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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 1+2/2016 02 UK NEWS IMPRINT PUBLISHER: Torsten OEMUS GROUPEDITOR/MANAGINGEDITORDTAP&UK: Daniel ZIMMERMANN newsroom@dental-tribune.com CLINICALEDITOR: Magda WOJTKIEWICZ ONLINEEDITOR: Claudia DUSCHEK ASSISTANTEDITORS: Anne FAULMANN, Kristin HÜBNER COPYEDITORS: Sabrina RAAFF, Hans MOTSCHMANN PRESIDENT/CEO: Torsten OEMUS CFO/COO: Dan WUNDERLICH MEDIASALESMANAGERS: Matthias DIESSNER Peter WITTECZEK Maria KAISER Melissa BROWN Weridiana MAGESWKI Hélène CARPENTIER Antje KAHNT MARKETING&SALESSERVICES: Nicole ANDRAE ACCOUNTING: Karen HAMATSCHEK BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT: Claudia SALWICZEK EXECUTIVEPRODUCER: Gernot MEYER ADPRODUCTION: Marius MEZGER DESIGNER: Franziska DACHSEL, Matthias ABICHT INTERNATIONALEDITORIALBOARD: Dr Nasser Barghi, Ceramics, USA Dr Karl Behr, Endodontics, Germany Dr George Freedman, Esthetics, Canada Dr Howard Glazer, Cariology, USA Prof.DrI.Krejci,ConservativeDentistry,Switzerland Dr Edward Lynch, Restorative, Ireland Dr Ziv Mazor, Implantology, Israel Prof. Dr Georg Meyer, Restorative, Germany Prof. Dr Rudolph Slavicek, Function, Austria Dr Marius Steigmann, Implantology, Germany PublishedbyDTI. 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The publishers also do not assume responsibility for product names or claims,orstatementsmadebyadvertisers.Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of DentalTribune International. Scan this code to subscribe our weekly Dental Tribune UK e-newsletter. By DTI LONDON, UK: The latest govern- ment figures estimate that one in ten people in the UK suffer from dental anxiety. New research from King’s College London involving pretreatment use of cognitive be- havioural therapy (CBT) has shown that the method is largely effective in helping patients overcome their fearoftreatment. In a study involving patients suf- fering from high levels of dental phobia, the researchers found that the overall majority were able to undergo treatment without sedation after having undergone therapy at theDentalInstituteHealthPsychol- ogy Service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Only six per centofthepatientssurveyedhadto betreatedwithsedation. “Our study shows that after on average five CBT sessions, most people can go on to be treated by the dentist without the need to be sedated,” said Tim Newton, lead author and Professor of Psychology asAppliedtoDentistry. A short-term therapy, CBT has beenshowntohelpwithdepression and a number of anxiety-related disorders, such as obsessive–com- pulsive disorder and bulimia. Typi- cally, over six to ten sessions, a ther- apist aims to help patients change their feelings and behaviours by restructuring their thinking and breaking negative thought cycles. According to the researchers, the most common anxiety-inducing factors in the study were identified asdrillingandhavinganinjection. Newton recommended that, de- spite the positive outcome, CBT should be viewed as complement- ing sedation services rather than as an alternative, the two together providing a comprehensive care pathway for the ultimate benefit of patients. Furthermore, patients should be carefully assessed by trained CBT practitioners, since they could be suffering from addi- tionalpsychologicalconditions. “CBT provides a way of reducing theneedforsedationinpeoplewith aphobia,buttherewillstillbethose who need sedation because they require urgent dental treatment or they are having particularly inva- sivetreatments,”hesaid. Over one-third of those patients surveyed in the study showed signs of general anxiety, while one in ten had depression or suicidal thoughts. ByDTI LONDON, UK: As head of the UK’s first adult dental trauma service at King’s College Hospital in London, Dr Serpil Djemal has seen all types of dental trauma ranging from enamel fractures to all of the luxa- tions including knocked out teeth. Whatsheandherteamhavenoticed is that most patients who have vis- ited the service did not know what to do when they knocked their tooth out, let alone who to see for help. In order to make the public aware of this, she and an enthusias- tic group of individuals including DrAwsAlani,alsoaconsultantinre- storative dentistry at King’s College Hospital, founded Dental Trauma UKin2014. In March, the young charity is al- ready going hold its second annual congress at the British Library in London. Over the course of this day, Serpil will introduce experts in the field of restorative dentistry, trau- matology and endodontics includ- ing restorative consultant James Darcy from Manchester and Paul McCabe from Ireland to discuss aspects of dental trauma and give practical tips how to best manage them.Attendingtheconferencewill allow participants to earn 5 CPD points. “There is clearly a knowledge and skillgapinthedentalmarketasden- tal trauma is not brilliantly covered in the dental curriculum and most dentists are seldom confronted withdentaltraumaintheircareers," she said. "As a result many do not havethenecessaryskillsformanag- ing trauma in the first place and eveniftheyacquiresomeskills,they are not retained because of lack of practice.” The premier conference held at the same location in 2015 attracted over 130 participants and member- ship of the charity (£30 per year) is already at 290. So far, interest has been great for this year with 100 dentists, nurses and technicians registered for the meeting. As a member of Dental Trauma UK they not only get a 50 per cent discount on their congress registration fee but also access to free CPD after the conference in the form of lectures andvideosofhowtomanagecases. “It is all about practical applica- tionandwhattodotosaveteethand smiles.Ouraimistoinformgeneral dental practitioners so they can de- liver the best care for their patients who may be unfortunate to suffer a dentaltrauma”,Serpilexplains. The main focus of the charity is to raise awareness amongst the general public, particularly groups that are often confronted first with dental trauma like teachers or para- medics on how dental trauma oc- curs and what to do about it. A few campaigns are being been planned including selfie-your-smile and what to do in the immediate after- math of knocking an adult tooth clean out of the mouth. A couple of celebrities are already signed up to helpsupportthese. “It is really simple; we want any- one and everyone to know that if they knock an adult tooth out of their mouth, they should pick it up bythecrown,lickitcleanifitisdirty andstickitbackintoposition.Whilst thetoothmaynotlastforever,doing this within the first 5 minutes wiIl give the tooth the best chance of survival” Serpil said. “So, PICK IT LICK IT STICK IT is what she and her teamrecommend”. Registrationforthe2016congress is still open at: dentaltrauma.co.uk/ Dental+team/Conferences.aspx The British Library will host the annual congress of DentalTrauma UK again.© Gabriele Gelsi CBTsuccessfulinreducingphobia Trauma at the library Dental charity is preparing for annual congress in London With CBT a therapist aims to help patients change their feelings and behaviours by restructuring their thinking and breaking negative thought cycles.© Pressmaster Tel.: +4934148474-302 Fax: +4934148474-173 Tel.: +85231136177 Fax: +85231136199 Tel.: +12122447181 Fax: +12122247185