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09Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 4/2015 BUSINESS By DTI Leicester, UK: For years, the Inter- national Centre for Dental Edu- cation from Ivoclar Vivadent has been offering dental education and training for dentists and den- tal technicians in the UK. At its an- niversary celebration in June, over 200 came to Leicester to celebrate theCentre’sachievementsandup- date themselves on the latest ma- terials and treatment protocols, such as the company’s IPS e.max system. Focusing on innovation in den- tal design, renown dental techni- cian and Ivoclar Vivadent Global Opinion Leader Oliver Brix from Germany presented a series of case reports involving the materi- als and ranging from single tooth restorations to full mouth reha- bilitations. State-of-the-art proto- cols and critical steps to ensure long-term success were also pre- sented by Dr Markus Lenhard from Switzerland. Leading UK experts such as ChrisMcConnell,RobLynock,Alan Casson and Carl Fenwick, further provided live demonstrations to illustrate the revolutions that are taking place in composite den- tistry with advanced products, such as the light-curing lab com- posite SR Nexco Paste, IPS e.max frameworks with the fully auto- mated injection-mould-ing device Ivobase and the Tetric EvoCeram Bulk Fill system. In addition to legal, ethical and practical issues surrounding the selection of patients for implants and the placement and manage- ment of the peri-implant site pre- sented by dental hygienist Donna Shembri from Huddersfield. Old- ham dental technician and Ivoclar Vivadent Opinion Leader John Wibberleyaddressedtheaesthetic and functional needs of the pa- tient when creating restorations, while he explored the principals and materials used in the cus- tomising of denture teeth, gingi- val contouring and gingival stain- ing. Following this, dental techni- cian Phillip Reddington from Leeds further educated delegates on ‘high-performance polymers’ which are considered as a replace- ment for materials such as metal andzirconiainframeworkfabrica- tion and are increasingly used to manufacture hybrid composite/ ceramic restorations. Since 2011, the ICDE has been offering education for dentists in its Leicester premises. Based close to the M1, the facility provides state-of-the-art dental surgery for live demonstrations and a fully equipped lecture theatre that can hold up to 40 participants. A full list of courses and seminars is available at the centre’s website. Ivoclar updates dentists about latest materials and treatment protocols AD DTUK0415_09_Ivoclar 10.09.15 15:16 Seite 9 DTUK0415_09_Ivoclar 10.09.1515:16 Seite 9