A glimpse into the future

GLIMPSEHello, and welcome to the summer/autumn edition of BDJ Student!As always, this issue is unique, as it's a big hello to returning students and members, and an ever bigger hello to those in first year.To you, on behalf of all at BDJ Student and the BDA, we wish you the very best of luck in your forthcoming endeavours and quest to become fully-fledged members of the profession.Last month we announced the new and very exciting idea that in the not-too distant future, we're going to be launching a BDJ Student dental school/society takeover.You can read more about it in the link at the bottom of this article, and it's one of many exciting things to come as we truly focus on what's important to us, and that's you.It's also a time to look forward; for those of you entering your last year of study, I recommend reading BDA Chair Eddie Crouch's views on the mooted tie-ins for new graduates and the NHS.If you're interested in orthodontics, this year's British Orthodontic Conference chair, Guy Deeming, talks about what you can expect from the event in Birmingham on 16-18 October -including the very exciting 'Saturday sessions' .You can also hear from the BDA's very own Andrea Ogden -who many of you may have met -about what life is like beyond the clinic.Finally, please do check out what's going on in our other journals in the 'around the portfolio' articles.