Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

xxxxxxx March 28-April 3, 2011United Kingdom Edition Admor will make you smile This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or promotions, and ends 30th April 2011. E&OE. Now save time and money with Admor Office Products Visit admor.co.uk to view the full range of products or call FREE 0808 208 1878 for a catalogue To receive an extra 5% discount order during March & April and quote DT0311 dedicated to dentists Admor www.admor.co.uk A s we arrived at the Den- tistry Show we had a really nice greeting from all the staff. It really makes a difference when a warm welcome is received from every- one. There was a fantastic pro- gramme for dental nurses this year, mainly due to the efforts of organiser Jillian Eastmond. She did an incredible job se- lecting the speakers. My favourite was Dr Freddie Martin, as his lec- ture on forensics was fascinating. Other delegates agreed; the talk from the room was good as they all said what an interesting lecture this was. All the lectures were ex- cellent. Other great speakers were Kimberly Wingrove who gave val- uable advice about the role den- tal nurses can play in oral health instruction and Avi Banerjee who really hit home on why minimal intervention is so important. I’ve heard lectures about this before at the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and it’s certainly the way I’d like to be treated myself! The exhibition was also great, a large amount of stands with gen- erally a good response from all the exhibitors, although I couldn’t help but feel some discrimina- tion from some of the exhibitors when they realised they were talking to a dental nurse and not a dentist! Their attitude seemed to change quickly and instead of car- rying on talking they just pushed leaflets into my hands which was obviously my cue to leave! I think it’s important for ex- hibitors to realise that we as den- tal nurses have a big input as to what materials we have and use in the practice. We often persuade our dentists to buy products and they often ask us to find out in- formation on different products for them, so I can’t help but feel that maybe some exhibitors lost out from business from practices purely because of the lesser atten- tion we received. Having said that; this was still a really enjoyable event. At the end of the first day there was a drinks reception which gave delegates a chance to mingle with each other over a glass of wine or a cold beer before getting ready for the second day’s busy programme. All in all it was a fantastic cou- ple of days and I really cannot wait to see what they can provide for us next year! DT Don’t ignore the dental nurses! Chloe Lewis attended the 2011 Dentistry Show with other members of her practice team About the author Chloe Lewis is a qualified dental nurse at Avenue Road Dental Practice on the Isle of Wight. Her extended du- ties include clinical photography, tooth whitening procedures and patient counselling. Chloe can be reached at: info@wightdental.com. Jillian East- mond CPD both chaired and lectured at the event. Dr. Freddie Martin, Fo- rensic Odontologist. Kimberly Win- grove discussed oral health education. Minimal intervention must be the way of the future in dentistry. Avi Banerjee gave a great overview ‘It’s important for exhibitors to realise that dental nurses have a big input as to what ma- terials we have and use in the practice’ L-R: Chloe Lewis, Dr Freddie Martin, Kimberly Wingrove