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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

29Industry NewsFebruary 27-March 4, 2012United Kingdom Edition BioHorizons – dedicated to dental implants BioHorizons is proud to be exhibiting its dental implant products on stand N20 at the first ever Scottish Dental Show, to be held on 24 and 25 May at Hampden Park in Glasgow. On show will be BioHorizons’ four comprehensive implant lines, including Laser-Lok, and three small diameter systems, covering virtually every surgical and prosthetic indication or clinician preference. Also available to view will be biologic products scientifically proven for a wide range of soft and hard tissue applications, prosthetics not only covering a wide range of indications and patient conditions, but also manufactured to some of the tightest machine tolerances in the dental industry, as well as a broad range of instruments and motors to meet your needs. For more information, please call 01344 752560, email infouk@biohorizons. com or visit www.biohorizons.com. BioHorizons – dedicated to dental implants BioHorizons is proud to be exhibiting its dental implant products on stand 25 at the Irish Dental Association’s annual conference, to be held between 17 and 20 May at the Malton Hotel in Killarney. On show will be BioHorizons’four comprehensive implant lines, including Laser- Lok, and three small diameter systems, covering virtually every surgical and prosthetic indication or clinician preference. Also available to view will be biologic products scientifically proven for a wide range of soft and hard tissue applications, prosthetics not only covering a wide range of indications and patient conditions, but also manufactured to some of the tightest machine tolerances in the dental industry, as well as a broad range of instruments and motors to meet your needs. For more information, please call +44 (0) 1344 752560, email infouk@ biohorizons.com or visit www.biohorizons.com. Not to be missed! CosTech Elite celebrate 35 years of smiles with ZirconArch Nowcelebrating35yearsasaleading supplier of dental restorations, CosTech Elite is offering patients and clinicians alike a significant saving on all ZirconArch crowns and bridges throughout April 2012. Throughout the month of April 2012, CosTech Elite is supplying ZirconArch crowns and bridges at a price of just £35 each as a Happy 35th Birthday to all of their customers, presenting an outstanding saving on a genuinely beautiful smile for all patients NHS or Private. Presenting a perfect balance between strength and aesthetics, ZirconArch crowns and bridges from CosTech Elite provide patients with a beautiful restoration that is truly built to last. Producedentirelyinceramic,ZirconArchrestorationsoffersuperiorcolouration and subtle translucency to standard porcelain fused to metal implants, and CosTech Elite technicians can perfectly match the shade of the patient’s existing teeth for a seamless, natural appearance. ZirconArch crowns and bridges also provide excellent biocompatibility, and with CosTech Elite’s impression technology, offer a perfect gum fit. For further information call CosTech Elite® on 01474 320 076, Email info@costech.co.uk, or visit www.costech.co.uk. Enhance your infection control procedures with the“CLEAN” instrument cleaner The Dental Directory stocks a wide range of Infection Control products from some of the industry’s leading manufacturers, including “CLEAN” from Techno-Gaz (DQX 100). “CLEAN” is a simple system for cleaning excess cement and alginate from hand instruments prior to starting the sterilisation cycle. It also effectively reduces clinicians’ exposure to potentially infectious materials. The device consists of an ergonomic container with both an inner and outer chamber, and integrated brush. To use the device simply fill the inner chamber with a recommended instrument cleaner such as UnoDent Instrument Cleanser/Disinfectant GEV 010, GEC 000 or GIC 200, and push the hand instrument through the brush with a “to and from” movement; repeat as necessary to clean off excess material. Instruments can be left in the outer ring to drain. For more information, contact The Dental Directory on 0800 585 586, or visit www.dental-directory.co.uk. Cheokke newsflash Reports just in have confirmed that Dental Sky have taken leave of their senses! They’re selling Cherokee scrubs on a BUY 3 GET 1 FREE deal this month. That’s right…. if you order any 4 items, you’ll receive the cheapest one FREE*. Cherokee is USA’s most popular choice of scrubs by healthcare professionals. So don’t miss out, and call 0800 294 4700 or visit www.dentalsky.com to see the full range of styles and colours. *Excludes patterns. Offer ends 30th March 2012. Careers’Day 2012: Finding the Right Career Path The twelfth annual ‘Career Opportunities in UK Dentistry’ conference and exhibition was a great success, hosted by the UCL Eastman Dental Institute in association with the British Dental Association. Dental professionals descended upon London’s Hotel Russell on Friday 3rd February 2012 to discover ways to revitalise, progress or change their career paths. Offering five hours of verifiable CPD, the event provided access to leading speakers and key figures in dentistry, imparting wisdom on employment issues, career planning and dental support agencies. Opened by Professor Stephen Porter, Professor of Oral Medicine and Director at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, the event’s theme for 2012 was ‘What Career Path is Right for You?’ His address was followed by a panel debate on the changing face of the NHS, featuring Professor Porter; Barry Cockcroft CBE, Chief Dental Officer; Jimmy Steele CBE, Head of School and Professor of Oral Health Services Research at Newcastle University; and Peter Ward, Chief Executive of the BDA. For the exhibition, delegates had a ‘visitor passport’ to collect stamps from the stands and win prizes. For more information on next year’s Careers’Day meeting, please contact UCL Eastman Dental Institute on 020 7905 1234 (email d.mifsud@ucl.ac.uk) or the BDA events team on 020 7563 4590 (email events@bda.org). Composi-Tight 3D Best for Class II’s The Composi-Tight 3D Sectional Matrix System from Garrison Dental Solutions has been named the 2012 Top Sectional Matrix and Preferred Sectional Matrix by The Dental Advisor. Composi-Tight 3D produces tight anatomically accurate contacts at the height of contour with virtually zero flash, accomplished with three dimensionally contoured Soft Face tips that conform to the surface of the tooth sealing the edges of the matrix band. Composi-Tight is the only system to employ this technology. Separation of the teeth, by compression of the periodontal ligaments, is produced by stainless spring steel reinforced by advanced polymers. This combination produces a ring that is fully steam autoclavable and retains its tension and shape for hundreds of uses. The advanced 3D separator rings are provided with Garrison’s new Slick Bands non-stick sectional matrix bands. These dead soft, pre-contoured, ultra-thin matrix bands are available in 5 sizes covering a wide range of cases. Bonding agent adhesion to the matrix band is virtually eliminated allowing for easy band removal while producing extremely tight contacts. This award winning system is available from Garrison Dental Solutions in the UK by calling Lee Haywood on +44 (0) 7772 788893 or lhaywood@garrisondental.co.uk . Buy one. Get one Free ChairSafe disinfectant is available in 200ml foam dispensers, 500ml spray containers and 1L and 5L refill containers. ChairSafe disinfectant is alcohol free. Its mode of action makes it very effective against HBV/ HIV/HCV/BVDV/Vaccinia, bactericidal and fungicidal micro-organisms, MRSA and influenza A (H1N1) viruses (pathogens of swine flu). This is an excellent time to buy the 5L ChairSafe refill. It is available on a buy one get one free offer until the end of March. HTM 01-05 published by the DOH, recommends that Dental Chairs be cleaned between every patient to minimise the dispersal of microorganisms. ChairSafe is specially formulated to clean sensitive surfaces and equipment, including the leather and synthetic facings of dental chairs. ChairSafe disinfectants comply with the newly reclassified EC regulations regarding the disinfection of medical devices, and all carry the CE mark. For further information on special offers or to place orders call Jackie or Helen on 01793 770256 or visit our website www.kemdent.co.uk. Making a Good Impression: Providing Performance Mouthwear Dr Peter Fine is principal dentist of The Knoll Dental Practice in Barnet and Director of Sports Dentistry at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. He has recently become an official provider of Under Armour Performance MouthwearTM (UAPM) from Bite Tech. “Custom-fit mouthwear is very straightforward to incorporate into the practice,” says Dr Fine, “dentists are taking impressions every day of their lives. With UAPM, you’ve got something that fits properly, is comfortable and protects, so people are more likely to actually wear it! “UAPM stops your teeth from coming completely together, so the muscles are ‘at rest’. This prevents the production of lactic acid, which causes fatigue, aches and pains. If muscles are more relaxed, athletes are freed up to perform better. “To start with, I’m targeting my existing patient list, making use of the bi- annual practice newsletter and placing other literature in the waiting room. “Once the service has bedded in, I’ll look further afield to spread the word.” For more information on how your patients can benefit from Under Armour Performance MouthwearTM go to www.bitetech.com, call Nuview on 01453 872266 or email armourbite@nuview-ltd.com Does your demo unit need an MOT? Oral-B want to ensure the educational material they provide is appropriate for its intended purpose which is why most of the ideas are generated from your feedback. A couple of years ago Oral-B produced some working display models to support dental professionals in their efforts to communicate proper brushing technique. Depending on the level of use, some of these units may require a bit of an ‘MOT’ and that’s why Oral-B is inviting practices to contact them if any elements of the kit require replacing. Their customer service team will be calling practices over a three month period to see if they require any replacement parts. If the unit is looking a little tired, after two years of hard work, Oral-B will even replace the entire unit for free. Practices should contact the Customer Service line on 0870-2421850. The Oral B Triumph 5000 demonstration unit facilitates chair side instruction and practical demonstration of the best brushing techniques and habits. This tool will enable delivery of a much more powerful and long lasting message and will be helpful in supporting communications with patients new to electric toothbrushes and those whose regime needs modification. To‘service’ your existing unit, call 0870-2421850. The LR appliance from Oralign – a revolution in anterior teeth alignment The LR appliance from Oralign Ltd is a fast and effective way to straighten anterior teeth, and only requires 14-16 hours of wear per day. Dr Lisa Godfrey of Smilestyle Signature, can’t wait to bring the LR appliance to her practice in Nottingham: “I recently attended an LRTraining Day held in Leeds and was impressed by how informative and useful the course material was,” she says. “I’m now very much looking forward to using the LR appliance. It will fit in nicely at our practice. “One of the main benefits of the LR over its competitors is its size – it’s a lot less bulky that other similar products on the market, and one of its main selling points is that patients don’t have to wear it for a long time. “Patient interest so far has been great – in fact I’m even considering using the LR appliance myself!” For clinical information please contact Dr Ross Hobson on 07710 243690 or email: ross@oralign.co.uk For information on administration please contact Dr Lester Ellman on 07973 875 503 or email: lester@oralign.co.uk www.oralign.co.uk United Smile Centres - Keeping your patients smiling At United Smile Centres we use state of the art equipment to transform people’s lives with our Permanent Teeth in a Day treatment. The procedure takes advantage of the dense bone in the front part of the jaw, placing implants at an angle to avoid the sinus cavities in the upper jaw and the nerve canal in the lower jaw. Your referral could change your patient’s life. One such success story is Keith Collins, a 67 year old who had battled with bad teeth all his life until he came to us: “United Smile Centres provided me with a phenomenal service. They reassured and supported me every step of the way. I look ten years younger now and I felt no pain at all throughout the process. I was warned that there could be some swelling but I didn’t experience that. I’d recommend it to everyone! It’s the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.” For Keith, we provided a key alternative to traditional dentures and dental implant techniques. With your referral we can help many more people like Keith transform their lives, one smile at a time. For more information about United Smile Centres visit www.unitedsmilecentres.co.uk. Call 08008494959.