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@healthcare-learning.com Editorial comment T his week sees the Dental Tribune team living it up in Manchester for the British Academy of Cos- metic Dentistry (BACD) an- nual conference. This three- day annual event is now in its ninth year and is one of the best events for all things cos- metic. I love going to confer- ences like this; the intimacy of the event means you get chance to meet with people and make new connections in an environment that is not as time-pressured as large- scale events. Also the calibre of speaker is always very high and I am really looking for- ward to continuing my dental degree by osmosis listening to the likes of Basil Mizrahi, Rafi Romano, David Bloom, Bobbi Anthony and DT regular con- tributor Mhari Coxon. The Dental Tribune team will be based from the Health- care-Learning Smile-on stand (Stand 21) so please come along and say hi! In return you can receive a complimentary copy of one our specialist port- folio of journals covering the implant, cosmetic and endo- dontic sectors. DT S tuck for Christmas gift ideas? Bridge2Aid are of- fering gift cards as the perfect present; continuing to give long after Christmas day has been and gone. Each denomination results in a specific purchase or cov- ering of costs that will benefit people in the Bridge2Aid com- munity: • £10 buys one head lamp for a Clinical Officer, who often has to work without electricity. • £15 pays for kerosene, need- ed to run the pressure cookers employed to sterilise dental equipment. • £20 provides oral health edu- cation packs for six Clinical Officers, used to raise aware- ness of good oral health in ru- ral communities. • £35 purchases training mate- rials and resources for six Clin- ical Officers, for use before, during and after participation in Bridge2Aid’s practical Den- tal Training Programme. • £60 pays for an instrument kit, to be donated to a Clinical Officer once training is com- pleted. • £125 covers cover the costs of one post-training visit by a Bridge2Aid team member to a District Dental Officer and a Clinical Officer to ensure that they are working in a safe way. To purchase a gift card or for further information, please email Kerry Dutton at fund- raising@bridge2aid.org. DT The gift that keeps on giving Come see us at BACD 3NewsNovember 19-25, 2012United Kingdom Edition