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The 2013 BDTA Dental Showcase is set to be the largest exhibition of the year with more than 360 stands already booked from the UK and overseas. To recognise the substantial resources invested in designing, building and staffing their exhibition stands, the BDTA is once again rewarding the efforts of exhibitors with a series of…
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BDTA Dental Showcase is the biggest event on the dental calendar where exhibitors welcome the space to display their largest range of exciting and innovative products. And as well as allowing you to see and try products first hand you could also save money with exclusive show offers. More than 360 exhibitor stands have already…
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Dr Zaki Kanaan, president elect of the British Cosmetic Dental Association will be making a series of guest appearances on the Philips stand (P06) at the BDTA Showcase. Thursday 17 October – 12-12.30pm & 2-2.30pm Friday 18 October – 12-12.30 & 3-3.30pm Saturday 19 October – 12-12.30pm During the ‘Ask the Expert’ sessions…
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The Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme (WOHP) invites dental students, professionals and academics in the UK/Ireland to apply for the 2014 IADR Wrigley Salivary Research Award. This prestigious award is recognised worldwide as a stamp of excellence in outstanding salivary research, which makes a valued contribution to the body of clinical research supporting the important role…
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All dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) are being encouraged to download the revised CPD guidance available from the General Dental Council (GDC) website. The Continuing Professional Development for Dental Professionals guidance has been revised to ensure it reflects the GDC’s new principles set out in Standards for the Dental Team. It also provides an…
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Social-media savvy dentists are urged to keep professional and personal relationships separate when using Twitter and Facebook. The advice comes in light of the new GDC Standards for the Dental Team which for the first time includes guidance on using social media. The new standards came into effect on Monday, replacing Standards for…
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Due to the very nature of mouth cancer, it can often be difficult discussing the disease with patients. During Mouth Cancer Action Month, there’s an opportunity for every dental and health professional to speak out. Whether it’s talking about the risk factors, educating members of the public about the disease or someone looking to find…
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Over the course of the last decade, the profession has supported Mouth Cancer Action Month by helping to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of the disease. To help catch even more cases, campaign organisers the British Dental Health Foundation are calling on dental teams to take further action. A free screening event is…
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The Private Dentistry Elite 20 is back – but who will get your vote now the poll has opened? Our search to find the UK’s most influential private dentists returns this month for its third innings. Over the last two years, thousands of dentists had their say on which of their peers is leading the…
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Dental charity Bridge2Aid is delighted to announce the launch of its all new Unity Partnership Programme, offering practices and companies the chance to make a real difference to the emergency dental offering in developing countries whilst generating tangible business benefits. Companies now recognise that they are not only judged on service and financial performance,…
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With just three weeks until BDTA Dental Showcase takes place at the NEC Birmingham, 17-19 October, the BDTA is delighted to launch a brand new interactive mobile app specially designed to help you plan your day! The BDTA Dental Showcase is the UK’s flagship dental exhibition in the dental calendar and with over 360 exhibitor…
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The British Dental Association (BDA) is calling for a fair deal for dentistry across the UK in 2014 that begins to address successive years of underfunding. Submitting its evidence to the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body (DDRB), the BDA has called for funding boosts for general practice and salaried primary care alike. The BDA evidence…
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The epic journey ended with an emotional and triumphant homecoming, which saw supporters, family and friends welcoming cyclists back at their UK offices based in Crawley. Organised by Ride2Raise, the Straumann Charity Bike Ride took place during the course of six days (19-24 September 2013). A continental journey that began at Straumann’s headquarters in Basel,…
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Speed dating may be nothing new, but speed mentoring is certainly new in the dental profession! In its first ever speed mentoring event, dental charity Heart Your Smile aimed to match up aspiring young professionals with the mentor of their choice. Last month, Heart Your Smile trustees and members gathered with a group of eight…
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Hygienist Morag Powell – and an award-winning practice team The hygiene and therapy team at Fergus & Glover decided to enter the DH&T awards for the best preventive practice when the awards were announced. We felt that as a team, we wanted to be recognised for all of the hard work that we were putting…
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Claire Engleby, a reformed dental phobic patient treated by Ken Harris at Riveredge in Sunderland, talks exclusively to a national women’s weekly magazine about how this simple device has transformed her life. The recent feature has resulted in a surge of interest in Vibraject from the general public. When Vibraject is used to give a…
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Oral-B rings in the changes this autumn with a trio of new initiatives – just for you! In the hub of it In this fast-paced world, an online resource is the best way to instantly find information. Many hygienists and therapists have already taken advantage of the on-line resources available on Oral-B’s website, Dentalcare.com. Users…
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Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, established by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry to bring its successful Dental Education Facilities and community activity under one umbrella, is now up and running and already making its mark. When it was announced earlier this year it was already a world first, because it was the first…
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A beautician has appeared in court in Preston to plead guilty to unlawfully practising dentistry. Elaine Taylor-Valles is the first person to be successfully prosecuted by the UK’s dental regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC), since the High Court upheld the view that tooth whitening is the practise of dentistry and should only be carried…
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