Edinburgh 2008

Edinburgh 2008, also refered to as the Orthodontic Technicians Association Conference 2008 will be the 33rd conference presented by the Orthodontic Technicians Association(OTA). The conference will be held in Edinburgh between from the 13th - 15th March 2008.. This conference is significant because it is the first to be held since it became compulsory for dental technicians to be legally regulated and register with the General Dental Council.. Therefore it is also mandatory for all dental professionals to undergo continuing professional development (CPD). The conference will provide eight hours of CPD.

Host City

The venue for the conference is Edinburgh and is in the south-east of Scotland, on the east coast of Scotland's Central Belt, on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, on the North Sea and, because of its rugged setting and vast collection of Medieval and Georgian architecture including numerous stone tenements, it is often considered one of europe's most dramatic cities.

The location of the conference is one of Europe's major tourist destinations, attracting around 13 million visitors a year, and is the second most visited tourist destination in the United Kingdom, after London.

Venue

The Radisson SAS Hotel is located on the historic Royal Mile, halfway between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace.

Conference Director

The conference is co-ordinated by OTA council member Neil Nairn who is a lecturer in orthodontics at the University of Glasgow.

Programme

The expected programme of lectures is as follows:

Trade Exhibition

The following dental companies will be represented at the trade exhibition:

• Abacus Dental
• Bredent
• The DLA
• Eurodontic
• Forestadent
• GCUK
• Hawley Russell
• NSK
• OrthoCare
• TOC

See also

• Orthodontic Technicians Association
• Orthodontic Technicians Association Conference.

External links

• OTA Conference 2008
• Booking form
• Radisson SAS Hotel Edinburgh
• OTA Conference 2008 on the RDL website