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David is currently Deputy Secretary of NILGOSC, the Northern Ireland Local Gov- ernment Pension Scheme and previously held posi- tions with Methodist Col- lege, Grant Thornton, and Queen’s University Belfast. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. He has held a number of public appointments and is currently a member of the General Chiropractic Council, a Board member of Helm Housing and a lay Member of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland. DT New GDC Council member A dental practice in Buck- inghamshire has won the Small Enterprise of the Year award. Smile Design Dental Prac- tice won the Small Enterprise of the Year category at this year’s Buckinghamshire Am- bassadors Awards. Dr Komal Suri and her team (pictured) were present- ed with the award at the event by Formula One champion, Damon Hill. Dr Suri said: ‘We are de- lighted to have won this award, particularly as it is a team award and recognises the efforts we all put in to make this a successful practice from a patient, employ- ee and business perspective.’ Smile Design Dental Prac- tice is recognised as one of the country’s leading practices for cosmetic and restorative dental care, but it is also very much a local practice providing general dental care for residents in south Buckinghamshire. Dr Suri bought the practice in 2002 and over the past e i g h t years she has updated the building and invested heavi- ly in state of the art equipment and training to enable them to offer patients a complete care package. She said: “The key to our success has been the strength of our practice-patient relation- ships. We spend a great deal of time with our patients to en- sure they are educated about their mouths and have all clinical find- ings explained fully before em- barking on any treatments or programmes. “The level of training for all our team is extremely high with most of our clinical team consid- ered among the leaders in their profession.” The Bucks Enterprise Awards were created by the Bucking- hamshire Ambassadors who formed just five years ago. The awards event was organised by Buckinghamshire Economic & Learning Partnership (BELP) which aims to promote the sus- tainable economic development of Buckinghamshire. DT Dental practice wins Small Enterprise of the Year S pecialist dental accountants are warning dental practi- tioners to ensure their busi- ness records are in order. The warning comes after an announcement by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that it is cracking down on dentists and other medical practitioners, tracking down those who have not declared their full income. The Association of Special- ist Providers to Dentists (ASPD), have set out some of the HMRC’s basic record keeping guidelines for dentists. These are: • Don’t throw away business records - keep business records for at least five years and ten months after the end of the tax year the records relate to. Fail- ure to do so could result in a fine of up to £3,000. • Keep business and home life separate - business records and personal records are kept sepa- rate, with the help of a separate business bank account. • Sorry, sir. The dog ate it… - if your business records are lost or destroyed, unfortunately they will have to be recreated. Practitioners looking to stay in HMRC’s good books sho- uld enlist the help of a special- ist accountant for dentists who is well versed in the preparation of tax returns and submitting them to the Inland Revenue, said the ASPD. DT Keep your business records in order – before the tax inspector does it for you L ucky the Lion launched a major schools initiative by The Midcounties Co-oper- ative in Oxfordshire to encourage children to look after their teeth. The 6ft cuddly character joined in the fun in a pilot scheme which started at Pegasus Primary School in Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Some 130 pupils aged five seven learned about the impor- tance of brushing their teeth regularly and the need to reduce sugary snacks and to eat the right foods. Each child received a special information pack which includ- ed a funky toothbrush, tooth- paste and a wooden toothbrush holder. The youngsters also dec- orated the holder, which has a two minute timer, so they know how long to brush their teeth each time. Lucky the Lion took part in demonstrations, which also fea- tured a giant toothbrush and a huge pair of teeth, to get the message across. Barbara Dunne, commu- nity co-ordinator for The Mid- counties Co-operative, said: “We are a trusted retailer which believes in giving back to the communities we serve. We have developed this pro- ject in partnership with the Oxfordshire PCT to encour- age children in a fun and effective way to look after their teeth. “We hope parents will rein- force that message at home. The information packs we provide include a toothbrush chart for the children to draw a smiley face on a calendar each day if they have brushed their teeth once in the morning and last thing before bed.” Pegasus headteacher Jill Hudson said: “The children re- ally enjoyed the sessions and meeting Lucky. The project complemented what they learn in school as part of the curric- ulum for personal, social and health education.” Nicky Wadely, lead for Den- tal Commissioning for Oxford- shire PCT, said: “We were happy to give our support when Mid- counties approached us with this initiative. There are obvious benefits if children understand what they need to do to keep their teeth healthy and strong, including seeing a dentist for check-ups.” DT Open wide with Lucky Lucky the Lion at Pegasus Primary School in Oxford April 19-25, 20102 News United Kingdom Edition