Coffee Catch-up | November 2025

What is Coffee Catch-up?

A virtual networking event for dental nurses and fellow dental care professionals for you to meet new colleagues and hear about the latest developments from the world of dentistry, the Association and our special guest speakers with free CPD for a members. The coffee catch-up has been created during the Covid-19 pandemic to offer members and non-member dental care professionals virtual way to the latest information from the world of dentistry, the opportunity for networking and connecting with with other dental nurses across the United Kingdom, and chat with our BADN President, the members of the BADN Executive Committee, and the staff. We also host special guest speakers who deliver valuable insights regarding a specific topic each month with the aim of helping attendees learn and expand their knowledge.

Speaker information

Pete Gibbons
Owner & Decontamination Specialist
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Pete Gibbons is a decontamination and cross infection qualified specialist with over 18 years working in the dental industry. Pete has worked within many different areas of dentistry, including Orthodontics, Microscopes, Decontamination, Surgical and Endodontics to name but a few. He has also been delivering dental infection prevention courses within dental settings and at various seminars for many years. Over the past 18 years he has written several published articles on Infection Prevention & Control and has also held a  monthly column for Dentistry Online for over 3 year (ongoing).

The session will take place on:

Date:

Saturday 29 November 2025

Time:

15:00-16:00

Location:

Online

Presentation details

Title

"1 hour IPC refresher”

Aim

This course aims to provide all learners with an understanding of the different types of pathogens and highlight the requirements to mitigate the risks based on local legislation.

Objectives

  • Clearly outline the  risks associated with Healthcare setting and ways to protect yourself.
  • Understand the importance of water quality.
  • To explore ways of ensuring safety is maintained.

Outcomes

  • Identify the importance of PPE
  • Understand the importance of water quality
  • Understand the chain of infection

Developments Outcomes

  • This presentation meets the GDC's development outcomes: A, B, C and D.

CPD information

Members attend free of charge and receive a CPD certificate (subject to meeting attendance criteria). Non-members - £5 participation fee is required to attend. This includes administration for issuing the CPD certificate.  CPD certificate requires attendee to be present on camera for the full presentation.

 

How much does it cost?

Our Coffee Catch-up sessions are FREE to attend. We welcome all dental nurses, BADN members and non-members, as well as other dental care professionals to join our sessions. Please note spaces are limited so be sure to book early.

What happens after I register?

Once registered a confirmation email will be sent to you within 24 hours. An Invitation Zoom Link along with any other relevant information will be sent to all attendees via email a day before the event. Please also check your spam/junk folder when looking out for any communications.

 

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What our event attendees say:

 

"It was my first date attending the Coffee Catch-up and I am so pleased this is made possible for us (dental nurses). Personally I found the webinar very empowering and informative. "

- Luiza

"Thank you for so interesting and valuable information on Coffee Catch-up."

- Helga

"Both the content and the presentation of the CPD course on Indemnity ,given by Sharon, were concise, enjoyable and relevant to my position. The Q &A session was unhurried and able to answer any concerns there might have been on this involved subject . An enjoyable couple of hours."

- Sophie