385 1166 or send an email to for more details or see Training Directory
14Basic Life Support and Medical Emergencies - Glasgow Dental Education Centre (GDEC)
DCP Additional Skills Training - Impression Taking and Constructing and Pouring Study Models - Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC)
14IHMDP - Dental Hypnosis 2: Applied Clinical Skills - see above for contact details.
15Copy date for Summer 2012 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” - send items to
16Radiography exam
26Infection Control in a Dental Practice - Glasgow Dental Education Centre (GDEC)
27The Chairside Manipulation of Dental Restorative Materials for DCP's - Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC)
JULY 2012
12Battle of the Boyne (N. Ireland only)
15Closing date for September 2012 OHE and Sedation exams
20Ramadan begins
30Summer 2012 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” published
AUGUST 2012
6 Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland Only )
19 Eid al Fitr
27 Summer Bank Holiday (not Scotland)
29Work Safely in Practice Dental Nurse Induction- Aberdeen Dental Education Centre (ADEC)
SEPTEMBER 2012
14Copy date for the Autumn 2012 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” - send items to
14-15CDTi Expo - contact for details
15OHE and Sedation exams
17Rosh Hashanah
26 Yom Kippur
OCTOBER 2012
4-6Dental Showcase, ExCel London
20Closing date for December 2012 Radiography exam
28British Summer Time ends
31Autumn 12 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” published
NOVEMBER 2012
10BIDST CPD Congress - contact for details
13Diwali
15Al Hijrah( Islamic New year)
16Closing date for December 2012 Orthodontic and Special Care exams
20Infection Control Update for Dental Nurses - Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute, EDINBURGH
24National Dental Nursing Conference, Blackpool Hilton - for more details please go to
30St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland only)
DECEMBER 2012
7Radiography exam
7Copy date for Winter 2013 edition of the “British Dental Nurses' Journal®” - send items to
14Orthodontic and Special Care exams
9-16 Hannakkah
25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
26 Boxing day Bank Holiday
Key
Bank Holidays
New Year and religious festivals (if your faith is not represented here, please contact with details of New Year and the three most important festivals)
BADN® events
Closing and examination dates for NEBDN qualifications - please contact NEBDN on 01253 778417 for more details
BDA courses - seefor details; booking hotline 0207 563 4590
Other events
Other courses
NES Courses in Scotland