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A renowned expert in the area of aesthetic den- tal care will be chairing a presentation at this year’s British Dental Conference (BDC) and Exhibition. Aimed at general dental prac- titioners and young dentists, the lecture has been designed to give clinicians a practical treat- ment approach that allows for the predictable enhancement of the smile. Dr Irfan Ahmad will be intro- ducing Dinos Kounturas, a gen- eral dental practitioner at The Dental Implant Clinic in Thessa- lonki, Greece, as the speaker for the session. His presentation, ‘Custom- ised aesthetic treatment using minimal or non-invasive feld- spathic porcelain veneers’, will explore the rationale behind the use of such veneers as an alter- native to composite resins. The session will provide a step-by-step guide using clini- cal case studies to demon- strate the processes involved in order to create an enhanced smile for patients. The 2010 BDC and Exhibi- tion takes pla-ce at the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre between 20-22 May. For more information on the conference and exhibition, reg- ister at www.bda.org/conference or call 0870 166 6625. DT B ritain will be hosting the International Symposium on Dental Hygiene this year. The forthcoming interna- tional dental industry confer- ence will take place in Glasgow in July. The 18th International Sym- posium on Dental Hygiene is entitled ‘Oral Health - New Concepts for the New Mil- lennium: New technology for preventing and treating oral diseases, including alternative treatments’. A spokeswoman for the Inter- national Federation of Dental Hy- gienists said: ‘This symposium is likely to witness the greatest ever gathering of oral health profes- sionals from around the world. It’s not surprising, therefore, that the Scientific Programme is packed with eminent speakers and topics of equal gravitas.’ Professor Jeremy Bagg, head of School, University of Glas- gow, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School will be making the keynote address ‘Challenge and change in infectious diseases: a global issue’. Periodontitis will be explored by Prof Francis Hughes, a rec- ognised expert in all aspects of periodontal disease and regen- eration working at the Institute of Dentistry (School of Medicine and Dentistry), Queen Mary Uni- versity London. Tracey Lenneman will ad- dress the subject ‘The dental hy- gienist in the new millennium’. MsLennemanhasbeenaprac- ticing clinical periodontal dental hygienist since 1986, and has ex- perienced many facets of dental hygiene in the USA and in Europe. Warren Greshes, an inter- nationally acclaimed speaker, author and broadcaster, will be discussing broader issues un- der the title ‘Adding value to the dental practice’. Prof Kimberly Krust Bray, who is widely published and an acknowledged expert in her field, will present ‘Managing the systemic oral health conne- ction: a new model for changing health behaviours’. She will be followed by Dr Christoph Andreas Ramseier, MAS, assistant professor, Depart- ment of Periodontology, Univer- sity of Berne, Switzerland. He will be talking about ‘The benefits of motivational inter- viewing in tobacco use cessation provided by dental hygienists’. Another highlight in the programme will be Prof Mike Lewis, professor of Oral Medi- cine at the School of Dent- istry, Cardiff University and Den- tal Dean of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glas- gow, presenting ‘An essential guide to Xerostomia’. There will be a number of abstracts and research sessions interspersed in the programme, providing delegates with opp- ortunities to meet the authors of papers, on important top- ics and to discuss their research and conclusions. In addition, there will be workshops at which delegates can gain hands-on experience of products, tools or materials rel- evant to oral healthcare. The British Dental Trade As- sociation (BDTA) is one of the main sponsors of the event being held 1-3 July. BDTA executive director Tony Reed said: “The fact that the UK has been chosen to host the International Symposium is an accolade for the BSDHT and we are proud to be playing a part in making 2010 a conference to remember.” DT T he General Dental Coun- cil is calling on all dental professionals to check that their registered address is up to date. This is a requirement of reg- istration and helps ensure that registrants don’t miss out on im- portant General Dental Council (GDC) information, according to the GDC. Registration projects man- ager, Sarah Arnold said: “When registrants move from their reg- istered address, whether home or work, the GDC should be on the check-list of organisations they need to contact. “We regularly send things out by post – such as Annual Retention Fee information, An- nual Practising Certificates and the Gazette. If these haven’t been arriving, it’s worth making sure we have the right contact details. The registered address can be of a home, a practice or even a Post Office Box number as long as it is somewhere we can get in touch, but remember, the ad- dress you give will be published on our website.” Dental professionals can check their details are right by logging on to www.GDC-uk.org and searching the registers using their registration number. By law, dental professionals’ registered details (full name, registered address, qualifica- tions and date of first registra- tion) are all public information. Members of the public can check any registrant’s details by contacting the GDC or by checking the Dentists Regis- ter or Dental Care Professional Register online at www.eGDC- uk.org. DT Britain to host International Symposium Check your registered address is up to date Expert advice for non-invasive aesthetic treatment International Symposium on Dental Hygiene held in Glasgow website May 3-9, 20104 News united Kingdom Edition