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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

A ccording to reports, the government is preparing to announce that a scheme for vetting people who work with children is to be scrapped. Set up by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), the original Vetting and Barring Scheme system was designed to prevent unsuitable people work- ing with children and vulner- able adults, with employers facing prosecution for breaches. Approx- imately nine million adults who came into contact with children once a week or more had been subject to checks. Home Secretary Theresa May suspended it last June so a review could be held. A Home Office spokesman said an official an- nouncement - which affects Eng- land, Wales and Northern Ireland - would be made shortly. It has also been reported that the government will also an- nounce that criminal record checks are to be sent to individu- als first to allow them to challenge any mistakes. DT V+B scheme‘to be scrapped’ T he British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) is pleased to announce the donation of nearly £1000 to Bridge2Aid following the submis- sion of completed membership questionnaires and technology surveys sent out last year. In order to assess how well the Association is meeting the needs of its members, questionnaires were sent out to each member company, and the BDTA offered to donate £5 to the Bridge2Aid charity for every questionnaire returned. 47 member surveys were filled in and submitted which represented an exception- ally high response rate. The BDTA also conducted re- search amongst dentists to inves- tigate their attitudes towards new technologiesandtrainingcourses. Again, an excellent response rate was received and £2.50 was donated to Bridge2Aid for each of the 285 surveys complet- ed and returned. Executive Director of the BDTA, Tony Reed, stated; “It is important for us to understand the needs of our members in or- der to continue to serve them ef- fectively and introduce new ben- efits. It is vital for our members to understand how members of the dental team respond to new technologies and the mix of train- ing preferred. We were extreme- ly pleased with the response achieved from the questionnaires and to be able to donate funds to Bridge2Aid made the research worthwhile on a number of lev- els. Thank you to all those who participated.” Mark Topley, Chief Executive at Bridge2Aid, commented: “The BDTA has been a great support to us over the past six years and helped us to achieve so much – restoring tens of thousands of smiles and changing many lives in Tanzania. This donation will go a long way to helping us re- lieve the pain of thousands more people in the coming year and extend our work to new areas desperate for basic dental serv- ices and training. Our thanks go to the BDTA for thinking of us in this way, and to all the mem- bers of the dental industry for completing their questionnaires.” For further information on the BDTA visit www.bdta.org.uk DT BDTA surveys raise B2A cash I f you are interested in im- plantology then the Os- seointegrated Implantology Courses, which are being held on Sunday 27th March – Fri- day 1st April 2011 could be the right choice. Delivering 36 hours of CPD accreditation, the fee for the course is £2,200 and is ideal for delegates who wish to partici- pate in a course over six con- secutive days. Topics covered include: • examination and treatment planning • dealing with the pa- tient within the practice • anat- omy, physiology. • biomaterials • sterility • surgical templates • surgical techniques (to include bone augmentation and ad- vanced surgical techniques) • implant impression techniques • jaw registration • articulation • periodontal consideration (to include maintenance protocol and guided tissue regeneration) • connecting teeth to implants • detailed literature review. There will be guest speakers on the following subjects: • Dr Joe Omar on “Medical Emergencies” • Dr Alan Cohen on “Medico – Legal Aspects” • Mr Sean Goldner on “CT Scan- ning” • Mr Keith Rowe on “Laboratory Techniques” There will also be hands- on session on the surgical, prosthetic and laboratory phases and delegates will at- tend a CT scan appointment with one of the patients on the course. This course is suitable for the application of all different osseointegratedimplantsystems and delegates who complete the course are eligible for the ICOI Fellowship, without fur- ther examination. For more details or to book your place please call 020 7584 9833 / 020 7584 7740 or email reception@wal- polestreetdental.co.uk. DT Osseointegrated Implantology Courses Eddie Scher - course director February 14-20, 20116 News United Kingdom Edition In-Line®, the favourably priced alternative from Germany! The clear choice for straighter teeth! » In-Line® splints correct the position of the teeth without compromising the appearance of the patient. » In-Line® splints have a continous effect on the teeth ensuring a smooth movement to the required position. 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