Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

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 http://deals.DIOUK.com sales@DIOUK.com 0845 123 3996 Platform-Switching Collar Excellent Primary Stability Low-Stress Self-Tapping Thread Root-Form Design Tapered Apex SM Advanced 3rd-generation grade-4 titanium dental implants from DIO. RBM (resorbable blast media) roughened surface 1.2-1.5 Ra for enhanced osseointegration. Fixture diameters 3.8, 4.1, 4.5, 5.0, 5.3mm Morse Taper Internal Torx Connect Semi-permanent solution for post and ball. Self-tapping body design for ease of placement. Available from 2.5 to 3.0mm implant diameters. DIO Implant Systems Narrow implants are ideal for small osteotemy sites. Strong Morse Taper connection for narrow implants. Permanent solution for narrow 3.3 - 3.6mm diameter. Excellent primary stability achievable. “Standard for the most advanced wide implants” DIO Implant Systems Maintain surface area when length is limited. Threads designed for immediate loading. Compatible abutments with SM system. 5.9 - 6.9mm diameter fixtures. S AVE OVER £5270 O N DENTALIMPLANT S T he British Associa- tion of Dental Nurses has launched its on-line 2010/11 Dental Nurse Salary Sur- vey. The survey will cover the tax year which ended April 2010, and is open to all dental nurses in the UK. The salary information gath- ered by the survey will be used to lobby the GDC, MPs and other relevant authorities for a more realistic ARF for dental nurses. The survey, which will close on 31 March 2011, will be con- ducted through the CVENT facil- ity and several thousand dental nurses will be sent an e-mail in- vitation to participate. Others can access the survey via a link on the BADN website www.badn.org. uk. Participants will also be able to forward a personalised mes- sage to dental nurse colleagues inviting them to participate. ARF survey results • 97 per cent considered the in- creased fee of £120 to be too high for dental nurses • 97 per cent felt that there should be a separate, lower, ARF for den- tal nurses • 89 per cent felt that there should be a lower ARF for part-time workers • 79 per cent paid their own ARF with no financial assistance from their employers. Employers of 16 per cent paid respondents’ ARF in full and five per cent in part • Of that five per cent, just over half paid between £30 and £40 towards the ARF; a quarter paid between £40 and £50 • 94 per cent stated that they would re-register in July 2011 – although most pointed out that they had no choice if they wished to con- tinue working as a dental nurse! • Of those respondents who stated that they would not be re-register- ing in July 2011, 68 per cent stated that it was because they could not afford the ARF/were leaving the profession • 85 per cent expressed their will- ingness to lobby MPs regarding the ARF • 29 per cent considered that an ARF of between £50 and £60 would be appropriate for dental nurses; with 19 per cent each con- sidering ARFs of £40-£50 and £60- £70 appropriate for dental nurses. 11 per cent considered an ARF of £70-£80 acceptable, whilst 14 per cent considered £40 to be the ac- ceptable limit for dental nurses. DT BADN salary survey A ll eyes are on the gov- e r n m e n t this week as the long-awaited up- dated Health Bill is published. David Cameron has al- ready begun his defence of the Bill before its publication in a speech delivered at Parlia- ment. Medical associations have been expressing their concerns, calling the reforms ‘an upheaval’ or ‘unnecessary’. Does any of this sound famil- iar? I can hear the low mutter- ings of dentists saying ‘welcome to our world’. Of course, the Health Bill will have an effect on dentistry, and Dental Tribune will have comment and analysis on those parts of the Bill which will shake our world even more. In other news, a shameless plug for Smile-on’s upcoming Clinical Innovations Confer- ence, to be held May 6-7 in Lon- don. With an excellent line up of speakers, including Julian Webber, Nasser Barghi, James Russell and Eddie Scher, this re- ally is the place to be for the lat- est developments in restorative and aes- thetic dentistry (and you may even get to speak to me!). Go to page four for more details. 3NewsJanuary 24-30 2011United Kingdom Edition