Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

February 7-13, 201130 Events United Kingdom Edition L ingual Ingenuity was the title of the annual meet- ing of the British Lin- gual Orthodontic Society. The aim was to give members a varied day of clinical and non- clinical information, provided by a highly impressive team, each with vast experience in their field. The morning session was opened by Robbie Lawson, a Specialist Practitioner in Ed- inburgh and a member of the Incognito Key Opinion Leader Programme. Robbie’s enthu- siasm for lingual appliances was demonstrated by his vast experience. Asif Chatoo, the founder of the London Lingual Orthodon- tic Clinic, is one of a number of leading Orthodontists who is trialing the Acceledent oscil- lating device. Asif introduced the theory behind this cutting edge appliance which pro- duces cyclical forces and thus accelerates bone remodelling at a histological level before demonstrating to us the suc- cess of the appliance in his clinical cases. Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Keith Altman shared his experience of developing a unique fixation system for pa- tients with lingual appliances undergoing orthognathic sur- gery. Keith described the pitfalls of previous techniques such as switching to labial appliances prior to surgery and presented his method of the use of Vector TAS miniscrews. The President of BLOS, Di- dier Filion, shared his ingenu- ity of Class II mechanics. He took the audience back in time and showed how he treated Class II div 2 cases using the Stb 17th generation system. Didier then described and contrasted his management of a similar case using the Orapix system of customised brack- et positioning and a straight wire technique. Among those who shared the tricks of the trade with their clinical pearls were Rob Slater, Megan Hatfield, Paul Ward, Ian Hutchinson and Virginia Rootkin-Gray. But the day was also impor- tant for the contribution from non-orthodontists – dental nurse Emma Boca who pre- sented the results of an audit in her practice and Dan Fielder, from the e-consultancy Sticky Content and an authority on website content. Emma described the au- dit of patients who were given three different types of wax to try out in the week follow- ing placement of their braces. While the response rate was disappointing, the results were clear – the most popular type of wax is: Gishy Goo. Dan Fielder provided all the essential considerations for any orthodontist embarking on a new website. Content creators should ask themselves the fol- lowing questions: 1. Is my title/ headline search- able? 2. Are my links effective? 3. Is my copy original and en- gaging? 4. Have I used the right key- words – search words 5. Does my description text tell people what to expect? 6. Have I written for people first? The audience was also giv- en an overview of the findings of the Ipsos MORI survey com- missioned by BLOS, the brain- child of our media advisor, Caroline Holland. For further information please visit the BLOS website. DT Invisible, ingenious and speedy Angela Auluck reports on the BLOS annual meeting www.thedbg.co.uk For more information and a quote contact the DBG on 0845 00 66 112 Please Note: Errors and omissions excluded. Any prices quoted are subject to VAT. The DBG reserves the right to alter or withdraw any of their services at any time without prior notice. Are you waiting to find out when the Care Quality Commission* inspect your practice? Your compliance with Clinical Governance and Patient Outcomes will be questioned with the introduction of the Care Quality Commission*, HTM 01-05 and the increase in PCT practice inspections. Would you like to know how you would fare when your practice is inspected and have the opportunity to take corrective action? The DBG Clinical Governance Assessment is the all important experience of a practice audit visit rather than the reliance on a self audit which can lead to a false sense of compliance. The assessment is designed to give you reassurance that you have fulfilled your obligations and highlight any potential problems. We will provide help and advice on the latest guidance throughout the visit. • Your premises including access, facilities, security, fire precautions, third parties and business continuity plans. • Information governance including Freedom of Information Act, manual and computerised records, Data Protection and security. • Training, documentation and certificates. • Radiography including IRR99 and IR(ME)R2000 compliance. • Cross infection and decontamination including HTM 01-05 compliance and surgery audits. • Medical emergencies including resuscitation, drugs, equipments and protocols. • Training, documentation and certificates. • Waste disposal and documentation and storage. • Practice policies and written procedures. • Clinical audit and patient outcomes including quality measures. The assessment will take approximately four hours of your Practice Manager’s time depending on the number of surgeries and we will require access to all areas of your practice. A report will be despatched to you confirming the results of our assessment. If you have an inspection imminent then we suggest that you arrange your DBG assessment at least one month before the inspection to allow you time to carry out any recommendations if required. Following the assessment you may wish to have access to the DBG Clinical Governance Package with on-line compliance manuals. The areas the DBG assesses are: Clinical Governance including Patient Quality Measures - Is your practice compliant? Have you addressed all 28 CQC outcomes? ? *England only. 20YEARSYEARS 20 9361 DBG ClinicalGov The probe 338x244.qxd:Layout 1 1/7/10 13:39 Page 1