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PUBLISHED IN LONDON January 2013 sale the big 0800 132 373 www.topdental.org sales@topdental.co.uk SAVE *Offersavailablefrom2ndJanuary until28thFebruary2013.Fulldetails onalloffersavailableonrequest 66%up to Self Seal Sterilisation Pouches Buy 2 and get 1 FREE ! on all sizesHandpiece Oil £3.27from only £5.98from only Buy 2 and get 1 FREE ! 24 page Offer Brochure now available Dental Tribune_Front page JAN2013.indd 1 02/01/2013 15:57 January 21-27, 2013 VOL. 7 NO. 1 Star Trek’s tricorders could become reality The hand-held scanners, or tricorders, of the Star Trek movies and television series are one step closer to reality now that a University of Mis- souri engineering team has invented a compact source of X-rays and other forms of radiation. The radiation source, which is the size of a stick of gum, could be used to create inexpensive and portable X-ray scanners for use by doctors, as well as to fight terrorism and aid ex- ploration on this planet and others. In dentists’ offices, the tiny X-ray generators could be used to take im- ages from the inside of the mouth shooting the rays out- wards, reducing radiation exposure to the rest of the patients’ heads. Simplyhealth to donate £150,000 to fund research After raising £30,000 for na- tional heart charity Heart Research UK last year, Sim- plyhealth is now increasing its target to £150,000 to fund a joint research project with the charity to look at the link between heart health and dental health. Using its TV advertisement, which airs on Monday 14 January and runs until 10 March 2013, Simplyhealth is asking view- ers to go to the Simplyhealth UK Facebook page and click Like. Simplyhealth will do- nate £1 to Heart Research UK for every Like it receives*. Viewers can also learn how the research grant process works, read highlights of research from medical in- stitutes, read free health guides on dental health and heart health, and watch videos with experts. www.dental-tribune.co.uk Guided surgery Dr Parmar presents a case Laser-lok Amit Patel discusses a recent technology in implant surgery BSDHT 2012 A review of the Oral Health Conference News in Brief Implant Tribune Event ReviewImplant TrbuneNews Shock ads New campaign targets smokers page 4 pages 11-14 pages 21-23 pages 24-25 D entist Dr Colette Bridg- man has been awarded an MBE in the New Years’ Honours List; the only one in den- tistry to be recognised this year. The list was announced on 29 December, and having received the news in November, Colette told Dental Tribune it was hard to keep it a secret: “The letter… arrived in late November. It was quite a distraction from Christ- mas preparations and it was really hard not to tell everyone. I do ad- mit that I could not keep it from my husband and children and they kept the secret really well.” Collette,aDentalPublicHealth ConsultantinManchester,received the award for her services to den- tistry and oral health. Since quali- fying, Colette has served as Presi- dent of BASCD (2009-2010), and chaired the Oral Health Strategic and Commissioning Leads Group for Greater Manchester PCTs. She led a clinical engagement/ser- vice redesign project, introducing consistent OHNA, care pathways and clinical outcome measures in NHS general dental practice. She has also worked with the team at Healthcare Learning: Smile-on on the development of Prevention in Practice. She was a member of the DH new contract working group, and has contributed to the Dental QualityandOutcomesFramework and the New Pilots clinical train- ing programme. She established and chairs the shadow Local pro- fessional Network for dentistry for the 10 PCTs in Greater Man- chester, and is currently seconded to commissioning development with the NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB) working on se- curing excellence in secondary care and community dental ser- vice commissioning. Recently, Colette launched ‘Baby Teeth DO Matter’ in Roch- dale, an initiative launched fol- lowing reports that at least 20 per cent of three year-olds suffer with tooth decay in the area, increas- ing to 50 per cent by the time they reach school age. Colette said on receiving her MBE: “To have a contribution to dentistry recognised in this way in the New Year’s list is a huge hon- our. I am passionate about the im- portance of dental public health to dentistry and oral health and so I am very pleased that the hon- ours system has included it. I am very conscious that in everything I have done I have worked in teams with others. I have been fortunate to work with some amazing den- tal practice teams, specialist cli- nicians, commissioners, manag- ers and leaders. In accepting this award I do so on their behalf and I recognise the contribution they have all made to my work and to this honour. I particularly want to mention BASCD, the specialist so- ciety home of dental public health; it is through this society’s excel- lent scientific meetings and net- work that my peers’ support and inspiration often comes from.” Colette hopes that her work will have a positive influence: “The NHSCB will be the commis- sioner for all dental services from April 2013 and this affords an op- portunity to level up to the best across England. Needs-led pre- ventive care pathways focussed on outcomes are being piloted by the DH in practices across Eng- land and are welcomed by clini- cians and patients taking part. I hope the lessons from this work will influence a fair and supportive new contract system. I trust the dental community will rise to the opportunity that hav- ing a single outcome focussed commissioner in the NHSCB pre- sents, and that collaborative LPNs for dentistry will start to function and make an impact to benefit pa- tients and the population by mak- ing effective use of the resources we have.” DT Dentist awarded MBE Public Health Consultant recognised in New Year Honours List