The patients who keep you awake at night: practical solutions for dentistry's most challenging cases
10 Oct 2026
Specialty Interest Theatre
Learning Content
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry Natalie Bradley explores the patients who keep dental teams awake at night. Through practical cases, she will show how to assess complexity, reduce risk and adapt care for people with disability, anxiety, frailty or medical needs.
Aims
To build confidence when caring for patients with complex needs. • To provide a practical framework for assessment, planning and risk reduction. To demonstrate person-centred adjustments that can make treatment achievable. To clarify professional scope, escalation and referral decisions.






