Alcoholism – be prepared and know the signs
NewsPosted by: Dental Design 31st March 2022
Sarah Thomson will be speaking in the Hygienist & Therapist Symposium at the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show (BDCDS) 2022. About her session entitled “ Alcoholism and its relevance to us!”, she comments:
“This topic is particularly relevant to professionals at this moment due to the way in which we routinely use alcohol to ‘relieve stress’ and ‘relax’. I hope that by sharing my personal experience regarding alcoholism, delegates will have a better understanding of how to spot behaviour patterns linked with this illness and become familiar with when and how to broach the subject.
“It is also my aim that delegates will be better equipped to help and signpost sufferers appropriately, and to remove some of the stigma and shame still associated with alcoholism. It is a family illness which has a ripple effect, most of us will have been or will be touched by it at some stage in our lives, so it’s essential to know how to handle the situation.
“My experience of attending the BDCDS in previous years is that, as well as providing relevant information, it is an opportunity to connect with other like-minded professionals who will have been encountering similar experiences.”
The next British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show will be held on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May 2022, NEC Birmingham, co-located with DTS.
For more information, visit birmingham.dentistryshow.co.uk, or email dentistry@closerstillmedia.com
