BARDES 2025
6th & 7th November 2025
Brockholes Conference Centre, Preston, Lancashire, UK
Caring Beyond the Chair
Exploring Conscientiousness, Wellbeing and Suicide prevention in Dental Education
Call for abstracts
BARDES Annual Conference is accepting abstracts for the opportunity for two types of Oral Presentation.
The first is an opportunity for solely for "Novice Education Researchers" to present their work in the form of a 5 minute/5 ppt slide presentation to a friendly and supportive audience. The "Janice Ellis Prize" will be awarded for the best presentation. This will be awarded from combined scoring of the submitted abstract and the oral presentation. Please note it will not be possible to make amendments to abstracts once they have been submitted, so please ensure to submit your final draft. The slide limit includes introductory slides etc so use your slides wisely. To qualify as a Novice researcher, you must be predoctoral in Education Research or may be postdoctoral in another field of research but are "new" to Education Research. Presentations need not be of completed work ‐ they can include a research idea or projects partly completed. We aim to provide support and mentorship in the manner of a "critical friend".
Abstract submissions are also welcome for the other Oral Presentation session, inviting presenters of all experience levels to share their work in 10‐minute presentations. Presentations must be of Dental Education Research or sharing of good practice.
All oral presentations will take place on Conference Day 1, Thursday 6th November.
Please see below the link to a submission form which is the only route by which applications will be accepted. The form contains structured headings and guidance for word limit.
All abstracts must be submitted by 5pm Friday 10th October. We aim to confirm acceptance by 22nd October and all presenters MUST be registered for the conference by 31st October ‐ or their abstract will be withdrawn.
Provisional Timetable
Evening Reception: Chews Yard, Preston
Hotel Suggestion: Holiday Inn Preston (conference rate available)
| Thursday 6th November 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event |
| 9:00am | Bus from Preston city centre to Brockholes Nature Reserve |
| 9:30am | Open, Registration & Coffee |
| 9:45–10:00am | Welcome – C Cunningham |
| 10:00–12:00pm | "Conscientiousness – the Holy Grail of measuring professionalism" – John C. McLachlan |
| 10:45–11:15am | COFFEE |
| 11:15–12:00pm | Conscientiousness in Practice Workshop – Facilitated by J. McLachlan |
| 12:00–1:00pm | LUNCH |
| 10-minute General Presentations | |
| 14:00 | Dr Shabana Younas – Reducing Anxiety in Dental Students: The Role of VR and Vicarious Self-Efficacy in Preparing for their first child dental examination. |
| 14:12 | Lucy Tiplady & Helen Rogers – A Systematic Review of Leadership Education for Undergraduate Dental Students. |
| 14:24 | Ian David Ellis & Helen Mather – Developing Clinical Skills In Removable Prosthodontics: Facilitating The Freedom To Play As an Educational Tool. |
| 14:36 | Dr Helen Mather et al. – Exploring the desirable attributes of a newly qualified dentist from the perspective of the dental patient. |
| 14:48 | Re Na Ang et al. – The impact of teaching modalities on dental students’ confidence: from simulation to clinical practice. |
| Wellbeing / Development of Professional Identity | |
| 14:00 | Francesca Mullan et al. – Interdisciplinary collaborative learning to promote wellbeing and personal growth for dental students. |
| 14:12 | Dr Ruxandra Moraru & Ms Baldeesh Chana – AI-Assisted Narrative tools: Driving Reflection, Engagement and Professional Identity in DHT Education. |
| 14:24 | Mrs Antonia Watson & Dr Kathryn Fox – Cultivating Success in Dentistry: Personal & Professional Development and Wellbeing for Foundation Dentists. |
| 14:36 | Khalisa Yusuf et al. – Exploring the barriers and facilitators that influence UK dental students’ decision to seek support. |
| 5-Minute Novice Researcher Presentations | |
| 14:40 | Laura Colgan – On Reflection... |
| 14:47 | Mark Andrew Wallwork – Can dental undergraduate clinical training survive the challenges ahead? |
| 14:54 | Tina Bhardwaj, Sanchi Mogla & C Newey – Burnout and Stress in Dental Students: A Literature Review. |
| 15:01 | Dr Vithurran Vijayenthiran et al. – Exploring dental undergraduates’ perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in dentistry including previous experience, implementations, future opportunities and risks. |
| 15:08 | Amir Mukhtar et al. – Collaborative Learning Design: Student-Staff Partnership in Developing an Online Impression Taking Resource. |
| 15:15 | Mark Gidley et al. – Developing professional identity for a career in global healthcare: The bi-directional benefits of a transatlantic partnership between dental schools. |
| 15:22 | Christina Stewart-Syme et al. – Barriers and facilitators to oral health and perceptions of student-led dental education among people with lived experience of homelessness. |
| 4:00pm | AI for Wellbeing – Dale Munday |
| 4:30/5:00pm | Close and return bus to Preston city centre |
| Friday 7th November 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event |
| 8:30am | Bus from Preston city centre to Brockholes Nature Reserve |
| 9:00am | Registration & Coffee |
| 9:15–9:30am | Welcome – BARDES Committee |
| 9:30–11:30am | Film Screening and Q&A: The Low Road |
| 11:30–12:00pm | COFFEE |
| 12:00–1:30pm | John Gibson – "Suicide: how could I possibly save a life?" |
| 1:30–2:15pm | LUNCH |
| 2:15–4:00pm | Wellbeing Workshops – School of Health, Social Work & Sport, UCLan |
| 4:00–4:45pm | John Gibson – "The practicalities of dealing with a suicidal student" |
| 5:00pm | Close and return bus to Preston city centre |
Sponsors
BARDES would like thank our sponsors for their generosity,
- Haleon, Gold Sponsor
- Sim to Care, Platinum Sponsor