Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

Do you have an opinion or some- thing to say on any Dental Tribune UK article? Or would you like to write your own opinion for our guest comment page? If so don’t hesitate to write to: The Editor, Dental Tribune UK Ltd, 4th Floor, Treasure House, 19-21 Hatton Garden, London, EC1 8BA Or email: lisa@dentaltribuneuk.com Editorial comment THEMOSTEFFECTIVEMOUTHWASH FORSENSITIVETEETH www.colgateprofessional.co.uk www.colgate.ie NEW AUNIQUE MOUTHWASH Colgate® Sensitive Pro-Relief™ Toothpaste and Colgate® Sensitive Pro-Relief™ Desensitising Polishing Paste For clinically proven relief from dentine hypersensitivity, at home and in the dental chair ALSOAVAILABLE: F ollowing its launch in the Republic of Ireland in Au- gust 2010, Denplan’s Exec- utive Board has taken the difficult decision to withdraw its presence from this region. Denplan has been working with a range of member dentists over the last 19 months in order to increase the level of support it can offer to both the dental profes- sionals and their patients - follow- ing the Government’s decision to remove state-funded dental provision and reduce the Medi- cal Card provision to children and exempt patients. However, ongoing interest by the insurance regulators in this region has necessitated a grow- ing investment in legal services to explain Denplan’s product design and cover, which has, in turn, made this market finan- cially unviable. This has been compounded by Denplan’s recent sale to Simplyhealth, which is not yet registered to trade in the Irish Republic. Denplan’s Managing Di- rector, Steve Gates, com- mented: “We’re disappointed to be withdrawing from the Republic of Ireland, but I would personally like to thank all of our contacts in the area for the sup- port and business they placed with Denplan and wish them eve- ry success in the future. “This decision in no way af- fects our substantial presence in Northern Ireland, which still offers strong opportunities for growth over the coming years. I would also like to reiterate that there will be no job losses as a re- sult of this decision.” DT Denplan with- draws from ROI T oday I spent most of the day at the GDC CPD Review Conference. It was a very interesting day, looking at the delivery of CPD and the barriers to accessing quality courses. The delegate list was filled with practitioners, under- and post-graduate dental Deans, educators, academics, GDC members and commercial pro- viders. Chaired by GDC Chief Executive and Registrar Ev- lynne Gilvarry, the day took in many aspects of CPD and its relevance to revalidation; both allowing course providers to gain an insight into the po- tential direction for CPD in the future, and for the GDC to get feedback from stakeholders. One of the buzzwords from the day was ‘blended learning’ – the use of different teaching modalities to allow for a round- ed learning experience. This can use both online and face- to-face methods, with interac- tivity at the heart of it. If CPD and re- validation are here to stay, then so is blend- ed learning. DT 3NewsApril 23-29, 2012United Kingdom Edition