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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

Pearl Dental Software for PRIVATE Practices See a demonstration at www.bhasoftware.com/pearl www.bhasoftware.com tel. 0800 027 2406 7NewsUnited Kingdom Edition January 24-30, 2011United Kingdom Edition P ractice Plan, the lead- ing provider of practice branded dental mem- bership plans and Bridge2Aid, a charity providing primary dental care and education to communities in Tanzania, have always had a very close relationship. From sponsored walks and bike rides, to event sponsorship, marketing de- sign support, Christmas cards or physically travelling over to Tanzania to carry out restora- tion work, Practice Plan has endeavoured to support the worthwhile charity year-upon- year. However, the company has now decided to go one step further and actually delve into the heart of the charity and fi- nancially support the people on the ground in Tanzania, and so, Practice Plan now cov- ers the salary for one of the charity’s employees, a Com- munity Support Worker called Kibibi Kengia. Chief Execu- tive of Bridge2Aid, Mark Top- ley explained: “Practice Plan’s sponsorship of Kibibi on our Community Development team has been a huge benefit to our programme at Bukumbi. It al- lows us to commit confidently to regular work with a vulner- able and marginalised group of people, and bring hope, dignity and encouragement on a week- ly basis. We’re very grateful to Practice Plan for their continu- ing support which is helping to change lives in Tanzania.” To find out more about the fundraising Practice Plan does, or to see how they can support you, please call 01691 684135 or visit www.practiceplan.co.uk for more details. DT Staff support for B2A Support worker Kibibi Kengia A n innovative device which cancels out the noise of the dental drill could spell the end of people’s anxiety about trips to the dentist. Experts at King’s College London, Brunel Univer- sity and London South Bank Uni- versity, who pioneered the inven- tion, have developed the device to help phobic’s attend the dentist more easily. It is believed that many peo- ple’s fear of the dentist is rooted in the ubiquitous noise of the dread- ed drill and is the prime cause of anxiety about dental treatment; however with this new device, the patient will be able to listen to their favourite tunes on an MP3 player. The headphones used with the de- vice use noise cancelling technol- ogy, with inbuilt resistors that dull low frequency wavelengths. The device works by using an ‘adaptive filtering’ technology, where the headphones block out certain wavelengths, allowing the dentist’s voice to seep through unchanged. Containing a micro- phone and a chip that analyses the incoming sound wave, the device produces an inverted wave to can- cel out unwanted noise. Although the product is not yet available to dental practitioners, King’s is calling for an investor to help bring it to market. DT Combat the fear