Dental Tribune United Kindom Edition

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is launching a new dental clinic on its Preston campus – and dental profession- als are invited to visit the new facility on a special open day on 9 August. The UCLan Dental Clinic (UDC) will open in Septem- ber to provide dental services for students, staff and the wider Lancashire and South Lakes community. It will also offer the opportunity for qualified dentists from UCLan’s School of Postgrad- uate Medical and Dental Educa- tion to gain clinical experience on campus – an opportunity that few universities can offer. The Clinic is building its referral list and welcomes the opportunity to carry out specialist procedures for dental practitioners across the region. The clinic will comprise four general dental surgeries; an oral surgery suite (two surgeries and recovery room) and a ten-chair training suite. It will be fully equipped to meet both treatment and teaching requirements. Dental services can be pro- vided to students, staff and their families via the Denplan capi- tation scheme, at favourable prices. Dentists with special in- terests will offer personal treat- ment options or refer cases to the qualified dentists following the UCLan Postgraduate Masters programme. Endodontic, periodontic treat- ments and advanced restorative procedures including implants will all be available. These high quality services will be offered at prices that compare favourably to the high street prices. Announcing the launch of the clinic, StJohn Crean, Dean of the School of Postgraduate Medi- cal and Dental Education said: “This is an exciting development for UCLan – as well as for den- tal education in the northwest region. An on-campus clinic will give students and staff ac- cess to first class dental services and allow our dental students an amazing opportunity to develop their clinical skills without leav- ing the university. “I hope as many of our col- leagues across the dental pro- fession take the opportunity to come and visit this special site before our official launch in September.” Paul Walsh, Clinical Direc- tor of the UCLan Dental Clinic said: “Our clinic will provide the full range of dental services one would expect from a first class dental surgery. We hope that once our colleagues from local clinics see the levels of expertise, service and patient care we can provide, then they will begin to refer patients to UDC. We are as committed to providing a service to the local community as we are to improving dental education in the region.” DT New dental clinic to open at Uni- versity of Central Lancashire July 30 - August 5, 20124 News United Kingdom Edition T his year the Dental Laboratories Associa- tion were shortlisted finalists for the CBI’s Trade Association Forum in the cat- egories; Magazine of the Year for the DLJ and Commer- cial Initiative of the Year for their Medical Devices Direc- tive implementation fold- ers. The awards dinner took place in Plaisterers Hall in central London and was host- ed by the former Top Gear presenter and ‘Fair Fuel’ lob- byist Quentin Wilson. The DLA were located on table 20 out of 20, which as a sign didn’t suggest that they would be successful on this occasion, thankfully despite the table location, initial con- cerns were unfounded! The DLA were announced winners of the Trade Asso- ciation Forum Commercial Initiative of the Year Award 2012, for the MDD Folder; the DLA were awarded the prize because of the quality of the product and its importance subject area to the mem- bership, the DLA were also successful due to the fact that by introducing a prod- uct revenue stream, the DLA were able to hold member- ship fee’s over the past two years. Richard Daniels, DLA Chief Executive said: “I am abso- lutely delighted that we have won this category, developing products within the DLA was a huge gamble, as we were introducing a new concept to the membership in terms of their relationship with the DLA, but the figures speak for themselves and now to have our peers positively recognise the challenge we had is a real credit to the team in the office and the Exec Board who made the de- cision to go down this line.” Barbara Hibbert, the DLA’s recently elected President said: “I’m only in to my sec- ond week and I’m collecting awards on behalf of the DLA! It is absolutely wonderful, this award is a reflection of how well the Exec Board and the office staff work together – I’m very proud!” Whilst the DLA didn’t with the Magazine of the Year, they did come second with a Highly Commended award, which was also a fan- tastic achievement given the fact that they were up against some huge organisations some of which are based in the publications and media profession. DT The DLA awarded for their initiative From L to R Steve Taylor BIDST President, Richard Daniels DLA Chief Executive, Quentin Wilson Host, Barbara Hibbert DLA President, James Whitehurst Director WMS, David Bevan BACDT President T he British Society for Dental Hygiene and Therapy are pleased to announce that registration for their flagship Annual Oral Health Conference & Exhibi- tion is now open. The 2012 event takes place at the Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) in Liverpool on 9th and 10th November. This year’s event will in- clude an impressive array of speakers from across the dental profession, with presentations, workshops, and a range of par- allel sessions, all on subjects sure to be of interest to dental hygienists and dental hygien- ist/therapists, as well as other members of the dental team. Located on Liverpool’s wa- terfront, and overlooking the River Mersey, the ACC is close to landmarks such as the Al- bert Dock, Tate Gallery, and many of Liverpool’s historic buildings, including the Liver Building - all within a UNE- SCO World Heritage site. Sally Simpson, BSDHT President, said: “This year’s Conference will be our first in the ACC at Liverpool and I’m sure everyone who visits this fantastic location will be very impressed by the state of the art facilities there. Dele- gates will experience an even wider choice of topics all di- rectly relevant to and tailored specifically for dental hygien- ists and dental hygienist-ther- apists.” To register for the event go to www.bsdht.org.uk. DT BSDHT 2012 Oral Health Conference opens for registration Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) in Liverpool T he recently-elected lead- er of the UK’s dentists, Dr Martin Fallowfield, has pledged that the British Dental Association (BDA) will cham- pion high-quality care, promote professional values and speak out forcefully on behalf of the profession. Speaking in his first inter- view since being elected Chair of the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee (PEC) Dr Fallowfield asserts his belief in the impor- tance of all dentists being able to provide patient care in an envi- ronment where they are able to put patients’ interests first, free of concern about whether the system that is funding the care provides adequate resources for the treatment that is needed. Dr Fallowfield also argues that the significant contribution non-NHS dentistry makes to im- proving oral health in the UK deserves greater recognition, stressing the evolving aspira- tions and values of patients as a driving force for the different expectations many patients have of their dental care today. Putting patients first, Dr Fal- lowfield contends, is the behav- iour that entitles dentistry to consider itself a profession. It is this belief in values and stand- ards, he says, that lifts dentists above the level of artisans to their professional status. The interview also sees Dr Fallowfield discuss a range of other issues including the importance of the BDA’s trade union function, the findings of the recent Office of Fair Trad- ing report into the UK den- tal market and the long-term nature of the challenge fac- ing the PEC. The interview is available to read or listen to at http://bit.ly/LKr4tv DT BDA PEC Chair calls for high-quality care and professionalism