Dr Avijit Banerjee confirmed as a speaker at 2010 British Dental Conference and Exhibition

The BDA is proud to announce that the respected clinical expert Dr Avijit Banerjee has been confirmed to join the prestigious panel of speakers appearing at the 2010 British Dental Conference and Exhibition, to be held on the 20 – 22 May 2010 at the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (ACC).

Dr Banerjee, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at King’s College London (KCL) Dental Institute at Guy’s Hospital will be delivering a presentation entitled Revolutions in caries management – minimal invasive dentistry in practice.

The presentation will be detailing:

• The methods for monitoring patients with a high risk of developing caries,
• Understanding the pathology of caries,
• How to bond to caries – affected dentine and the therapeutic effects.

Dr Banerjee has carried out extensive clinical research into cariology, caries removal techniques, microbiology and microscopic imaging of dental caries and, as winner of the 2009 Kings College London Teacher of the Year Award, is well placed to offer outstanding clinical expertise to delegates.

His passion for translating scientific research into clinical practice will ensure that his guidance will feature the latest clinical findings, delivered in a manner relevant to today’s GDPs.

For more information on the conference and exhibition, register on www.bda.org/conference or call 0870 166 6625.

British Dental Conference and Exhibition 2010

The British Dental Association’s annual conference and exhibition (20 – 22 May 2010 at the ACC, Liverpool) is a vital diary date for all dental professionals who are looking for inspiration for their practices.

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The BDA’s British Dental Conference and Exhibition (20 – 22 May 2010 at the ACC, Liverpool) is a vital diary date for all dental professionals who are looking for inspiration for their practices.

The conference features a wide selection of both clinical and motivational speakers who are guaranteed to inspire delegates with new ideas. The conference will feature speakers and topics that are relevant to the full dental team and will be full of information and techniques that can be implemented in practise.

The conference programme includes sessions on:

• Predictable occlusion and guidance in everyday practice
• Dental decontamination in England: complying with HTM 01-05
• The future of dentistry: one united profession?
• Maximising your business opportunities in the current financial climate
• How treatment co-ordinators can pave the way for a more successful practice

The programme features a number of motivational sessions targeted at young dentists, VDPs and DCPs, which promise to highlight the various career paths open to them within the industry. Many of the sessions count towards core CPD hours and across the three days of the conference it is possible to collect all the CPD needed for a year.

The exhibition will see all the industry’s most prominent suppliers and a number of new entries to the market it will also be a chance for delegates to explore hundreds of new products and technologies.

For more information on the conference and exhibition, register on www.bda.org/conference or call 0870 166 6625.

BDA Shortlisted for Business Superbrands Award

The BDA is delighted to have been shortlisted as one of this year’s Business Superbrands.

An independent panel of experts from The Centre for Brand Analysis, along with 1,500 individual business professionals, examined thousands of applications, before selecting only 500 ‘Superbrands.’

In order to qualify as a Business Superbrand, an organisation has to have established the finest reputation in its field, and offer customers significant emotional and/or tangible advantages over its competitors.

The brand has to display that it represents quality products and services, can deliver a consistent and reliable customer service and be distinctly unique within its market.

As the professional association and trade union for dental professionals, around 23,000 members enjoy the wide range of support and advice offered by the BDA, on issues ranging from NHS regulations to practice management.

Being nominated as a Business Superbrand is testament to the determined efforts made by the BDA team to ensure that it continues to offer members advice, support and improve the nation’s oral health.

For more information on the services offered by the BDA, or for information on becoming a member, please visit the website www.bda.org

Yesterday’s Quality, Today’s Technology

Is your lab working hard to bring you excellent customer care and quality cosmetic crown and bridgework solutions?

Does your lab offer you:

Quality

Perfect aesthetics for your patients, including marginal fit, occlusion, anatomical contouring and shade matching?

Personal Service

A solid relationship with tailor made solutions and options that fully suit the needs of your practice?

Guarantees

What guarantees will your lab offer you and your patients? Don’t settle for anything less than a guarantee for at least three years on everything it sells, no quibbles!

Delivery

Does your lab have a delivery guarantee so you can continue to schedule work and turn around cases quickly and efficiently? You shouldn’t have to wait weeks to receive quality, outstanding products.

Price

Does your lab have a clear and transparent pricing policy to offer you the most competitive prices in the industry? What extras will you be paying for?

AND 30% off your first order?

Biterite combines the standards and values of the traditional dental laboratory with the contemporary work ethics of today’s dentist. Why not talk to the team from Biterite and try the fresh approach to working with a dental Laboratory to see difference for yourself.

Call 0208 455 5321 or go to www.bite-rite.co.uk

Biterite Dental Laboratory,
New Website, Same Great Service!

Biterite Dental Laboratory have a new look, easy to navigate website that offers users instant access to the great products at Biterite as well as the latest innovations from the smile design team.

Housed in their brand new state-of-the-art premises, the team from Biterite uses the latest technology combined with the finest craftsmanship to offer you:

• The standards and values of the traditional dental laboratory combined with the contemporary work ethics of today’s dentist
• Guarantees on all their work for 3 years
• All work turned round within 10 working days
• A consistent supply of crown and bridgework solutions of outstanding quality
• A bespoke service to suit the specific needs of your practice

Why not try the fresh approach to cosmetic crown and bridgework solutions? To demonstrate the quality of all work created by Biterite, your second piece of work will be done completely complimentary!

Visit the new website at www.bite-rite.co.uk or call the dedicated team on 0208 455 5321 to get your free Biterite information pack.

Supporting The Entire Dental Team!

Smile-on in conjunction with the NHS West Midlands Workforce Deanery treated all practices in the West Midlands region to a free copy of DNSTART.

Designed as an interactive induction programme, DNSTART allows trainee dental nurses to work in the dental practice prior to taking up a place in an accredited institution.

Primarily for new dental nurses, DNSTART can also be used as a refresher course for the entire team and offers 10 hours of verifiable CPD.

DNSTART explores the role of the Dental Nurse within the following areas:

• Health And Safety
• Infection Control
• Medical Emergencies
• Radiographs
• Record Keeping
• Surgery Routine
• Working Within The Dental Team

The market leader and trusted name in healthcare education, Smile-on is proud to support all dental professionals by offering flexible education and accessible learning to help build fulfilling and successful dental careers

For more information on DNSTART call 020 7400 8989 or email info@smile-on.com

Educational Grant Award

The UCL Eastman Dental Institute is pleased to congratulate Professor Nikolaos Donos of its Periodontology Unit on his being awarded an educational grant of £150,000 from the International Team for Implantology (ITI).

The award, which was granted by the ITI’s University Programmes Committee, will fund the development of an ITI Centre of Excellence at the Institute.

A new, intermediate level, continuing education course in implant dentistry will created, to be delivered at the Eastman’s Continuing Professional Development facility by internationally renowned faculty members of the Units of Periodontology, Prosthodontics and CPD. 

This award recognises the Institute’s status as a world leader in the field of implant dentistry education, and the EDI offers further congratulations to those who assisted Professor Donos in his successful bid. The team included Professor Stephen Porter, Mr. Geoffrey Dunk, Professor Andrew Eder, Ms Anita Graham, Dr. Christos Louca, Mr. Naresh Pindolia and Ms. Karen Widdowson.

UCL Eastman Dental Institute: 020 79151038
 www.eastman.ucl.ac.uk

Bossklein wipes and foam for infection control

Single-use disinfecting products are both effective and gentle on your equipment. The new Bossklein’s wipes and foam prevent the degrading of dental loupes, protect from pathogens, without causing dryness.

The Bossklein range is kind to sensitive surfaces,  free from chlorine, phenol and quaternary ammonium compounds, while remaining completely effective against those infections encountered in your day-to-day practice.

Bossklein Wet Wipes have been  proven to combat non-enveloped Adenovirus and enveloped viruses including Hepatitis B, C and HIV, with a 60-second bactericidal effect, as well as being biodegradable and kind to the environment.

Bossklein Foam is a ready to use solution. Proven against Hepatitis B and HIV in under 5 minutes (HBsAg antigen test), fungi and bacteria in 10 minutes, and also combats c-difficile NCTC 11204, bacillus, listeria and streptococcus, it comes in a biodegradable dispenser.

With the freshly scented Wet Wipes packaged in sealed tubs of 100 and the Foam in dispensers of 50 ml, Bossklein products, exclusively distributed by Blackwell Supplies, ensure that dentists can depend on quick, reliable, non-damaging disinfection aids being to hand when they need them.

For more information please call John Jesshop of Blackwell Supplies on
 020 7224 1457, or fax 020 7224 1694, or email john.jesshop@blackwellsupplies.co.uk

State–Of-the-Art Educational Facilities in the North East

Dedicated to providing excellence in dental education, the Complete Smile Academy now offers their impressive purpose-built training facilities for hire.

Those wishing to host seminars, courses, and Hands On meetings in the North of England now have access to some of the best-equipped teaching space in the country.

The teaching facility at the Complete Smile Academy offers:

• Pioneering technology to enable hands-on learning
• Fully equipped phantom head facility enabling dentists to practise clinical work realistically
• Clinical surgeries equipped with cameras, enabling delegates to view live cases in detail at their workstation.

The state-of-the-art facility at the Complete Smile Academy also has a team of highly skilled technicians and staff on hand to support.

The cost to hire the facilities is only £46 per day (including VAT), which also includes lunch and refreshments.

This is an excellent opportunity for dental companies, education companies, associations and dental professionals to take advantage of outstanding educational surroundings to further dental professional development.

For further information or advice, please contact the Education Facilitator, Jill Hanson, on 0191 427 1029, or visit the website at www.completesmileacademy.co.uk

New Additions to the Continu Alcohol Free Anti Microbial Disinfectant Range

Following the ongoing success of its Continu alcohol free anti-microbial disinfection range, which delivers fast, effective, safe, long lasting, user friendly infection control, Nuview has responded to customer requests and HTM 01-05 to launch a number of unique new products for the dental market.

The Continu combined Surface Cleaner and Anti Microbial Disinfectant offers a 2-in-1 solution that removes dirt or grease while simultaneously disinfecting the treated area to ensure surfaces are both clean and decontaminated. This unique solution saves time by reducing surface cleaning and disinfection into a single process and avoids the cost of buying two separate products. The new 2 in 1 formulation is available either as a trigger spray or wipes.

Nuview’s new Anti Microbial Dental Impression Mix also saves time by disinfecting impressions at source using Continu to mix the alginate, rather than water, inhibiting fungal growth for weeks without any shrinkage or distortion. Each bottle comes with sticky labels to comply with HTM 01-05.

Nuview now also provides wall mounts for its popular alcohol free hand sanitising foam and soap range which are kind to skin whilst achieving outstanding disinfection. These products are now also available in touch free dispensers.

For more information please call Nuview on 01453 8972266, email continu@nuview-ltd.com or visit www.voroscopes.co.uk