Dental Tribune UK Edition, September 20-26, 2010, Vol. 4 No. 22

Colgate Oral Health Month A round 9,000 dental prac- tices in the UK are set to take part in this year’s Colgate Oral Health Month. Participating practices have been issued with a pack contain- ing educational materials and motivational materials to pro- mote the campaign’s messages. The theme for the 2010 cam- paign is ‘Discover 3 Essentials for an Even Healthier Mouth’, which are brush your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and replace your toothbrush regularly; avoid sugary snacks between meals and visit the den- tist regularly. Colgate is organising and run- ning a UK roadshow throughout September as part of the cam- paign. The company aims to use the road shows to help raise the awareness concerning the im- portance of good oral hygiene and care standards. The campaign also contains a CPD programme, which fo- cuses on the theme of delivering prevention in practice based on the principles contained in the Department of Health’s toolkit, Delivering Better Oral Health - An Evidence Based Toolkit (2nd edition, July 2009). The verifiable CPD, Putting Evidence into Practice, is availa- ble to all dental professionals, by downloading the interactive pro- gramme from www.colgateohm. co.uk. DT Do you have an opinion or some- thing to say on any Dental Tribune UK article? Or would you like to write your own opinion for our guest comment page? If so don’t hesitate to write to: The Editor, Dental Tribune UK Ltd, 4th Floor, Treasure House, 19-21 Hatton Garden, London, EC1 8BA Or email: lisa@dentaltribuneuk.com Editorial comment September 20-26, 20102 News United Kingdom Edition A big thank you and even bigger con- gratulations to Bald- eesh Chana and the British Association of Dental Therapists as they celebrated 50 years of dental therapy at their Annual Scientific Meeting in London recently. I was in- vited to attend the meeting and was very impressed by the high calibre speakers and in-depth subjects covered (to say nothing of the fabulous food and great company at the dinner!). Keep a look out in further issues for a review of the event. The Care Quality Com- mission and the uncertainty surrounding the finer details of registration with CQC is gathering pace as the launch date for dentist registration gets nearer. The CQC has acknowl- edged this by extending the opening hours of their ‘contact centre’ to help answer queries from suitably confused practic- es. I must admit to feeling quite pleased that I currently don’t have to register with them (but with the way their reach has extended, I am keeping tabs on when the dental press fall under their jurisdiction)! In true journo-style though, I feel that as we can share que- ries and challenges in a public format, we can all benefit. So, if you have a question regard- ing CQC that you don’t feel you have had a proper explanation to, email me and I will see what I can do. That way we may all just get over this latest hurdle facing practices! DT