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ABDO if you work in L&D
As an L&D Specialist being an ABDO member is crucial. I can email or call ABDO and get a prompt and friendly reply. This quick and easy access to professional and clinical guidance is brilliant. Easy access to new and relevant CET is always useful and I enjoy reading Dispensing Optics on my tablet to keep up to date. Access to Ophthalmic Lens Availability and British Standards is invaluable. In short, I would be lost without my ABDO membership.
Les Thomas
ABDO for hospital DOs
As a Hospital Dispensing Optician I have been blown away by the support and guidance the ABDO membership team provide and the opportunities to get involved in the organisation. The membership team are amazing and are always available to help with any queries whether clinical or pastoral. The range of CET points allow me to keep up to date with skills that I don’t practice regularly and help me to develop my areas of interest.
Joshua Smith
ABDO for employees
As a lone Dispensing Optician working in independent practice, I’ve been a member of ABDO since the day I started as a student. The resources and membership benefits have grown over the years. ABDO offers me all my CET needs, keep me updated with all political and business news, and is always my first port of call if I have any issues or need advice. ABDO has provided me the opportunity to network over the years with likeminded professionals whom I now consider friends. When we meet up I always come back with fresh ideas for the practice.
Jo Holmes
ABDO for employers
As an employer it’s is impossible to know everything about employment law, employee rights and correct procedures. As an ABDO member I have been able to call membership services on numerous occasions to ask about such matters, they always handle my enquiry quickly and with a no nonsense approach! An amazingly useful service.
Daryl Newsome
ABDO driving the enhanced services agenda
ABDO has helped drive the DO & CLO inclusive enhanced services agenda to such an extent, that we now have a new career pathway open to us. Having spoken to fellow DOs at an ABDO CET event recently, it was great to hear the enthusiasm of newly qualified members for both the profession and the support that ABDO has given them to date. It is great to see ABDO raising the profile of our profession by being so visible at conferences, events and forums. For too long we have been the “quiet profession” within primary care and now is the time for us to stand up and be recognized for the work we do.
Max Halford
ABDO supports its members
Getting involved with ABDO ensures every DO can meet likeminded colleagues. ABDO facilitates a strong network of guidance and support across all areas of the UK.
Geri Dynan
Benefits of membership
I have discovered so many membership benefits on the ABDO membership benefits and services page. I found great discounts on home insurance, gym membership, holidays and cinema tickets. I am looking forward to using our benefits to the full.
Brenda Rennie
So many benefits
Whether you are a student or a registered optician of many years ABDO continues to evolve and support its members. Who would have thought, back in the 1990s, that it would be providing the means for members to stay registered, that area meetings would allow members to gain CET points. The benefits continue to be updated and made more relevant whether it is access to ISO/BE/EN Standards or cashback on shopping. If things go wrong at work and legal help is required then ABDO is there. If you want to make a difference for ABDO members of today and tomorrow then the new regional structure makes getting involved straight forward.
Kevin Gutsell
I cannot imagine not being a member of ABDO
I simply cannot imagine not being a member of ABDO. I joined as a student back in 1983 and I am proud to say, I was in the first cohort of DOs who qualified under ABDO in 1986 and were entitled to use the suffix FBDO. I am proud of my suffix and what it represents and to be an ABDO member today.
Fiona Anderson
This is a great time to be part of ABDO
ABDO is a progressive association with its members at the core of the decision making process. This is a great time to be part of ABDO. The broad range of benefits including free CET are very relevant and practical for all members.
Saima Begum Naroo
ABDO is working for you
ABDO is your professional body, the only professional body which solely supports Dispensing Opticians. It works tirelessly to support, promote and enhance the role of a DO. And when help is needed ABDO is always there with an ear to listen and a hand to hold in good and difficult times.
ABDO has served me well throughout my career and I cannot recommend highly enough, life time membership of the association.
Clive Marchant
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