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Dental Tribune UK Edition, October 25-3, 2010, No.26 Vol.4

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 T he Colgate DCP Research Awards are in partner- ship with the Oral Den- tal Research Trust (ODRT) and support research of clinical rel- evance, which has been carried out by Dental Care Professionals. There is a special emphasis on preventive care and up to four awards, each to a value of £2,500, are presented annually. The 2010 awardees were pre- sented with their certificates by Professor Angus Walls, Chair of the Oral Dental Research Trust, at a reception and luncheon held at the British Dental Conference in Liverpool earlier this year. Professor Walls commented that; “The Colgate DCP Re- search Awards is recognised as an important forward looking initiative encouraging DCPs to embark on novel research of im- mediate clinical relevance and help build and strengthen the academic base of the entire den- tal team.” The Colgate DCP Research Awards is an important intro- duction to research methodology for those who have never been involved in research previously and it offers all DCPs the oppor- tunity to carry out research. A research team can be made up of all members of a general dental practice, including dental nurses, hygienists, technicians and ther- apists, and may also include a dentist as a mentor or supervisor. Look out for the call for 2011 applications which will be an- nounced in the dental press be- fore the end of this year. DT Colgate DCP Research Awards L-R Kerry Stone (School of Dental Scienc- es, Newcastle), Prof Angus Walls (Chair, ODRT), Susan Bissett (School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle), Lisa Pope (Hafren House Dental Practice, Alfreton), Hayley Lawrence (The Dental Practice, St John’s Wood), Dr Anousheh Alavi (Scientific Af- fairs, Colgate) F resh after another suc- cessful BDTA Showcase I hope readers are not counting the cost of gadgets and gizmos on their credit cards (although, one dentist said to me ‘I don’t need the cards, they all know me’). There was a lot to see and hear at the event, so look out in the next issue for a comprehensive review of the exhibition. Of course, the majority of the talk in the coffee shops was CQC registration. One of the main bugbears was the lack of information about fees; even those who have been on the advisory boards had to admit exasperatedly that they didn’t have a clue what the poten- tial fees might be! Conspira- cy theorists amongst you are convinced that the CQC were waiting for the GDC’s fee announcement (for your thoughts on that go to page six...) to see what they could get away with. Not something I’d necessarily agree with, but it is easy to understand the frustrations of knowing you have to sort this CQC-thing out but not being able to prop- erly budget for all of the fees being piled up on practices. We all need clear guidance from CQC about fees, regu- lation, expectation... a lot of things really, and with the start of reg- istration date loom- ing, this guidance should be here. DT 3NewsOctober 25-31, 2010United Kingdom Edition