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 Speakers: Prof Nasser Barghi Dr Richard Kahan Prof Gianluca Gambarini Dr Wyman Chan Dr John Moore Dr Ajay Kakar Dr Sandeep Senghera Dr Nilesh Parmar Dr Basil Mizrahi Prof Fraser McCord Dr Amit Patel Dr Anthony Roberts Ms Mhari Coxon 18th and 19th May 2012 Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre, London Kensington info@smile-on.com | www.clinicalinnovations.co.uk | 020 7400 8989 Switch on to new ideas EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT J ust knowing that 70 per cent of the world’s population has no ac- cess to the simplest of relief from oral pain; leaving mil- lions of people to suffer daily from preventable pain; leaves many of us feeling we want to do something about it – but what? How can we make a difference to such a terrifying statistic? Bridge2Aid believe that together everyone can make a difference – just £1 at a time. They are asking prac- tices to offer their patients a chance to add £1 to their bill. For every £120 you raise, you will have given access to emergency dental care to a whole village – allowing people to live pain-free, and, for many, giving them the chance to return to work to support their families. As the money will be put towards training local East African health workers, you know that your fundraising is mak- ing a long-term difference, and is not just a quick-fix. Bridge2Aid will send you all of the information you need to get started, and the posters and reception information stand that will help you tell your patients what you are doing. These should be enough to get your patients on board, without the need for your receptionists to take time out of their busy day to explain the scheme. It really is as easy as that. Your practice will get the op- portunity to make a sustain- able difference to thousands of people, and your patients will see that as a team you have decided to support such a great cause – bringing you real business benefits. DT For more information visit www.bridge2aid.org/b2a/ Small change = big change L ast week saw this year’s BDA conference and Exhibition oc- cur in Manchester. From a networking perspective, it was a great opportunity to meet up with col- leagues across the profession and catch up with the latest happen- ings in dentistry; in addition to some great speakers. My favour- ite lecture was the presentation entitled Fighting the Tide of Com- municable Disease and Avoiding Infection – Experiences from the Cruise Industry by Medical Direc- tor for Carnival UK (Cunard and P&O) Kate Bunyan. Anyone who was there I’m sure will never for- get the thought of people count- ing how many toilet rolls are used in cabins to keep an eye out for spikes in usage! One ‘highlight’ was the speech by Parliamentary Un- der Secretary of State for Qual- ity (Department of Health) Earl Howe, outlining the changes in dentistry and what is to come over the next few years. He dis- cussed many issues surround- ing piloting and the analysis of the first tranche of data from the pilots as well as the com- mitment to reducing the in- equalities in child oral health across the country. It was very much the kind of thing we have heard before, but I’ll tell you what he was a lot easier to listen to the Mr Lansley!! DT Speakers: Prof Nasser Barghi Dr Richard Kahan Prof Gianluca Gambarini Dr Wyman Chan Dr John Moore Dr Ajay Kakar Ms Jackie Coventry Dr Mona Kakar 18th and 19th May 2012 Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre, London Kensington info@smile-on.com | www.clinicalinnovations.co.uk | 020 7400 8989 Switch on to new ideas Speakers: Prof Nasser Barghi Dr Richard Kahan Prof Gianluca Gambarini Dr Wyman Chan Dr John Moore Dr Ajay Kakar Ms Jackie Coventry Dr Mona Kakar 18th and 19th May 2012 Millennium Gloucester Hotel & Conference Centre, London Kensington info@smile-on.com | www.clinicalinnovations.co.uk | 020 7400 8989 Switch on to new ideas 3NewsMay 7-13, 2012United Kingdom Edition