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Dental organisation Alpha Omega has published a set of evidence-based protocols aimed at getting the dental profession back to work. The document was also sent to key government officials, England’s chief dental officer (CDO), and major figures within the dental industry. Titled ‘Returning to Dental Practice: Realistic considerations, practical solutions’, the guidelines are accompanied by…
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Edmund Proffitt talks to Guy Hiscott about how the dental industry is standing up to be counted amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. How has the BDIA been responding to the COVID-19 crisis? Edmund Proffitt (EP): A leading corporate and government resilience expert recently told me that, apart from how an organisation deals with all the critical…
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Eddie Crouch tells Guy Hiscott about how the BDA is listening and giving dentists a voice during a time of crisis. What’s the current state of play with the BDA and its response to the COVID-19 outbreak? The BDA head office at Wimpole Street has been shut down for several weeks now. The staff have…
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Engaging lectures, networking and cutting-edge exhibitors: the 2020 Implant Dentistry Show had it all. Guy Hiscott reports. Almost 500 dentists poured through the doors of the Implant Dentistry Show early last month as the event celebrated its second birthday in style. The premise was simple: a day focusing on maximum-impact implant education. Sixteen of the…
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Kimberley Finlayson, one of the co-founders of FMC, has passed away following a short illness. A driving force behind the scenes of the company, Kimberley’s career was defined by a commitment to excellence that helped make FMC the UK’s biggest independent dental publisher. She approached the world with an infectious passion, creativity and determination that…
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Keith McClean reports on his trip to Tanzania as part of Bridge2aid’s work to provide the community with dental care. As part of its partnership with Bridge2aid, Mydentist provides funds for two of its team to travel to Tanzania every year and train rural clinical officers in vital dentistry skills. Keith McClean of Mydentist, Sunderland…
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Daniel Davis reflects on his role as British Dental Industry Association president and what the group can offer the industry in terms of a networking tool. The British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) is the UK’s national industry association. It represents and supports a spectrum of manufacturers and suppliers across dentistry and brings their collective interests…
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A fear of pain and financial worries put off British workers from visiting the dentist, a survey has revealed. More than a fifth (24%) steer clear of the dentist over a fear of feeling discomfort. Furthermore, more than a quarter of women (27%) said they put off the recommended two check-ups per year out of…
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Guy Hiscott reports back from the first ever Future of Dentistry Summit, where the opportunities and challenges facing the profession came into the spotlight. What happens when you bring together some of the brightest, most influential dental professionals to discuss the future of dentistry? The answer is simple: an insightful debate on the challenges and…
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Situated just outside of Haifa, in full view of the Galilee Mountains, the global headquarters of MIS Implants is the epitome of a modern facility. While the company’s mission statement is ‘make it simple’, the story of how MIS came to be a global powerhouse in implants is far more layered. The story starts in…
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An exciting line-up of future-thinking speakers will spark the enthusiasm of delegates at this year’s Henry Schein Digital Symposium. Here we outline what lies in store Bigger and better digital dentistry There is a real buzz around this year’s Henry Schein Digital Symposium, which takes place on 27-28 April in London. The success of last year’s symposium…
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Biohorizons is delighted to be bringing Camlog’s Isy implant system to the UK and Ireland dental markets. Isy, billed by Biohorizons as ‘the intelligent system’, is a complete, fully streamlined implant system, with high primary stability and the capability to provide fully digitised restorations. This intelligent approach to workflow gives dentists superior time and cost efficiencies.…
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Russel Diffenthal, national sales manager at Dental Express, presents the case for getting involved in implant dentistry Implant dentistry has been on the rise in the UK for several years. In 2012, the Association of Dental Implantology estimated that as many as 130,000 individual implants were…
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The chief dental officer for NHS England, Sara Hurley, took a trip to the sunny Solent late last year to officially open the newly refurbished dental team clinic at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy (UPDA), and hailed the institution a pioneer of dental education.…
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The world-famous Lord’s Cricket Ground provided a stunning backdrop to the Dental Wellness Trust’s Saving Kids’ Teeth 2017 conference in November. Tag-lined ‘integrated health factors’, the conference stressed the emphasis of a multidisciplinary approach to improving child oral health in the UK. The speakers…
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Colin Burns reflects on how his involvement with the International Team for Implantology has provided crucial support throughout his implant career The International Team for Implantology (ITI) unites professionals around the world from every field of implant dentistry and related tissue regeneration. As an academic association, it promotes networking and exchange among its more than…
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The next generation in cone beam CT scanners provides outstanding images for accurate case diagnosis and planning. Launched by Morita at the International Dental Show in Cologne, the Veraview X800 won a gold medal at this year’s IF Design Awards. Robert Pounds, managing director…
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The Great Clinical Paper Debate is Biohorizons’ latest symposium, coming soon after its highly successful Magic ‘i’ Symposium in October 2017. This latest event will bring together key high profile dental implant specialists, who will take to the stage to debate some of the industry’s hottest topics. Taking place on Friday 16 February 2018 at…
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Dental professionals keen to benefit from cutting-edge implant systems and CAD/CAM will now have improved access to Anthogyr’s extensive portfolio of products and services. The company’s GB team has been boosted by the appointment of Krishna Patel as territory sales specialist for central England. Krishna joins Anthogyr with more than a decade of industry…
