Dental Tribune United Kindom Edition

T he rapid pace of change in dentistry offers a host of challenges and opportuni- ties for the whole practice team. The 2011 James Hull Clinical con- ference in June brought together expert speakers who covered both clinical and management topics in a series of parallel sessions run- ning throughout the day. Dr Simon Hocken of Breathe Business offered his assessment of what he called, the “avalanche of change” in dental practice, point- ing to; • Rules and regulation, compli- ance, CQC and the threat of Revali- dation •Theoversupplyofnewlyqualified, inexperienced dental graduates • Increased competition • Significant costs in acquiring complex new skills and equipment • Fees not rising quickly enough to keep pace Andrew Hyatt, former presi- dent of the British Endodontic Society who voiced some thought provoking questions about root ca- nal failure and concluded that the main reason is ineffective control of infection, which is much easier to prevent than to treat success- fully. He argued that chronic den- tal infection might be very much more important than has com- monly been recognised. Leading USA implant expert, Dr Rainer Urdaneta, presented his clinical and research experi- ence with Bicon’s short implants, in particular his latest research in crestal bone gain and survival of ultra short locking taper implants. On the non clinical side, Alan Cohen, Head of Dental Services, DPL shared his “Ten Top Ways to Reduce Your Risk” which left delegates in no doubt that the sin- gle most important factor in risk management is record keeping while Surinder Lall, Head of ICT for James Hull Associates, spoke about significant changes in IT which will benefit practices. JHA’s longest serving dentist, Anil Shrestha , who has been with the company since 1993, talked about some of the experiences that have helped shape his long and il- lustrious career, both as a respect- ed academic mentor and tutor and within the corporate environment . Dr Richard Lee shared the techniques, materials and instru- mentation he uses; whether it be diastema closures, composite ve- neers or that large class IV, and left his audience with some useful tips, hints and tricks to help make placing composite more predict- able, more enjoyable and more profitable. Orthodontic specialist Rebecca Wilson’s presentation was aimed at helping the general dental prac- titioner, who is usually the first point of contact, to examine chil- dren from an orthodontic point of view. Dr Wilson explained how to assess patients at different stages of dental development and out- lined some of the interceptive procedures available to deal with most common malocclusions. Delegates also enjoyed net- working at the champagne recep- tion and Gala Dinner held at the Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, during which awards were pre- sented to Dr Ameed Abdul-Hamid and Saud Bin Majed Al-Duwaish in recognition of their work and support for the Arabic Centre for Oral health which will open in the autumn at Eastman ICED in London. DT JHA conference 2011 At the JHA conference July 18-24, 201130 Events United Kingdom Edition Call us 01227 780009 Soft Tissue Management Laser specialist since 1992 www.quicklase.com PowerPen £2083 £3417 Dual 8w info@quicklase.com Prices include delivery and training ex VAT. 2w 810nm 4w 810nm + 4w 980nm Open your doors to more patients Be a LASER Dentist British Built PPenDual8WQL050511RG Lim ited O pportunity