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By DTI BEIJING, China & LONDON, UK: King’s College London Dental Institute is extending its inter- national reach with the launch of a number of activities that will see the institute partner with BYBO Dental Group, one of China’s largest dental providers, over the upcoming months. The collabora- tion started in July with a distance learning programme that will offer BYBO staff across China training and information on the management of tooth wear and occlusal change. In addition to the distance/ blended learning programmes, face-to-face lectures by King’s academics, including Profs. Raman Bedi, Martyn Cobourne and Francis Hughes, at various sites in China began in June and will continue until the end of the calendar year, the university said in a press release. All in- formation will be available to BYBO staff in both English and Mandarin. In addition to continuing pro- fessional education, the partner- ship will include staff exchange, as well as the transfer of clinical expertise and protocols, over the next three years. Estimated to be worth £3.6 million, the collaboration agree- ment was first announced at the end of 2015. “King’s Dental Institute’s com- mitment to improving oral health knowledge and provision in prac- tice around the world shines through in this collaboration,” commented Prof. Dianne Rekow, Executive Dean of the Dental Institute, on the partnership. “Not only is it a fantastic opportunity to share our world-leading ex- pertise with BYBO, but it also of- fers us a unique chance for us to learn from one of China’s most renowned dental providers.” Founded in 1993, BYBO con- sists of 200 chain dental clinics with approximately 6,000 em- ployees across China, according to its figures. 02 Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 7+8/2016 ASIA PACIFIC NEWS IMPRINT PUBLISHER: Torsten OEMUS GROUP EDITOR/MANAGING EDITOR DT AP & UK: Daniel ZIMMERMANN newsroom@dental-tribune.com CLINICAL EDITOR: Magda WOJTKIEWICZ ONLINE EDITOR: Claudia DUSCHEK EDITOR: Anne FAULMANN ASSISTENT EDITOR: Kristin HÜBNER COPY EDITORS: Sabrina RAAFF, Hans MOTSCHMANN PRESIDENT/CEO: Torsten OEMUS CFO/COO: Dan WUNDERLICH MEDIA SALES MANAGERS: Matthias DIESSNER Peter WITTECZEK Maria KAISER Melissa BROWN Weridiana MAGESWKI Hélène CARPENTIER Antje KAHNT INTERNATIONAL PR & PROJECT MANAGER: Marc CHALUPSKY MARKETING & SALES SERVICES: Nicole ANDRAE ACCOUNTING: Karen HAMATSCHEK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Claudia SALWICZEK-MAJONEK EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Gernot MEYER AD PRODUCTION: Marius MEZGER DESIGNER: Franziska DACHSEL INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL BOARD: Dr Nasser Barghi, Ceramics, USA Dr Karl Behr, Endodontics, Germanyw Dr George Freedman, Esthetics, Canada Dr Howard Glazer, Cariology, USA Prof. Dr I. 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The National Dental Centre opened the clinic in response to Singapore’s rapidly ageing popu- lation and growing demand for these services. Customised for health conditions that are not easily managed at primary care clinics, the special needs unit has wider walkways, larger waiting areas and dental chairs, as well as handrails and low counters. More- over, every treatment room is fur- nished with dental radiographic equipment so that patients do not need to be transferred to another room to obtain radiographs. During the opening ceremony, health minister Gan Kim Yong stressed that oral health and den- tal care must be incorporated as part of the government’s overall strategy for ensuring good health among seniors. Although critical, oral health is an often underesti- mated component of the overall well-being of geriatric and special needs patients, he said. “We must also invest in train- ing dental healthcare professionals to better serve our seniors and un- dertake more research in disease trends in geriatric dentistry,” Gan stressed. In addressing this issue, the clinic will serve as a training ground for the next generation of oral health professionals who are specialising in this field. As reported by Channel News- Asia, the Ministry of Health is already offering scholarships for dentists who are keen to take up the challenges of geriatric and special needs dentistry. So far, four dental professionals have com- pleted specialty training under this programme in the clinic. Being the first of its kind in Singapore, the clinic has seen more than 4,000 patients to date. A second geriatric and special needs dentistry clinic is being planned at the upcoming Centre for Oral Health at the National Uni- versity Health System and is ex- pected to open for service in 2019. King’s College London collaborates with China’s largest dental group © NDC, Singapore Wheelchair-bound patient being treated on wheelchair titling unit. © Chris Dorney/Shutterstock.com Tel.: +4934148474-302 Fax: +4934148474-173 Tel.: +85231136177 Fax: +85231136199 Tel.: +441612231830 Tel.: +12122447181 Fax: +12122247185