Three hundred people attended the 13th annual Premier Symposium at the Shaw Theatre at the Pullman St Pancras in London in November. The event is one of the largest dental risk management events of its kind in the UK.

Professor Tara Renton opened the conference by discussing the 'difficult extraction' and how to anticipate and manage complications in oral surgery. This was followed by Howard Lloyd who examined the 'difficult root canal' and the potential risks and complications in endodontics.

Professor Andrew Smith considered the facts and fictions behind water line contamination and the risks from prions and vCJD.

Professor Crispian Scully explored the oral manifestations of new and emerging conditions, and provided a guided tour of normal and abnormal oral mucosa.

Dr Kevin Lewis, Dental Director of Dental Protection, who organise the event with schülke, said: 'The continuing success of the Premier Symposium is based on the calibre of speakers and relevance of the topics to our audience'.