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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 THE Clinical Innovations CONFERENCE 2011 The AOG and Smile-on in association with The Dental Directory bring you Friday 6th and Saturday 7th May 2011 The Royal College of Physicians, Regent’s Park, London Already confirmed to speak are: Tif Qureshi, James Russell, Nasser Barghi, Wyman Chan, Raj Rayan, Trevor Burke, Raj Rattan, Julian Satterthwaite, Wolfgang Richter Contact us on 020 7400 8967 quoting DTUK10 to get your early booking discount E dward Lynch, Head of Warwick Dentistry, part of Warwick Medical School, has been honoured with accredited membership of the prestigious American Society for Dental Aesthetics (ASDA). Fewer than 200 educa- tors, innovators and practition- ers worldwide have received this distinguished accredited membership since ASDA was established in 1976, when it be- came the first aesthetic den- tal association in the world. Throughout its 34-year his- tory, the association has sought to raise awareness of this special- ised area of dentistry by showcas- ing those experts who are able to share the best and most innova- tive techniques. Edward explained: “I’m de- lighted to receive the honour of this prestigious accreditation...We are building a team of world class academics in Warwick Dentistry and we aim to be a world-leading postgraduate unit, internationally renowned for our high quality and relevance of our education pro- grammes and for the excellence and significance of our research.’’ To mark his membership, Edward was asked to give the prestigious keynote address at the annual ASDA congress in San Antonio, Texas. ASDA introduced his keynote address by recognis- ing his efforts in the develop- ment of Education and Research in Dentistry and for his many achievements and contributions to the profession, appearance re- lated dentistry, dental education and research. He was also voted by his peers in April 2010 as this year’s most influential person in UK dentistry. DT Award for excellence Edward Lynch A s you will have seen from the front page story of this is- sue, I recently at- tended the Westmin- ster Health Forum’s meeting looking at the future of dentistry. The event was interesting and informative with the overriding message for attendees was that everything will be alright for NHS dentistry. This would be fantastic news, except for the fact that to me it seemed that many of the speak- ers, with their various levels of in- terest in the success of a new con- tract and piloting, were almost trying to convince themselves that the future was indeed rosy. I can see the need for and en- courage a positive attitude when it comes to the future of NHS dentistry. Stakehold- ers from all side of the spec- trum need to come together and take the best bits from the pilot schemes to improve the experi- ences for patients and the work- ing conditions for practitioners. However, there are too many cyn- ics (myself definitely included in that) in dentistry who would feel most disquieted by a united show of optimism from both the pro- fession and politicians. I reserve judgement until we have more clarity about CQC and how the Commission- ing Board will func- tion before donning my shades and bask- ing in the glow of the bright new NHS. DT 3NewsNovember 29-December 5, 2010United Kingdom Edition