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Oral B seminars
Professor Iain
Chapple CPD
There’s still time for you to clock up two and a half hours of CPD at the current series of Oral B scientific exchange seminars being held across the UK. The next in the series is at Edinburgh’s Heriot Watt University on 23 April, followed by The Queen’s Hotel in Leeds on 30 April. The final seminars are at Southampton’s Grand Harbour Hotel on 2 May and the Newcastle Hilton on 23 May.
Lecturing at the semi- nars will be Professor Iain Chapple – his theme is Myths and Deceptions in Periodontal Care – and Professor Avijit Banerjee, who will speak about Caries Management in the 21st century.
The question and answer session will be chaired by Dr Stephen Hancocks.
To register, email the names, GDC number, position, address, tele- phone and venue details of those wishing to attend to the event organiser Julia Fish at julia@ab-
communications.com You’ll receive a
confirmation email within five working days. If you don’t, call Julia on 07585 508 550.
Illegal whitening campaign takes off
Safety. Social media helps spread the message about illegal practice
A former Edinburgh dental nurse has started a campaign to outlaw illegal tooth whit- ening clinics that is gaining interest from across the UK. Beverley Carlyle, who now
works as a practice manager in Northern Ireland, first became aware of the problem of illegal ‘whitening techni- cians’ when she moved to Edinburgh in 2005 and has been surprised at how wide- spread it has become. She said: “In my workplace,
we were starting to see the devastating effects from whit- ening performed by these non-dental technicians. Often, chemical burns resulting in painful lips and gums and sensitivity were the driving factor for patients to present for emergency appointments and there was nothing we could do to help them.”
However, after seeing a
friend share an offer for tooth whitening on Facebook she clicked on the clinic’s page and was shocked by some of the images they had posted. She was moved to start up the ‘Stamp Out Illegal Tooth Whitening’ page on the social network site and within 10 days had attracted more than 450 ‘likes’ and reached more than 73,000 people through status shares. At the time of writing, there are more than 1,500 ‘likes’ on the page. “My ultimate aim is to
get the backing of enough dental professionals so that we can target the companies providing the training to these ‘technicians’, get the
message out to the public that it is not only illegal for these technicians to whiten their teeth, but it is also very dangerous. “I also want to get trading
standards and the GDC to buck up their ideas and give us a definite line of reporting, to find out why they can’t investigate everyone – do they need help? Are they looking for volunteers to give up an hour a week for example to help collate information to make it easier for them? Who is going to enforce this legislation?”
® To find out more about Beverley’s campaign, turn to page 20.
“In my workplace, we were starting to see the devastating effects from whitening performed by these non-dental technicians”
Beverley Carlyle Get ready for National Smile Month COMMUNITY
Are you all set for national Smile Month (20 May to 20 June)?
Professor Avijit
Banerjee 8 Scottish Dental magazine
There are plenty of things you can do to make your patients smile even if your practice is very busy – the great thing is they’re easy and straightforward to do. Smileys are cheap (£1.65 for ten) and a great way to have a laugh and talk about oral health at the same time. A sponsored brushathon and other teeth-brushing challenges are a fun way to
follow a healthy dental routine. National Smile Month encour- ages everyone to brush their teeth for the recommended two minutes twice a day. Many schools include oral health in the curriculum, and you can get teachers involved with toothbrushing demonstrations, drawing competitions, a quiz, or get the children to write their own smiley poems.
A dental practice is a fasci- nating place with its equip- ment and terminology. Why not give people an education experience and show them
how everything works with a series of open days? National Smile Month posters are bright, eye- catching and will provide information about oral health in hospitals, schools, colleges and community centres. An extensive range of National Smile Month products are available from the online shop to help you communicate, motivate and educate.
® For more information, click on
www.nationalsmilemonth.org
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