RCSEd SAS/LED Surgeons and Dentists Conference 2026

This one-day RCSEd conference is built specifically for SAS and locally employed surgeons and dentists, including specialist-grade doctors, international medical graduates, junior specialty doctors and oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Its practical focus is career progression: the programme addresses the Portfolio Pathway, evidence for specialist-grade regrading and how research and academic publishing can strengthen a professional portfolio.

Patient safety, resilience and the effect of artificial intelligence on surgical and dental practice broaden the day beyond employment mechanics. The published format combines didactic talks with three interactive workshops, giving delegates opportunities to apply the material rather than only listen to presentations. At six CPD hours and £115 for members or £130 for non-members, it is a relatively accessible national professional-development meeting for clinicians whose needs are not always well served by specialty-specific congresses.

The conference does not advertise an abstract or presentation route, so its research value is primarily educational: learning how to build research and publishing activity into a career portfolio. Its strongest value is likely to be peer contact across SAS and locally employed doctor grades, direct access to career-focused faculty and practical guidance on progression within UK surgical and dental careers.