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02 Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 7/2016 UK NEWS BDIA publishes post-Brexit manifesto By DTI LONDON, UK: The British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) has published a manifesto in response to the uncertainty after the Brexit vote in June. Six main priority areas are highlighted in the docu- ment, including creating a favour- able business environment, in- vesting in the nation’s oral health, workingtoprotectpatients,spend- ing more on the NHS, generally building towards a better future and championing innovation. At the same time, the association has encouraged dental pro- fessionals to attend the BDIA Dental Showcase in October to obtain more information about the Brexit outcomes. The impact of the Brexit on the dental in- dustry in the medium to long term will very much depend on the form a post- Brexit UK will take, the relationship that the UK chooses to have with the EU, and in- deed the relationship that the EU is willing to accept. In the short term, business will be as usual for the dental industry, since EU law will continue to apply in the UK. In response to the Brexit, the BDIA in July released a post-Brexit manifesto, Shaping the future, which sets out the industry’s views on how government should positively influence the future for oral health, dentistry and the den- tal industry. Six main priority areas are highlighted: creating a favourable business environment, investment in the nation’s oral health, protecting patients, in- vestment in the NHS, building a better future and championing innovation. The document can be ob- tained from the BDIA website. BDIA Policy and Public Affairs Director Edmund Proffitt com- mented on the manifesto: “There is a window of opportunity for the dental industry to share its posi- tive vision for the future with key politicians, civil servants and deci- sion makers. If Government can build the right regulatory environ- ment and provide targeted invest- ment in oral health it can make a significant contribution to protect- ing the UK’s oral health for years to come.” The BDIA has encouraged all dental professionals to visit the BDIA Dental Showcase to learn more about the British industry. More than 350 dental compa- nies are expected to be at the trade fair, being held from 6 to 8 Octo- ber at the ExCeL London exhibi- tion and convention centre, this year. As the largest dental show in the UK, about 12,000 visitors at- tend to discover the very latest dental innovations. The Implant Zone will be back for 2016, as well as some new features, including the Networking and Meeting Zone and Go Digital! Zone. Also new this year are two education thea- tres offering 30- to 40-minute ses- sions on educational topics, with speakers selected by leading in- dustry suppliers. Entrance to the exhibition is free for all registered visitors. A BDIA 2016 mobile app will soon be released, the exhibi- tion organisers have announced. 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