Dental Tribune UK Edition, October 11-17, 2010, No.25 Vol.4

October 11-17, 201026 United Kingdom EditionIndustry News Takara Belmont Visitors this year will be able to see the recently launched Cleo II, a Treatment Centre that always impresses. It’s cosmetically enhanced, with luxurious upholstery for comfort and a seamless one piece seat and leg rest that makes it easy to clean. However, what sets Cleo II apart is its functional benefits; a folding leg rest means it has an unrivalled small footprint, ideal for smaller surgeries. Its unique design is also perfect for those who find a traditional dentist chair intimidating. Its armrest rotates 180 degrees to facilitate patient access, ideal for disabled or elderly patients. A 90 degree cuspidor swivel action also exemplifies the detail that make this unit a design of distinction. Takara Belmont will also be showcasing the new Clair Chair, the ‘stand alone chair’ of the Cleo II Treatment Centre that can now be purchased individually. The Clair Chair is available in two models, the 050 and 055; both combine practicality with undeniable design flair. The 055 offers a power headrest, two preset positions, last position memory and auto-return, foldaway detachable armrests and is suitable for both right and left handed installation. The 050 boasts the same features but with a twin articulating headrest. IncreaseYour Expectations with Bien-Air Bien-Air, as always, is at the forefront of design, technology and reliability. The Company regularly releases new products that are fully backed by their Swiss guarantee. The brand new high precision Powercare piezon scaler from Bien-Air is perfect for all prophylactic supra gingival and sub gingival scaling, and has proved to be extremely effective at removing all deposits. The clever Powercare unit monitors and automatically adjusts the power needed for each operation.This guarantees optimal efficiency at all times and your patients benefit from increased comfort. Also within the range are the Bora Blackline and Metaline turbines. Thanks to the carbon fibre handle these incredibly lightweight handpieces are easy to manoeuvre and offer improvedresistancetowear,friction,torsionandimpacts.LEDlightingisstandard with all Blackline turbines offering unsurpassed visibility in the operative field. The Bora is an incredibly quiet turbine from Bien-Air, due to the ceramic ball bearings. Already known as a workhorse, the Bora is built to last. Fitted with an integral non-return valve to help with infection control and large push buttons for easy bur removal, these turbines incorporate an anti-heat system to avoid heat build-up during treatment which may cause patient discomfort. The triple spray diffuser with three separate air and water ports ensures optimum cooling even at high speeds. The Unifix quick-connect coupling means that no time is wasted when changing your handpieces.Following the success of Bien-Air’s MX range of micromotors, we are proud to announce the launch of the all new MCX Micromotor.This micromotor is both shorter and lighter, yet has the same power as the MX, at a new lower price! These products are simply an overview of what Bien-Air has to offer. Visit Stand R10 or for further information please contact Bien-Air on 01306 711 303 or visit www.bienair.com Are you looking for the right Patient Payment Plan for your practice? Stand A03 is your first port of call With over 15 years’ experience, IndepenDent knows how highly dentists value their own independence, and every IndepenDent client retains complete control over their own plan. After paying a once-only joining fee, staff receive comprehensive training and practices are supplied with all the software and promotional materials required to support their plan. A designated IndepenDent consultant administers your plan in harmony with the practice by managing - • Patient registration • Payment schedules and insurance, including worldwide accident and emergency cover• Payment collection via direct debit • Payments to the practice via electronic transfer. Keenly competitive administration fees are determined by monthly turnover, and members also have access to IndepenDent’s Group Purchasing Scheme, subsidised clinical training and marketing support. Joining IndepenDent is the easy way to keep patients happy with an affordable, seamless service, which allows the dentist to pursue a career in dentistry, not credit management! Join now to enjoy 0% administration fees on all new patient registrations for nine months!‘Created by dentists, working for patients’ For more information call 01463 222999 or visit www.ident.co.uk Oral-B Dental Showcase provides the ideal opportunity to demonstrate both the quality and range of Oral-B products. Amongst the products the Company will be ‘showcasing’ this year are their Professional Only Packs. These include an educational DVD and a whole range of replacement heads free of charge with every Professional Care and Triumph power product sold through dental practices. This will help ensure patients use the right type of brush, the right way. These Profession Only Packs will also include the improved Precision Clean brush head, which now has 29% more bristles. Oral-B representatives will also be on hand to advise the various means by which practices might gain complimentary CPD. These include ‘Dental Summary Review’, ‘Lunch & Learn’ demonstrations and ‘Up To Date’ evening seminars. Oral-B recognises that different individuals have different needs and preferences, which is why they fund a variety of ways to meet your educational requirements. CEREC® 3D Systems Why buy CEREC® from Ceramic Systems? Looking to improve your profitability, visit Ceramic Systems the UK CEREC® Specialists on Stand FO3. Only Ceramic Systems offer you:- • Dedicated Service and Support Engineers • Countrywide Product Specialists for pre and after sales support • Low cost finance arranged for you • User meetings • Dedicated training facility • Gold Club for software upgrades, service and support • Courses by Dr Simon Smyth – the UK’s Number 1 CEREC® Trainer CEREC® enables Dentists to create high quality, durable chairside all-ceramic restorations in the most cost effective and efficient way. It is a computer-aided method for creating precision fitting all-ceramic restorations; saving Laboratory costs it enables Dentists to design and create all-ceramic inlays, onlays, partial crowns, veneers and crowns for the anterior, premolar and molar regions in one visit. Eliminating the need for impressions, CEREC® utilises a digital impression taking technique to capture the data used to design the restoration which is then milled in the milling unit. Combined with adhesive bonding techniques, CEREC® creates biocompatible, non- metallic, natural-looking restorations from durable high-quality ceramic materials in a single treatment session - without the need for provisional restorations. For further information visit Stand F03 or contact Ceramic Systems Limited on 01932 582930, e-mail j.colville@ceramicsystems.co.uk or visit www.ceramicsystems.co.uk GC Launches New Products at the BDTA Exhibition 2010 GC has always been at the forefront of innovation and their latest material is no exception. Kalore composite incorporates the best of industrial monomer innovation from DuPont, featuring exceptional low shrinkage on a microscopic level. With minimised shrinkage stress, the integrity of the restoration especially at the margins is ensured. With natural reflectivity G-aenial allows you to create beautifully invisible restorations with one shade. This radiopaque micro hybrid composite material incorporates a new forward thinking shade concept includes an age related choice of enamel colours, for when you need them or for when you choose an even more aesthetic result. Gradia Core and Fiber Post System add another dimension to GC’s growing Minimal Intervention Programme by allowing you to complete an aesthetic core and post luting with minimum tooth preparation. With the smallest possible post size there is less stress on the remaining tooth structure and an avoidance of weakening of the root, which may be a cause of rct failure. Conveniently dispensed directly into the canal and direct core build up by way of an auto mixing tip, Gradia Core is a complete luting and core build up material in one. The core can be quickly and easily formed in just one appointment, saving you and your patient time. For further information please contact GC UK on 01908 218 999 KaVo Gendex- Proud to offer the Profession Dental Excellence One of the most famous names in dentistry, and a byword for excellence throughout the industry, KaVo is launching a number of new and exciting products this year at Showcase. KaVo, pride themselves on their consistent commitment to supplying the most advanced, high quality products and service. At Dental Showcase they will again be exhibiting a full range, including: equipment, handpieces and imaging products. Visit the KaVo stand N03 to see their exciting and diverse range of: dental units with choice of delivery systems to suit all needs and budgets, including the highly economical Primus 1058 unit and COMPACTchair with knee break along with Multimedia options to suit the individual needs of your practice; top quality handpieces, which are designed to meet all clinical and economic needs and a number of innovations in digital technology and dental simulation education units. KaVo are determined to maintain their unrivalled reputation for expertise and the highest quality products, unsurpassed reliability and service. To find out more visit the KaVo stand or contact KaVo on 01494 733 000, email sales@kavo.com or visit www.kavo.com Digital Dental Visit Stand E08 for unbiased advice on all your digital imaging needs Visitors to Stand E08 can receive unbiased advice on all their digital imaging needs from Digital Dental.The only independent company qualified to supply the whole range of Schick products as well as the complete range of digital imaging units from Vatech & E Woo, the world’s no.1 Digital Dental Radiography & CT manufacturer, they offer free, independent advice that enables Dentists to integrate the latest and most appropriate digital imaging tools into their Practices. Visitors will be able to see all the 3D Cone Beam innovations from Vatech & E Woo, including their NEW Flex3D which is the most cost effective, adaptable and feature-rich digital imaging unit available on the market. They will also be able to see and compare intra oral digital x-ray sensors and image plate scanners from Durr, Digora, Satelec, Schick and Vatech. There will also be a dedicated booth to compare the latest digital intra oral cameras. Exclusive show offers and free installation and training with all solutions ensure Digital Dental provide the right solution at the right price. For further information please visit Stand E08, telephone 0800 027 8393, email ja@digitaldental.co.uk or visit www.digitaldental.co.uk d2d IMPLANTS EXHIBITS EUROTEKNIKA AT 2010 BDTA DENTAL SHOWCASE d2d IMPLANTS, the only business-to- business dental operation that has a leading implantologist at its core, will be showcasing its five cost-effective ranges of Euroteknika implant systems at Dental Showcase 2010 on stand No T19. And, as a special for the show, d2d IMPLANTS will be offering a show-only price on the implants, giving dentists unprecedented savings on stock. Visitors to the stand will also be able to register for d2d’s one-day Implant“Fresh Start”courses - new for this Autumn. d2d IMPLANTS is the exclusive UK distributor for Euroteknika, one of the largest suppliers of implants in Europe with a 20 year pedigree in implantology and a dedicated factory near Chamonix in France. Euroteknika’s investment in research and development together with efficient manufacturing techniques enables it to offer competitively-priced implants of superb quality and reliability. On show on d2d’s stand will be Euroteknika’s five implant systems that meet most clinical needs and have been designed to be compatible with most of the current leading implant systems including Straumann® Dental Implant System, Astra Tech Implant System™ and Brånemark System®. As a special for 2010 Dental Showcase, d2d is offering: - Implants for only £145 + VAT including FREE cover screw or healing abutment - Buy 10 implants and get 1 free - Buy 20 implants and get 3 free - Buy 30 implants and get 5 free New customers can use their existing surgical kits and d2d will provide the drivers you need free Visit d2d IMPLANTS at Dental Showcase on Stand No T19. For pre-booked appointments please contact Dr Willie Jack on 07968 746587 or willie@d2dimplants.co.uk A-dec Solutions A-dec is proud to be part of Dental Showcase 2010 and look forward to welcoming you to stand Q03. A-dec are showcasing a selection of fully functioning chairs from the current range, including the latest integrated options and cabinetry solutions. In addition, this year we are pleased to welcome guest speakers Chris Barrow, Martyn Amsel and Sally Chadwick to the A-dec display. Here they will offer a series of on-stand presentations about the business of dentistry, dental ergonomics and productivity. Join the A-dec team to discuss the latest advances in dental equipment ergonomics and see how A-dec can offer comprehensive solutions to your surgery requirements. For more information visit us on Stand Q03 at London ExCel. Alternatively contact us on freefone 0800 233285 or 02476 350901. The full A-dec range can be viewed on our web pages at www.a-dec.co.uk. Enjoy successful marketing with Munroe Sutton Dentistry in the UK is becoming more competitive, and as a result dentists are required to be considerably more business savvy. It’s not enough anymore to simply provide treatment to patients; practitioners must also have the range of skills needed to run a successful business Frequently overlooked in the healthcare sector, but incredibly important nonetheless, is marketing. As the leading dental care plan provider in the US, Munroe Sutton can help market your practice in a number of ways. For example: • Online provider search with over 250,000 hits every month • Multi-lingual assistance to aid patients in finding the most appropriate treatment provide • Daily database updates with groups and agents • Printed directories By enlisting the help of Munroe Sutton you can save yourself time and money by no longer marketing to the wrong audiences, ‘We have seen an increase in our patient base – without impacting our treatment decisions. That’s the beauty of this plan, the patients pay at the time of service.’– Diana Gavic, Family & Cosmetic Gentle Dentistry. SueWaldron from Absolute Dental was delighted with the service she received, ‘Their contracting department is very efficient in processing new applications. I have not had any problems and I always get quick resolutions to any issue that may arise.’ For more information call 0808 234 3558 www.munroesutton.co.uk RA Accountants LLP Tax Planning and Accounting Services for Dentists Effective tax planning is an important element of a dental practice’s financial management. From starting out to planning your business exit strategy, the advice of an accountant with strong tax planning skills can prove to be invaluable. “Ideally dentists should set up their business with the view to sell,”explains Riz Akhtar, tax specialist at RA Accountants LLP.“One of the first issues to consider is your business structure. Should you incorporate your dental practice and become a limited liability company? This structure could have a number of tax planning benefits and could be advantageous when you plan to retire and sell your practice. However, each dental practice’s circumstances are different so do consult with your accountant.” RA Accountants LLP offers a full range of tax planning and accountancy services to dentists and associate dentists. Email: info@raaccountants.com Telephone: 020 8429 7474.