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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

29Industry NewsApril 23-29, 2012United Kingdom Edition Periproducts’ superior product range not only includes the highly effective and clinically researched RetarDEX alcohol free oral rinse, oral spray and SLS free toothpaste, but also an extensive range of innovative interdental products, Oral Health Care Kits, a tongue cleanser and an ionic action toothbrush. Developed by an American professor of Periodontology and his hygienist, the patented ingredient CloSYS ΙΙ in the RetarDEX range is antimicrobial, killing both the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria associated with plaque, tooth decay and gum disease. This clinically proven professional formula interferes with the formation of biofilms, inhibits bacterial regrowth and is used for complete periodontal and oral hygiene treatments. Independent clinical tests have proven that the active ingredient prevents bad breath for at least eight hours by eliminating odour-causing Volatile Sulphur Compounds and bacteria and that both the toothpaste and oral rinse whiten teeth within 14 days by gently oxidising and lifting organic stains. To receive further information on all our products or to place an order, please call 0208 8681500 or visit our website: www.periproducts.co.uk. ELGA ProcessWater, aVeoliaWater Solutions &Technologies company, is proud to announce the launch of its online loyalty programme for UK customers. The AQUAclub ‘buy and save’ programme offers registered customers the opportunity to earn reward points for online purchases which can then be redeemed for credit in the online shop www.shop.elgaprocesswater.co.uk Registering for your FREE account is quick and easy. As part of the launch, all new customers who register for an account in May will receive 100 points. Points can be used against all purchases including special offers. ELGA Process Water, which launched its online shop two years ago, has introduced the loyalty programme to reward customers and encourage online sales. Haroon Rashid, Digital Marketing Executive, says: “The loyalty programme enables us to enhance our customer’s online experience and develop offers that are relevant to their needs.” To find out more visit www.shop.elgaprocesswater.co.uk A new Angle on Interdental Cleaning TePe Angle® is the latest addition to the popular family of TePe Interdental Brushes. TePe Angle was developed to improve access to all interdental spaces particularly in difficult to reach areas.The angled head gives perfect access to posterior teeth without the need to bend the wire thus enhancing their durability. The long and flat handle provides a stable, ergonomic grip and allows access both palatal and buccally. TePe Angle is available in six colour coded sizes - pink through to green. All TePe interdental brushes have plastic coated wires for safety and come with a hygienic cover. Offer! Buy a minimum of four boxes (in a single purchase) during May and June from your wholesaler and get a free mixed surgery pack of 30 TePe Angle brushes - worth £9.99! The mixed pack is an ideal and cost effective way to use the Angle on your patients. www.molarltd.co.uk. info@molarltd.co.uk. Tel: 01934 710022 Jubilee fever hits Grahame Gardner Ltd To mark the auspicious occasion of the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Grahame Gardner have launched a new scrub top – emblazoned with the Union Jack. In environments where bunting is impractical, this top enables the wearer to celebrate the Jubilee whilst carrying out their day to day duties. This comfortable patriotic top sits perfectly alongside Grahame Gardner’s Scrub ranges, and is already receiving interest from the Healthcare, Dental,Veterinary and Beauty markets. The unisex loose fitting top has two convenient hip pockets and a red, white and blue contrast collar. Produced in poly-cotton, comfortable to wear and very easy to care for plus customers can also choose to enhance the garment with the addition of embroidered badges or logos. The Limited edition Jubilee Top is now available on the Grahame Gardner website (www.grahamegardner.co.uk) for only £19.95 plus VAT in two sizes (small/medium and large). For further information refer to the website or call 0116 255 6326. New training collaboration between UMD Professional Ltd and award-winning Menagerie Theatre UMD Professional has announced the launch of an exciting new collaboration with Paul Bourne, Artistic Director of the Menagerie Theatre Company, in a series of new courses for dental practices. The first, ‘Exceptional leaders – outstanding teams: what’s your story?’ has been designed as a unique journey through leadership and teamworking to help dental practices to achieve more of what they set out to. The course is facilitated by members of the UMD Professional team and actor/director Paul Bourne who is also a Visiting Fellow at the Universities of Cambridge (Judge Business School), Moscow, and the Stockholm School of Economics. The unique and innovative approach uses theatre and the arts to challenge and explore communication and to offer new insights into how to get the best from self, team and patients. Fiona Stuart-Wilson, Director of UMD Professional said. ‘Many dentists spend time and effort in developing ideas about where they want their practices to go and what they want to achieve, only to see those ideas disappear in the reality of day to day life in practice. We’re delighted to be working with Paul, an exceptional trainer and academic, and to have developed this course to help dentists and their teams to achieve more. We’re aiming to help dentists to unleash the untapped potential of their teams and themselves. It’s fun, relevant and different, but above all, it’s practical.’The first course is being held in London in June. For more information about the course please contact Penny Parry at UMD Professional on 020 8255 2070 or via e-mail at penny@umdprofessional.co.uk. Amalgam alternative This is an excellent time to try Diamond Carve Glass Ionomer cement. A 50 per cent discount is available on the 10g/7ml packs and the Selection packs (5 x 10g powders and 25ml liquid). A saving of up to £192.50 can be made if you purchase Diamond Carve before the end of April 2012. Diamond Carve Glass Ionomer is unique because it is based on a distinct ingredient, a specialist glass polyphosphonate cement. This ingredient contributes to the many advantages of Diamond Carve, including versatility and strength, saliva resistance, excellent finishing and wear resistance properties. There is no need to worry about the dimensional change of Diamond Carve or post-operative sensitivity. Diamond Carve is mainly used for Class 1 and Class 2 restorations together with class V abrasion cavities. It is also used for restorations in deciduous teeth, core build up, amalgam repair and the cementing of posts in root canal treatments. It is available in seven shades. These qualities, together with the packable consistency of Diamond Carve, its durability and ease of use, make this material the perfect aesthetic alternative to amalgam. For further information or to place orders call Helen or Jackie on 01793 770090 or visit our website www.kemdent.co.uk. Driving patients to dentists: Nobel Biocare’s new all-on-4TM website Nobel Biocare has launched www. allon4-dentist.co.uk, a new consumer website to encourage patients to contact authorised All-on-4TM dentists for life-changing treatment. All-on-4TM is a revolutionary solution for edentulous patients, who receive an aesthetic, fully functioning, fixed full arch prosthesis in a single day, using only four implants. www.allon4-dentist.co.uk is designed for intuitive and easy navigation, directing patients towards their nearest qualified All-on-4TM dentist with a ‘postcode finder’. So far, over 40 practices from all over the UK are on the site, listed by geographic location. Patients can view the practice’s profile information, contact telephone number, address and website. The site clearly explains the process of All-on-4TM in layman’s terms and reassures patients with ‘before and after’ images and video testimonials. They are also reminded of the benefits that fixed teeth bring to their health, confidence and lifestyle. Dentists who wish to be added to the website must be certified by Nobel Biocare as Centres of Excellence for the All-on-4TM procedure. This involves specific training and surgical experience and use of the scientifically proven products from Nobel Biocare. For further information, or to be added to the site, please contact Nobel Biocare on 0208 756 3300 or visit www.nobelbiocare.com Oral-B – together we innovate Oral-B set itself a challenging task to find a toothpaste to complement their superb adult power toothbrush, the ‘Triumph with SmartGuide’. Last year, after many years of research, they launched their ‘Pro-Expert’ toothpaste. This all-in-one formulation protects against gum problems, plaque, caries, calculus formation, dentinal hypersensitivity, staining and bad breath and is supported by 12 years of clinical development and over 70 research papers. The innovation of Oral-B Pro-Expert toothpaste lies in the synergy of the combination of the two main ingredients. Never before previously paired they are now matched to provide the united strengths of stannous fluoride’s antimicrobial properties and polyphosphate as a gentle cleaning agent to inhibit calculus and stains. Oral-B electric toothbrushes are the number one brand used by dental professionals worldwide. The company has several models, as unlike Pro- Expert, one might not necessarily ‘suit all’. Their flagship model, the Oral-B Triumph with SmartGuide incorporates novel compliance-enhancing technology using a unique remote display. The display can be placed on the counter, so the two-minute timer, brushing mode, and quadrant timer can be easily viewed during brushing. In addition, it also has a visual pressure signal that lights up if too much pressure should be applied at which time pulsations are interrupted. It’s National Smile Month – don’t forget your toothbrush! What better way to celebrate National Smile Month than with a brand new toothbrush offered at a fantastic discounted rate! As dental professionals we all know that ideally our patients should change their toothbrush every three months. Unfortunately it’s just all too easy to forget! That’s why dfyt.com (don’t forget your toothbrush) is here to help. dfyt.com is a subscription-based delivery service for toothbrushes and other oral hygiene products, from some of the UK’s most popular brands. For every patient that signs up, every three months we will send them a brand new toothbrush of their choice direct to their door. This benefits your patients in a number of ways: firstly, it reminds them about the importance of oral health, and secondly, it saves them money! But dfyt.com’s benefits don’t just stop there. For each purchase your patients make with us, your practice will receive 10 per cent of the order value straight into your practice account! So go on, keep your patients smiling this National Smile Month, and contact dfyt.com today for the latest special offers! For more information on how dfyt.com can benefit your patients’ oral health, visit www.dfyt.com For further dental enquiries, email conor@dfyt.com For sales, email graham@dfyt.com UCL Eastman Dental Institute: June 2012 deadline for outstanding educational opportunities Deadlines to enrol for professional enhancement at the world leading UCL Eastman Dental Institute are fast approaching; and dental professionals are advised to apply now to avoid disappointment. “The immediate improvement in my knowledge and clinical skills has given me the confidence to tackle more challenging cases and accept referrals.”-- D.S. Applications must be received by 1st June 2012 for many of the part-time programmes, which include: • Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry: One year, Certificate level • Implant Dentistry: Three years, Diploma level • Endodontic Practice: Two years, Certificate and Diploma level • Special Care Dentistry: Two years, Certificate and Diploma level • Paediatric Dentistry: One year, Certificate level Invest in your career, patients and practice with the UCL Eastman. Courses provide a highly supportive and flexible learning experience with theoretical and hands-on clinical training, state-of-the-art facilities and experienced teaching staff. “I would wholeheartedly recommend the course. The clinical experience and contacts gained from such a highly regarded programme are one of a kind.” -- M.K.S. Places are available on a first come, first served basis and courses commence from September 2012. Further details can be accessed from: www.ucl.ac.uk/eastman/cpd For more information or to register, please contact Nisha Gosai, Registry Officer, on 020 3456 1092 or email edi-admissions@ucl.ac.u LR appliance training days – become an LR provider today With patients across the country seeing outstanding results from one of the smallest orthodontic devices, becoming an ‘LR’ Appliance provider can help you offer your patients a beautiful smile economically and discretely whilst reaping rich rewards. Practitioners will become a qualified provider of the LR Appliance by attending a one day intensive training course, with a comprehensive programme of theory and‘hands-on’sessions. Attending one of these training days clinicians can learn every aspect of prescribing and fitting the LR Appliance, and how to achieve straighter teeth and reduced crowding in their patients in just 14 weeks. Training days will be held on: • May 18th – Newcastle upon Tyne • June 15th – London • July 20th – Birmingham • August 17th – Belfast • September 14th – Nottingham • October 26th – London Join on one of the above dates become an LR Appliance provider. Benefit your patients and your practice. Enrol via the website. 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 Web: www.lrorthodontics.com Ultrazyme-T Dental water supply cleaner & disinfectant concentrate Ultrazyme-T is a combination of detergent and disinfectant for the routine decontamination of the dental pressurised water line. Ultrazyme is aldehyde free and 99 per cent biodegradable. Use Ultrazyme at the end of a clinical session to remove biofilm contamination. Designed to dissolve proteins rapidly it offers a continuous disinfection of contaminated water lines without undue effect on internal pipe structure and does not degrade nylon, plastic or metal. Our two litre concentrate bottle will make 100 litres of solution and is in our current offer brochure. ULT0001 – 1 x 2 litre - £29.50 For more in our range of Infection Control products and to receive a 3 per cent discount when ordering online, please visit www.topdental.org, email sales@ topdental.co.uk or call 0800 414 0471.