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

...converting to private practice can be easier than you think If you’re thinking of opting out of the NHS please give us a call, we have the plans and expertise to help you make it happen. 01691 684135 www.practiceplan.co.uk relax... I t was canapés and cham- pagne all the way as London- based healthcare education provider Smile-on officially opened its new office in Cardiff. It has been a busy year for Smile-on as it celebrates a dec- ade of providing distance learn- ing solutions for dental and medical professionals. Follow- ing a long-standing relation- ship with Cardiff University, the company decided to establish a Welsh base of operations to fur- ther cement their relationship. The new office is based at the Cardiff Medi-centre, a joint venture partnership between Cardiff Council, Cardiff Univer- sity, the Welsh Assembly Gov- ernment and The Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. The Centre is located on the University Hos- pital of Wales campus which is home to the Cardiff University Medical School, making the col- laboration with Cardiff Univer- sity even easier. The official opening was performed by Dr Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer for Wales and included speeches from Dr Debbie Cohen, Senior Medi- cal Research Fellow at Cardiff University and Patrick Cannon, Director of Smile-on and repre- sentative for developing further business and links in Wales. Noam Tamir, CEO at Smile- on, was also on hand to say a few words. During his welcome speech, Dr Jewell commented: “I am very pleased to be opening this office today. We have done quite a lot of work with Cardiff Uni- versity and HLC [the trading name for Smile-on] on different projects for many years, trying to keep people in Wales work- ing. The resources we have been able to provide to GPs in the ar- eas of issues such as back pain have become both indispensible and free and I am very proud about that. “It’s a good example of part- nership between private sector, university and government, es- pecially in terms of policy, and I look forward to seeing this rela- tionship grow.” Dr Paul Langmaid, Chief Dental Officer for Wales, whowasalsopresentatthelaunch event, said: “I am delighted that Smile-on has opened an office in Cardiff. The com- pany’s reputation for offer- ing the dental profession in Wales a wide range of inter- active teaching and online courses, including programmes for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Com- munication in Dentistry is well established. ‘I hope that Smile-on’s relation- ship with Welsh universities can be further developed and that both the Cardiff Dental School and the Dental post- graduate department will find its local presence of great benefit as well.” DT Welsh welcome for Smile-on Dental Tribune details the launch of a new office in Cardiff for Smile-on L-R: Tony Jewell, Dan Bruce and Noam Tamir The new office is based at the Cardiff Medi-centre October 11-17, 20108 Feature United Kingdom Edition