Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

Dental association launched D ental Fusion Organisa- tion (DFO), a new as- sociation with the mis- sion to support and represent dental professionals working in primary dental care, im- prove oral health and provide social and clinical training for members, was launched on 9th November. The association has no governing body as DFO mem- bers vote directly on every major issue through Web and postal voting. If the members approve, one of the first cam- paigns will be to reverse the demise of the small independ- ent family practice. Mem- bership is open to all dental professionals and there is also a tight integration between the association and dental suppliers. Any company can gain di- rect access to Dental Fusion members by putting goods or services on their Web site free of charge. The association’s margin is recycled back to the members in the form of Re- ward Points. “In addition to dental health and business success, training and assistance with compliance will be a major theme of the new association”, says Chief Executive Derek Watson. “This will be deliv- ered mainly through a series of Webinars which enable dentists to learn at any Web- enabled PC, tablet or smart- phone.” So far fifteen lunchtime Webinars have been organ- ised, including Management Monday, Financial Friday and a course on improving your IT skills. These are open to all, but DFO members are entitled to priority registration and verifiable CPD. DT 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 1. vs. a 225ppm fluoride mouthwash. Data on file. Colgate-Palmolive. 2012. Proven to improve fluoride uptake at the tooth surface Recommend the only 500ppm fluoride daily mouthwash 500ppm fluoride mouthwash 1 Protect with the wenfohtgnerts Colgate® Duraphat Daily Mouthwash ® NEW United Kingdom Edition 26 November - 03 December, 2012 3News A s you will have seen from the news on the front page (or did you turn straight to this to see what I had to say?) the Of- fice of Fair Trading has backed up its report (first reported in DT Vol.6 No.15, June 4-10, 2012) with patient awareness campaign highlight patient’s rights to treatment at the den- tist. This is being complement- ed with videos and an infor- mation sheet, tailored to each country in the UK. To see the video, go to the OFT’s You- Tube channel and take a look – probably worth it as you can bet your patients probably will! Last week saw the ninth annual BACD conference in Manchester. It was an excep- tional conference with some really world class names speaking at the event. I have to say my favourite (and I did go to more than one, I promise) was a lecture by Rafi Romano on Current In- novations in Aesthetic Ortho- dontics. I am hoping to get a clinical case study from him for an upcoming 2013 issue of Dental Tribune, watch this space! DT