Scottish Dental Show 2012
The sun shines on the first ever Scottish Dental Show
Dream debut. Hampden Park played host to a successful first event
Despite blazing sunshine and the lure of the golf course, more than ı,200 dental professionals descended on Hampden Park last month (May 24 and 25) for the inaugural Scottish Dental Show. The two-day event was officially opened by Public Health Minister Michael Matheson MSP who, in keeping with his health brief, chose to walk to the venue from his home nearby! Accompanied by the Assistant Chief Dental Officer Tom Ferris, the minister was introduced by Connect Publications’ managing director Alan Ramsay. He outlined his government’s vision for the future of Scottish dentistry before handing over to Edinburgh GDP and former GDC president Hew Mathewson, who gave a short welcoming address. The event itself saw a packed trade
show with more than 100 exhibitors spread over three halls and an exciting speaker line-up comprising of more than 40 lecture sessions and hands-on workshops, with up to ı2 hours of verifiable CPD available. Some of the speaker sessions were
standing room only with the likes of Ashley Latter, Paul Tipton, Bob McLelland, John Meechan and Elaine Halley packing them
Alison picks up her award flanked by Chick Young and Bruce Oxley
in. Paul Tipton, who spoke on Friday morning, said: “The Hampden Park venue was special and the football pitch in the background was very impressive. The array of speakers the show attracted was testament to the importance this show has in the Scottish and British dental calendar.” And Ashley Latter, whose two talks
attracted nearly 300 people in total, said: “The warmth of the delegates and their enthusiasm to want to learn was apparent the whole time I was there. At every stage I was made to feel so welcome, it felt like a second home. Count me in for next year!”
“The array of speakers the show attracted was testament to the importance this show has in the Scottish and British dental calendar”
Paul Tipton
Margaret has the luck of the draw
As promised, all delegates regis- tering on the Scottish Dental Show website were entered into a free prize draw to win a new iPad and the winner was drawn on the Friday afternoon, just before Elaine Halley’s lecture.
The lucky delegate was Margaret McMillan of Whitecart Dental Prac- tice in Glasgow, who was presented with her new toy by Ann Craib of Scottish Dental magazine.
Smiles better
As it was National Smile Month during the show, it seemed fitting to give out an award for smile of the day in recognition of the brightest and best the exhibition had to offer.
The winner of the Thursday Smile Award was presented at the evening drinks reception to Alison Smith of Glasgow Orthodontics, while the Friday award was given to Tracy Ruck of Smiles Imaged4U.
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Tracy with Ann from Scottish Dental
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