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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

The Dr Nilesh Parmar Surgical Kit A new state-of-the-art dental training cen- tre has been opened at Northwick Park Hospital. The training centre, which is a joint enterprise between London Deanery, and the North West London Hospi- tals NHS Trust, was opened November by Barry Cockroft, Chief Dental Officer at the De- partment of Health. The training centre has a clinical suite with 15 phan- tom head units with operating microscopes, and a medical emergencies simulation suite with a computerised manikin to simulate medical emergen- cies and a debriefing room to assess performance of dental teams. It also has a decontam- ination suite, enabling teams to train in the latest decon- tamination requirements. The Northwick Park DEC will be available for lectures and hands-on training, and also has facilities for produc- ing educational webinars. Elizabeth Jones, Dean of Postgraduate Dentistry, said: “This is an exciting initiative for North West London and I am delighted it has come to fruition. It will give dentists and dental care professionals a state-of-the-art environment in which to learn new skills and practice what to do in emergency situations, among other things.” David McVittie, Chief Ex- ecutive of North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We are delighted to have worked closely with the London Dean- ery on this initiative. We are also delighted to be in at the start of a revolution in dental and oral healthcare, particu- larly in light of the extreme- ly successful maxillofacial service that we have on site here.” DT New dental education centre opens The Northwick Park DEC will be available for lectures and hands-on training P CTs within Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buck- inghamshire have re- cently begun testing the out- line proposals for a Local Professional Network (LPN) across dentistry by forming the Thames Valley Dental LPN. The network, which has been formed to ‘improve oral health in the Thames Valley’ is made up of local clinicians, a medical director, commission- ing managers and a consultant in dental public health. Dental LPNs are the future for local professional clinical leadership and will have an important role in informing the decisions which commis- sioners will make regarding all dental services from April 2013. The Thames Valley Den- tal LPN is currently engaging with dental clinicians across the region and is encourag- ing them to attend a forum on either Tuesday 4th December 2012 or Thursday 17th Janu- ary 2013 in order to learn about the upcoming changes post April 2013 and to share their opinions. Please email tvd.lpn@nhs. net for more information or to register your interest. DT Thames Valley forms Dental Local Professional Network T he General Dental Coun- cil (GDC) is looking for two new members to join its Appointments Commit- tee – one registrant and one lay person. Successful applicants will be responsible for appoint- ing individuals who deal with complaints against dental pro- fessionals as part of the GDC’s statutory Fitness to Practise process. They will also help develop systems for induction, training and performance man- agement of those appointed. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 30 November 2012. More details can be found on the website www.gdc-uk.org Overseas Registration Exam – External Examiners The overseas registration exam (ORE) tests the clinical skills and knowledge of over- seas dentists (non-EEA) who wish to apply for registration to practise dentistry in the UK. The GDC is looking for External Examiners for an initial period of 3 years with the possibility of extension to 5 years. Deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 16 November 2012. Interested applicants can find out more by visiting the GDC website. DT Your chance to work with the GDC D r Nilesh R. Par- mar, BDS (Lond) MSc (ProsthDent) MSc (ImpDent) Cert.Ortho, has partnered with Hu-Friedy to release his own implant kit for young dentists starting out in implant dentistry. The DR NILESH PARMAR Implant Surgical Kit includes everything needed to expose, retract, place, augment/graft and suture almost all implant sites. It comes with two sur- gical instrument cassettes, designed to fit almost all autoclaves and washer disin- fectors. Dr Parmar said: “When I first started placing im- plants, I was astonished at the sheer variation in surgical instruments available. It took a few years of experi- ence before I knew which in- struments I liked and didn‘t need.” A spokesman for Hu-Friedy added: “We have an excel- lent global reputation for our periodontal and surgical in- struments and part of our fo- cus strategy is to target young dentists who are starting out in implant dentistry. We un- derstand that Nilesh is a well- respected, talented clinician, with exceptional attention to detail - a perfect partner for Hu-Friedy.” For more information, please contact Atif Ramzan (Clinics and Education Man- ager UK & Ireland) at Hu- Friedy on aramzan@hu-friedy. com or 07880 762079 DT Implant surgical kit released A study recently published in the Journal of Oral Implantology shows that characteristics of both patient and surgeon can affect the suc- cess of dental implants. The 10- year study has found that patient risk factors such as grinding teeth or diabetes increase the odds of implant failure, and it also associates higher implant failure rates with surgeons who have less than 5 years of experi- ence. The study examined failure rates for factors including type of prosthesis, surgeons’ experi- ence level, smoking, diabetes, bruxism, and implant location— maxillary or mandibular. The implant failures in this study ap- peared to be affected by patient risk factors, such as diabetes, rather than by implant-related factors, such as location and length of implant. Twenty-nine per cent of patients with a dental history of bruxism in this study experienced implant failure, with more than 28 per cent of patients with diabe- tes also suffering implant fail- ure. The number of years and surgeries performed by the oral surgeon also had an impact on the success of the implants, with surgeons who had performed less than 50 implants being twice as likely to fail. An implant was considered successful if no implant loss oc- curred and bone loss was less than 4mm as assessed by peri- apical radiograph. DT Patient and surgeons responsible for implant success November 19-25, 20122 News United Kingdom Edition