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27Industry NewsJune 7-13, 2010United Kingdom Edition Tavom – Top Quality Guaranteed Looking to transform your practice into a modern, comfortable environment for both staff and patients? If so, then look no further than Tavom. Tavom uses quality materials in a creative way allowing practitioners to present a surgery that reflects a highly modern and professional approach to patient care. The new Mitto Range is a fine example of Tavom’s innovative design of cabinets, illustrating how practicality and style are combined to create storage that always maximises even the most limited space. Combined with the stylish Y Glass work surfaces, the surgery becomes an ultra-modern space to work in. With over thirty years of design and build experience, Tavom uses the latest in Computer Aided Design to eliminate the stress of refurbishment. Fully up to date in all of the latest decontamination protocols, Tavom will ensure that your surgery is compliant with all regulations. Being a market leader in the provision of durable, high quality, hygienic and aesthetically appealing dental furniture and cabinetry, Tavom can assist you in creating a professional and functional practice to suit the demands of any client. For further information call Tavom UK on 0870 752 1121 Or visit www.tavom.com ASPD members on hand at the 2010 BDA Annual Conference and Exhibition Lloyds TSB, financial advisers from money4dentists and Essential Money, and legal experts from Maxwell Hodge Solicitors and Lockharts Solicitors were representing their respective companies at the British Dental Association’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool this year. These trusted names in the dental world were on hand to impart their advice to delegates at the event and are well versed in the issues that face dental professionals in the industry today. All four companies are members of the Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD), their objective being to provide the highest level of service and expert advice, reliable advice and support every time. Other ASPD service providers throughout the UK all into one of the following categories including: • Solicitors • Accountants • Banks • Financial Advisors • Valuers and Sales Agents • Insurance brokers Dentists are able to find the right advice tailored to suit their individual needs at the ASPD, as all of its service providers must be approved by at least five independent dental professionals and must be supported by two current ASPD members before their application is considered. For more information on the ASPD please call 0800 4586773 or visit www. aspd.co.uk Septodont Ltd is proud to announce the launch of their new and improved website. The new site features a fresh design, focused on delivering information pertaining to products and services in an easy to navigate, aesthetically pleasing approach. The fusion of style and content provides customers with access to product information and a more clear depiction of the many services that Septodont has incorporated to better serve the dental profession. Septodont General Manager Mike Cann has led the online development and believes that the new site better reflects the company’s ethos and key messages: “This represents a significant advance for Septodont in the UK, coming at a time when we are bringing many new products to market and continuing investment into the development of others. It is vital that our website effectively communicates who we are and our capabilities in working with dentist around the UK”. We hope you will enjoy surfing the site. Your comments and suggestions are most welcome, through the site’s“contact”facility. For more information about Septodont and to see the new website please visit www.septodont.co.uk. Picasso laser on CCADS course On the recent California Centre for Advanced Dental studies (CCADS) course in Bourne End, delegates were instructed on the use of the Velopex super compact Picasso Diode Laser. CCADS trains local clinicians on smile design with mentor instructors working closely with‘pupils’. The Picasso laser contains two lasers: a 7 Watt (user power) Gallium Aluminium Arsenate (GaAlAs) diode laser and a small laser pointer. The GaAlAs laser is ideal for soft tissue (gum) work – as it does not interact with teeth or bone (810nm). It is particularly indicated for both periodontal work – where it can sterilise the pocket killing the bacteria – also for endodontic work where it can sterilise the root canal. With a price of just £4,995 + VAT for the complete package including case, 3 pairs of glasses as well as a 2 year warranty - this is set to become a big seller. Not only that, but this price includes an Aquacut Quattro single chamber unit – giving a hard and soft tissue combination – amazing value! For more information on CCADS or the Picasso Laser, or to arrange a demonstration, please contact: Mark Chapman Tel 07734 044877 Picasso laser on CCADs course Only 1.5% left to go… A recent customer satisfaction survey revealed that Practice Plan, the leading custom branded dental plan provider, has an incredible 98.5% overall satisfaction rate. The annual survey, and fourth of its kind for the company, showed that one in three of their customers believe they have improved upon their services from the previous year and that there has been a significant improvement in their customers enthusiasm to recommend them to others. The credible results are a fantastic achievement for the company, especially in the testing economic climate, John Hughes, Managing Director at Customer Service Network, who carried out the survey explained:“In the current climate it is difficult for any service organisation to improve and grow. For Practice Plan to have developed and achieved overall satisfaction ratings of 98.5% is an excellent result. In addition, one in three customers believe that the service and relationships with Practice Plan have improved in the last twelve months, which is a result to be proud of.” Contact Details: T: 01691 684135 F: 01691 684149 E: info@practiceplan.co.uk W: www.practiceplan.co.uk Practice Plan Ltd, Kempthorne House, Park Avenue, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1AY Healthy Discounts by Munroe Sutton at the BDA Annual Conference 2010 The Munroe Sutton team enjoyed a lively event this year at the BDA Annual Conference in Liverpool. The team received a very positive response from delegates who wanted to know more about the Healthy Discounts Plan by Munroe Sutton and how it could help benefit their practice. Free to join, the scheme offers registered practitioners the opportunity to expand their patient list by potentially hundreds of new cash-paying individuals. Carefully designed discounts offer patients, both corporate and individual, great incentives to visit a Munroe Sutton registered practitioner. However, despite discounted treatment rates, a practitioner’s profitability is not impacted, and more cash-paying patients are highly beneficial to a practice’s cash flow. As well as attracting more patients, Munroe Sutton’s Healthy Discounts Plan also offers free marketing and promotion of registered practices, with promotions in dental directories, daily database updates and website searches. Speciality practitioners can be located using Munroe Sutton’s online dental directory, and patients can enjoy incentives on everything from endodontic treatments to facial aesthetics, so whatever your speciality, Munroe Sutton will find the perfect patient for you. For more information please call 0808 234 3558 or visit www.munroesutton. co.uk SMARTSEAL IS NOW MORE RADIO-OPAQUE! Smartseal, the creator of innovative endodontic systems, is delighted to reveal its new radio- opaque smartpoints. After considerable effort, the team at smartseal has created a fully radio-opaque hydrophilic polymer called propoint. This product has been developed following feedback from practitioners who said they found smartpoints easier and quicker to use but requested the point be more radio-opaque so as to be more consistent with other products. Propoint is likely to be met with great excitement by leading dental professionals at the BDA’s British Dental Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool on May 20 - 22. Jerry Watson, Chief Executive of smartseal, says,“We have been working very hard to meet dental professionals’ expectations regarding radio-opacity and are thrilled to launch propoint, as this is exactly what they have been asking us for.” Propoint matches s5, ProTaper and constant taper .04 and .06 file systems and is the latest product to be launched by smartseal, which revealed its biocompatible root canal sealer, smartpaste bio, to thousands of clinicians at the BDTA’s Dental Showcase in Birmingham in 2007. For press information please contact Sue Adams on 01452 886367 Philips appoints Amarjit Gill as Chief Clinical Dental Advisor It has been announced today that Dr Amarjit Gill, BDS MFGDP, been appointed as its Chief Clinical Dental Advisor by Philips Oral Healthcare. Earlier this year he was voted one of the top five most influential dentists in the UK and has just taken on the mantle of the BDA’s Presidency. Dr Gill has developed a thriving private practice in Nottingham which offers cosmetic procedures as well as focusing on and advocating preventive dentistry. He also works as a business consultant advising on the launch of new products and ensuring their sustainability. Another of his recent roles is Non-Executive Director of DentalXpress, the UK’s first social enterprise to address the problems of acute access to NHS dentistry and oral surgery and soon to make inroads into private practice. For more information about Philips Oral Healthcare and its Sonicare brand please visit www.sonicare.co.uk/dp or call 0800 0567 222. Future dentists given the full treatment “Everyone wants a beautiful smile and brushing is the simplest way to start motivating patients” was the straightforward advice Dr Mani Bhardwaj BDS - Principal Dentist forThe Smile Studios Dental Spa in Richmond - recommended his audience pass on to their future patients. Dr Bhardwaj was at Barts and The London School of Dentistry and Medicine speaking to final year dental undergraduates about how to educate patients about their dental hygiene and care. Dr Bhardwaj’s series of talks supported by Philips here and for the BDA are designed to give future dentists essential career advice; introducing them to the commercial realities of dentistry and the importance of practice retailing as a way of offering the best possible service to patients, ensuring that they sustain their oral hygiene at home. The speaker shows that promoting dental products does not mean that the dentist has to feel or act like a sales representative. More information about The Smile Studios Dental Spa in Richmond can be viewed at www.thesmilestudios.co.uk. The practice also launched a quarterly on line magazine which can be viewed at www.smilemagazine.co.uk. More information about Sonicare is available on www.sonicare.co.uk/dp or by calling 0800 0567 222. 2010 Smile Awards – Celebrating beautiful smiles! Dr Zaki Kanaan and Dr Christopher Orr Delegates at the 2010 Smile Awards were treated to an evening of food, drink and dance in celebration of all that is good and great about creating beautiful smiles through dental and facial aesthetics. Cases were submitted to a variety of different categories including: Orthdondontic Smile, Restorative Smile, Conservative Ceramic Smile, Conservative Composite Smile, Single Implant Smile, Interdisciplinary Smile, Multiple Implant Smile, Non-surgical Facial Aesthetics, Aesthetic Restorative Technician, Generosity of a Smile, Aesthetic Implant Technician, Patient’s Smile and Facial Reconstruction. Each case was examined closely by an expert panel of judges led by the respected Dr. Christopher Orr. All short listed candidates who nominated their work were given credit for their commendable effort and skills, with awards given to a highly commended runner up and the category winner in each section. Leader in restorative technology, Nobel Biocare was proud to see several of its users short listed at the prestigious event, some of them highly commended or even winning their category. Congratulations to everyone who took part and here’s to next year’s event, to be held on Friday 25th March 2011! For further information please call: 01895 430 650 or visit www.nobelbiocare. com Snappy Half Price Special Offer Buy two 10g/7ml packs during June 2009 at half price. Each pack is available at only £15.45 . Diamond Snappy Glass Ionomer Cement was designed to help Dentists treat nervous patients, particularly children. Certain characteristics contained within the product’s properties enable the Dentist to carry out a successful restoration quickly and still give patients the tender care they need. It is quick, easy to use and is resistant to saliva as soon as the cavity is filled. Snappy is very easy to pack and place because it is not sticky. It has a quick snap set with no bitter after taste and is resistant to saliva as soon as the cavity is filled. No primer or bonding agent is required. Diamond Snappy’s high speed setting is due to a more reactive acid-base reaction. Diamond Snappy also maintains a superior compressive strength for a long time making it amazingly wear resisitant and durable. For further information or to place orders call Jackie or Helen on 01793 770256 or visit our website www.kemdent.co.uk. Goodman Legal, Lawyers for Dentists provide delegates with expert advice on how to purchase a practice. Delegates who attended the British Dental Association’s Career Day this February learnt how to successfully navigate the legal minefield of practice purchases during a presentation by Goodman Legal, Lawyers for Dentists. Senior Partner Ray Goodman spoke in great detail about the important aspects any dentist should consider when buying a new practice. He gave a comprehensive market overview followed by valuable tips on how to speed the process along with specific advice for private, NHS and mixed practices. The advantages and disadvantages of practice incorporation were discussed, alongwithadetailedbreakdownofthestagesofpracticepurchasetransaction, including contracts, warranties, disclosures, and partnership agreements. Dentists learnt what costs they could expect to incur, with special consideration given to accountants’, agents’ and legal fees, together with disbursements and valuations. Goodman Legal, Lawyers for Dentists are experts in dealing with the sale and purchase of all kinds of dental practice and operate nationally. For more information please contact Ray Goodman, Goodman Legal, Lawyers for Dentists on 0151 707 0090, email rng@goodmanlegal.co.uk or visit www. goodmanlegal.co.uk