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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

About the author My dental career started in 1983, when I qualified a s dentist from Gothenburgh University, Sweden. I then spent the next 18 years in remote parts of northern Sweden, working where few other dentists wanted to work. In 2000 I emigrated to the UK and then went on to the Isle of Man in 2006. Last year I finally found another job that very few dentists want, and went to volunteer in Uganda. of children every year to a bet- ter life. Kampiringisa is a very well disguised blessing for some children. Free from corruption Other efforts are being made as well. There are Ugandan dentists working with DEN- TAID, trying to build up a structure of dental care, free from corruption. Ambrose Matsika, Apollo Mukiza, Gil- bert Rwamwitani and Sam Ki- sira are unsung heroes of their country. They are skilled, ded- icated and work hard for little return for themselves. DEN- TAID’s work would be very difficult without them. It is an honour and a privilege to work shoulder to shoulder with such men. We are on the way to Kinkiizi, near the borders of Rwanda and Congo. Although the Ugandans in our team say that this is a safe area since a few years back and that the Ugandan military now have full control of the terri- tory, I have seen enough BBC news over the past twenty years to feel a twinge of ap- prehension anyway. Seeing patients Once there, we will set up our portable dental hospital, clev- erly designed by the DENTAID engineers in the UK, an opera- tion that grows more efficient by the day. We will start see- ing patients inside one hour of switching off the bus engine and keep going all day. Then we will do it again and again. Then we’ll go home, try and get the red dust out of our clothes and try to under- stand what we have seen and done. I’ll go through my pic- tures and relive the joy and the heartache that I’ve experi- enced and I’ll feel a twinge of guilt over my easy life. So, did I get used to Africa? Of course not. No one does. But I will return. DT Fig 5. L-R: Linda Dobinson, Erik Ahlbom and Maria Shilling from the Port Erin Dental Surgery ‘There are Ugandan dentists working with DENTAID, trying to build up a struc- ture of dental care, free from corruption’ Fig 6. L-R: Apollo Mukiza, Erik Ahlbom and Gilbert Rwamwitani Company info Dentaid is an oral health charity, supporting around 260 oral health programmes in 60 countries. In re- cent years, the charity has expanded its work from just supplying refur- bished dental surgeries for charitable projects, to playing vital roles in oral health promotion. For example estab- lishing innovative school prevention programmes, and initiating various training schemes encompassing dis- ciplines from equipping rural health workers to carry out basic dental care in remote communities to teaching governments on fluoride advocacy and writing national oral health strat- egies. Dentaid is also working hard to lobby governments, companies and health organisations to adopt more oral health friendly policies and prac- tices. For more details visit www.den- taid.org. Nov 26 - Dec 3, 2012United Kingdom Edition A unique combination of a preparation shield and a sectional matrix for Class II fillings of primary teeth. FenderPrime enables a fast, simple and safe restoration of primary teeth. FenderPrime is available in two sizes, long and short. Samples available. Protection and matrix for primary teeth If you hassle the kids the kids will hassle you Pedodontists love FenderPrime… Hassle free restorative dentisty with kids in mind! Specially designed periodontal ligament knives with fine tapering blades that compress the alveolar bone, cut the membrane and gently ease the tooth from the socket with a minimum of tissue damage. Available in 8 standard sizes and 5 short sizes, enabling an easier working position for smaller hands. Luxator Kit LK4 (4 instruments) Plus FREE Forte 3.2 worth € 62.00 £ 210.00 Luxator Kit LK7 (7 instruments) Plus FREE Forte 3.2 & RootPicker worth € 108.50 £ 355.00 FenderPrime Refill Short, Neon Yellow or Long Neon Green 18 pcs FenderPrime Assortment Short, Neon Yellow and Long Neon Green 2 x 18 pcs £ 16.25 £ 25.85 + + 3519-1209©DirectaAB DISTRIBUTED IN THE UK BY TRYCARE TEL. 01274-88 55 44 BDTA OFFER UNTIL 31 ST JANUARY 2013