Price per person for the travel program in a double room: DKK 29,500
Supplement for a single room: DKK 7,000
Supplement for the professional program: DKK 12,000

Travel period: From Saturday, 23 May to Sunday, 31 May 2026

Plump seals bask along the shore, curious puffins peer from the cliffs, and thousands of nesting gannets crowd the sandstone ledges, while the bleating of sheep carries across the landscape. The rolling hills lie cloaked in heather, strewn with the quiet remnants of the sea—empty shells, fragments of barnacles, crab carapaces, and broken claws left behind by gulls. Small tufts of wool cling to the grass among red clover, thistles, giant hogweed, and yellow iris. One may wander the rocky coastline for hours without meeting another soul, save for sheep, birds, a playful otter, and seals lifting their heads from the waves to watch your passage.

On this study trip, Dentalinstituttet combines a few days in Edinburgh with outstanding natural experiences in the Shetland Islands, professional exchange with the islands’ dental practitioners, and a comprehensive professional programme featuring Dr. Geoffrey Bateman and Dr. Edward Bateman.

Dentalinstituttet’s local professional programme in the Shetland Islands is delivered by brothers Geoffrey Bateman and Edward Bateman—two highly specialised British dentists with extensive clinical, academic, and teaching experience. The programme will cover topics including digital dentistry, direct restorative and prosthetic treatments, endodontics, and orthodontics in general practice.

Together, they represent both hospital-based specialist expertise and high-level modern general dental practice. Their combined strength lies in the balance between a high professional standard, clinical realism, and teaching that can be directly translated into improved and more predictable patient care.

Geoffrey Bateman is a hospital-trained specialist and consultant with advanced training in restorative dentistry and endodontics. He has extensive clinical experience in the management of tooth wear, complex restorative cases, and both direct and indirect restorations.

He is a highly experienced educator and lecturer, known for his practical and clinically relevant teaching style. His teaching focuses on restorative workflows, efficient endodontic procedures, management of tooth wear, and clinical standards and risk minimisation in general dental practice. Geoffrey’s lectures are characterised by predictable techniques, a focus on common pitfalls, and solutions that can be implemented directly in everyday clinical practice.

Edward Bateman is a clinic owner and Principal Dentist in northern Scotland, where he receives referrals in orthodontics, restorative dentistry, and endodontics. He holds postgraduate qualifications in primary orthodontics, endodontology, and quality improvement, and has significant experience in digital dentistry and CAD/CAM-based workflows.

He regularly teaches for NHS Education for Scotland as a Vocational Training Adviser and lectures on digital workflows, orthodontics in general dental practice, and clinical decision-making. In addition, he works as a professional consultant and expert witness for the General Dental Council and has extensive insight into clinical standards, quality assurance, and regulatory frameworks.

You can view the full travel itinerary here:

Study Tour Program to the Shetland Islands 2026

Practical info

Target group: 

The professional program is primarily intended for dentists, but all interested participants are welcome.

Price:
DKK 29,500 per person in a double room (excluding the professional program)
Supplement for single room: DKK 7,000
Supplement for professional program: DKK 12,000