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November 29-December 5, 20106 Competition United Kingdom Edition With Christmas just around the corner you can’t help but feeling Christmassy! So what’s better than a festive Competition? This Christmas, Dental Tribune has teamed up with the British Dental Association (BDA) to give you a chance to win some unique Christmas gifts and for those who want to buy a Christmas gift with a difference look no further! The BDA have come up with a unique range of charity gifts in assocation with Dentaid, who have supported 210 oral health projects in 58 countries around the world. The range of charitable gifts include a dentist’s toolkit and training manual to help a dentist in the developing world; a chance to pay for 250 education leaflets to help stop the practice of infant oral mutilation, the second most common cause of infant mortaility in Uganda; there is also a gift which supplies a Cambodian orphanage with dental care for a year. For a chance to win one of three goodie bags worth more than £50, simply answer this question: In what year was the BDA founded? Was it a) 1792 b) 1850 c) 1880 Email your answers to lisa@dentaltribuneuk.com with the subject ‘Christmas competition’. The closing date for the competition is 15th December 2010. Alongside these charitable gifts are also some rather unique ideas, such as tooth-shaped golf tees, which come with uniquely-shaped ball markers. There are also tooth and brush cufflinks and tooth charm earrings, a tooth floor lamp and framed cartoons with a dental theme. To have a look at all the gifts available visit the BDA website Good Luck! Christmas Competition G oing to the den- tist is already a scary prospect for many, but one Hampshire surgery made sure patients were in for an extra fright this Halloween. Spooky goings on at the Boyatt Wood Dental Centre, Eastleigh, saw Count Dracula and his team of Mummies, Witches Fairies and Cat Woman pacing up and down the corridors. Peter Saund and his bewitching dental team ensured a trick and treat for their patients as they donned their scariest out- fits to end a month of fundraising for Cancer Research UK. Dr Saund, who lost his wife Veena to ovarian cancer in September 2007 at the ten- der age of 43, said that this was the second year their campaign raised over £1400. Last year the theme was Christmas and they raised £906. They have already started planning next year’s campaign, Hawaian fancy dress, in the summer. ‘It would be great if we could hit £2000 next year’, said Peter. DT Charity fright bite at dental practice Peter Saund and his spooky team Q ueen’s University and RNID Northern Ireland have won a national award for their work in ensur- ing future doctors are better equipped to communicate with deaf patients. Queen’s School of Medi- cine, Dentistry and Life Scienc- es received the Organisational Achievement accolade at the annual Signature Awards for its Specialist Module on Deafness. Hosted by leading deaf charity Signature, recognise those who have made a significant contribu- tion towards achieving a society in which deaf and deafblind peo- ple have full access to society. Second year medical students are offered the specialist mod- ule, delivered by the RNID in British Sign Language (BSL). It ensuresthatfuturedoctorsarebet- terequippedtocommunicatewith deaf patients, and includes information on deaf aware- ness, deaf culture and health- care issues for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Following the success of the module, both Queen’s and the RNID now intend to make the module available to all health- care-related undergraduates at the University, through the de- velopment of a website funded by the Higher Education Academy. For information on the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Life Sciences at Queen’s visit at www. qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/ DT Queen’s awarded for communication