Dental Tribune South African Edition

3Local NewsDental Tribune South African Edition - June 2013 Chris Jenkins The Westin Hotel in Cape Town was the host of this year's successful and enjoyable Cape Dental Show which catered for Dentists, Dental Technicians, Dental Assistants and Oral Hygienists. The Cape Dental Show has been running since 2010 with five shows in the bag to date, including one in Namibia. An interesting aspect of the Cape Dental Show is that it is a non-profit show whereby all profit made is kept within the show and rolled over to the next year. This allows the organizers to focus on improving each show, providing both the delegates and traders with a top class event. The show is essentially a Trade Show featuring an exhibition of various traders, but also has a comprehensive clinical programme featuring top local and international speakers. For the first time in South Africa, which will be to the benefit of the dental industry and profession, all the major organizations and societies - bar two - were involved in the Cape Dental Show. These included: The South African Dental Association, the South African Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry, the Dental Technology Association of South Africa, the South African Academy of Computerized Dentistry, the Implant and Aesthetic Academy, the Smile Foundation, Med-Bay, Modern Dentistry Media, NOMADS, DTASA and OHASA. Many of South Africa's leading Dental Suppliers exhibit at the show due to the good exposure they receive from the high number of dental delegates attending. Exhibiting at the show is also an opportunity for companies to showcase new products and equipment. An interesting idea used at the show was that the delegates were tasked with getting a stamp from each stand on a list of suppliers. The idea behind this was to get the delegates to visit each stand at least once to view what was on display. Stamped sheets were placed in a box from which prizes were drawn. The show had R300 000-00 in prizes, including a Chery QQ3 0.8 TE Car, which was won by Dr Dewald Botha. The comprehensive lecture programme, set over three full show days, covered many themes and topics in modern dentistry or as the organizers call it; "Facets of Dentistry". This kept the delegates interested and attentive throughout and allowed them to learn about different subjects within dentistry so as to better themselves and their practice. Another interesting feature of the Cape Dental Show is that all the lectures are open to every delegate attending the show. Dentists can attend lectures for technicians and vice versa. Doing this allows the various professions to get a fuller feel for modern dentistry. In addition to lectures, the show offered delegates the chance to attend courses that encompassed hands-on demonstrations and hands-on courses. The programme featured well known national and also well known international speakers. Ralf Schulz, the chief coordinator, made sure the show ran according to schedule and that everyone knew were they had to be and what was happening. Wayne Gleeson, Michelle Marola, Marilize van der Linde and Michael and John Burk from Med-Bay also made up the Cape Dental Show team and were equally involved in ensuring the success of a very pleasant and well organized conference. The Westin Hotel delivered excellent hospitality and their service was exemplary. In a true Cape Town sense and feeling there was always a buzz at the show whether the delegates were in lectures or visiting the exhibition. Marc Lottering, local and international comedian, opened the show with thoroughly entertaining and hilarious stand-up comedy that was well received by the audience and set the tone for the next 3 days. If you are looking for a very good excuse to get to Cape Town for the weekend; then this it. See you at the Cape Dental Show next year. DT The Cape Dental Show 2013 CapeDentalShowOrganisers-WayneGleeson(left)andRalfSchulzwithMDMPublisherUrsulaJenkins. Marc Lottering Opening the Show. Dr Howard Gluckman from Implant Aesthetic Academy. Organiser Ralf Schulz with Dr Dewald Botha, winner of the Chery QQ3 0.8 TE car. Ivodent Stand. Show Facts: • First Cape Dental Show in 2010. • Five Shows to date with two in 2012 and of those in Namibia. • Nearly 50 Speakers at the Cape Dental Show 2013. • 32 Exhibitors. • 350 Delegates of varying professions attended the 2013 Cape Dental Show. • 505 people in total - delegates and traders. • R300 000-00 in Prizes.