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2 UK NEWS Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition | 4/2017 IMPRINT GROUP EDITOR/MANAGING EDITOR DT UK: Daniel ZIMMERMANN newsroom@dental-tribune.com Tel.: +44 161 223 1830 EDITORS: Kristin HÜBNER Yvonne BACHMANN ONLINE EDITOR/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER: Claudia DUSCHEK MANAGING EDITOR & HEAD OF DTI COMMUNICATION SERVICES: Marc CHALUPSKY JUNIOR PR EDITOR: Brendan DAY Julia Maciejek COPY EDITORS: Ann-Katrin PAULICK Sabrina RAAFF CLINICAL EDITORS: Magda WOJTKIEWICZ Nathalie SCHÜLLER PUBLISHER/PRESIDENT/CEO: Torsten R. 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Krejci, Conservative Dentistry, 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 Published by DTI DENTAL TRIBUNE INTERNATIONAL Holbeinstr. 29, 04229, Leipzig, Germany Tel.: +49 341 48474-302 Fax: +49 341 48474-173 info@dental-tribune.com www.dental-tribune.com Regional Offi ces: UNITED KINGDOM 535, Stillwater Drive 5 Manchester M11 4TF Tel.: +44 161 223 1830 www.dental-tribune.co.uk DT ASIA PACIFIC LTD. c/o Yonto Risio Communications Ltd, Room 1406, Rightful Centre, 12 Tak Hing Street, Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel.: +852 3113 6177 Fax: +852 3113 6199 DENTAL TRIBUNE AMERICA, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10011, USA Tel.: +1 212 244 7181 Fax: +1 212 224 7185 © 2017, Dental Tribune International GmbH BDA supports victims of 22 May bomb attack By DTI MANCHESTER, UK: At the start of its annual congress in Manchester, the British Dental Association (BDA) has pledged to donate £ 5,000 to the victims of the bomb- ing at a concert on 22 May. With this step, the professional body joins other initiatives that are aimed at supporting the families affected by the horrifi c attack. Chair of the BDA Principal Ex- ecutive Committee Mick Arm- strong said: “We’ve been so proud to make Manchester home to our national conference, and we just want to do our bit to help our hosts and friends in the aftermath of this horrifi c attack.” “Quite rightly Manchester has resolved to carry on. Our thoughts are with all the families touched by this atrocity,” he added. incidents in Great Britain in recent years. In response, the UK govern- ment has changed the terror threat level from severe to critical and deployed armed forces na- tionwide to protect vulnerable sites. Participants of this year’s BDA conference have also had to sub- mit to extra security measures that have been put in place for the entire event. On the fi rst day of the congress, they joined in on a min- ute of silence across the UK to hon- our the victims. The BDA has been continu- ously holding its national confer- ence at the Manchester Central Convention Complex since 2012. Over 4,000 dental professionals were expected to attend this year’s three-day event, which also fea- tured an extensive industry exhi- bition. Floral tributes at St Anns Square in Manchester. The attack has left 22 people dead and over 50 injured. (Photograph, DTI) According to the Greater Man- chester Police, Monday’s attack during a concert by American singer Ariana Grande at the Man- chester Arena left 22 people dead and more than 50 injured. The su- icide bombing, believed to have been executed by a 23-year-old man from the south of the city, is one of the most fatal terror-related King’s Dental Institute appoints Barts professor as new executive dean By DTI LONDON, UK: Prof. Mike Curtis from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London has been appointed new Executive Dean of King’s College London Dental Institute, the university has said. The microbiologist suc- ceeds Prof. Dianne Rekow, who re- tired from her post at the end of last year. Currently serving as Dean of Dentistry and Deputy Vice-Princi- pal for Health at Barts and The London, Curtis is expected to take the helm of Britain’s most prestig- ious dental school at the begin- ning of the next academic year. In the meantime, the institute will continue to be led by Prof. Mark Woolford, who took over in De- cember as interim Executive Dean. Commenting on his appointment, Curtis pledged to maintain and en- hance the pre-eminence of den- tistry at King’s in education, train- ing and research. “Professor Curtis’ appoint- ment is an important step for us as we embark on a new university vision and seek to consolidate the Dental Institute’s position as Europe’s most comprehensive centre for dental education, re- search and patient care,” said Sir Robert Lechler, Provost for Health at King’s. Last year, King’s was rated fourth in the world in dentistry ac- cording to the QS World University Rankings in the US, as well as fi rst in Europe. Currently, around 1,000 students are enrolled in the uni- versity, as are 300 distance learn- ing students. Curtis will bring ex- tensive knowledge and research expertise in the fi eld of oral micro- biology to the school. His latest re- search focused on the role of the Prof. Mike Curtis (© Kings College London, UK) oral microbiome in maintaining oral health and developing dis- ease, and key microbial virulence determinants of oral bacteria. All rights reserved. Dental Tribune makes every effort to report clinical information and manufacturer’s product news accurately, but cannot assume re- sponsibility for the validity of product claims, or for typographical errors. The publishers also do not as- sume responsibility for product names or claims, or statements made by advertisers. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and may not refl ect those of Dental Tribune International. Scan this code to subscribe our weekly Dental Tribune UK e-newsletter.