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

The NEW Universal Hand Piece Cleaner from Prestige Medical. It cleans, oils and sterilizes 6 hand pieces in just 12 minutes - protecting your patients and your reputation, saving you time and money. Patient safety rests in your hands • Reduce the number of hand pieces you need – faster throughput means less are required • Increase the life of your hand pieces – effective cleaning and lubrication means your hand pieces will last longer and need less maintenance – saving you money • Protect your staff – the completely automated process eliminates the risk of sharps injuries • Protect your patients – the cleaning and sterilization process reduces the risk of cross contamination • Supplied with your choice of 6 hand piece adapters • Free installation, commissioning and training by our own team of service engineers • 1 year warranty Your busy dental practice needs a quick turnaround of hand pieces. Waiting whilst they are manually cleaned, oiled and then sterilized might mean that you need to buy extra to keep up with the demand! The new Universal Hand Piece Cleaner greatly reduces the length of this process. An extremely quick 12 minute processing cycle automatically cleans, oils and sterilizes - making sure your hand pieces are ready as soon as you need them. process reduces the risk of cross contamination MINUTE C Y C L E 12 For more information Tel: 01254 844 103 E: sales@prestigemedical.co.uk www.prestigemedical.co.uk Visit us on stand D09 BDTA Showcase Exhibition 14-16 October 2010 ExCel, London INTEGRATED DECONTAMINATION SOLUTIONS Prestige Medical – the first company with a series of solutions to ensure you stay on the right side of compliance with legislation. Products include decontamination cabinetry and furniture, washer disinfectors, autoclaves and sterilizers, data recorders and printers. We can also provide advice on the latest guidelines. and end poverty, traditions such as secret societies and witch- craft are still deeply entrenched and often pitted against what the West is trying to achieve there. If you are interested in learn- ing more about the work provid- ed by Mercy Ships, please visit www.mercyships.org.uk, where you will be able to find a pletho- ra of information and some tru- ly heartwarming stories about some third world citizens not lucky enough to have access to proper health care, let alone a national health service. About Mercy Ships Mercy Ships is an interna- tional Christian charity that provides free medical care and humanitarian aid to the poor- est countries in Africa through its ship – the Africa Mercy. The Africa Mercy is the world’s larg- est charity hospital ship. It has a 78-bed ward, six operating theatres, x-ray facilities, a CT scanner and laboratory facilities. The surgeons on board per- form operations on children and adults such as cleft lip and palate, cataract and crossed eye corrections, facial recon- structions, club feet and dental treatments. Entire communities have been changed through the provision of medical equipment and medicines, as well as water sanitation projects, and agricul- ture and construction training. Over the last 30 years, Mercy Ships has worked in more than 70 countries providing services valued at £530million and im- pacting about 2.5million people. The charity has treated more than 485,000 people in village medical and dental clinics, per- formed more than 47,000 sur- geries and completed more than 1,000 community development projects focusing on water and sanitation, education, develop- ment and agriculture. Who works on them? The Africa Mercy is crewed by more than 450 volunteers rang- ing from surgeons and nurses, to engineers, cooks and agricul- turlists, each paying crew fees for the time they serve onboard. Thus the highest proportion of funds received by the charity go directly to those in desper- ate need as all medical services on board the ships are free of charge. DT page 7DTß ‘Mercy Ships has worked in more than 70 countries providing services valued at £530m’ About the author Neel Kothari qualified as a den- tist from Bristol University Dental School in 2005, and currently works in Cambridge as an associate within the NHS. He has com- pleted a year-long postgraduate certif- icate in implantol- ogy at UCL’s Eastman Dental Institute, and regularly attends postgraduate courses to keep up-to-date with cur- rent best practice. Mercy Ships have provided dental care to third world countries for over 30 years October 25-31, 20108 Feature United Kingdom Edition