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SDCEP guidance on acute problems
PUBLICATION The 2012 event held in Dublane
A day for the whole dental team
Protect your patients and increase your confidence in dealing with oral cancer at this year’s Scottish Scientific Conference
T
he number of cases of oral cancer across the UK continues to increase, with
latest figures showing that 6,000 new cases will be diagnosed each year, making it one of the fastest growing cancers in the UK. Professor David Conway, clinical senior lecturer in Dental Public Health at the University of Glasgow, who published his research paper Socioeconomic Risk Factors Associated with Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer, will speak on this topic at this year’s Scottish Scientific Conference & Exhibition to be held at the Crowne Plaza on 6 September. As is so often the case with
cancer, raising awareness among the public and health care professionals is key to early diagnosis. This is just one of the many
sessions available to attend at this year’s event, suitable for the whole dental team.
Other sessions include how to harness the power of social media for your practice with speaker Mark Oborn, who will also show you how to set up Facebook and Twitter for your practice. Core CPD sessions will
cover medical emergencies in the dental practice as well as sessions on oral cancer and safeguarding vulnerable children. Other programme highlights includes sessions on ceramics for use in crown and bridgework with Mike Cassidy, who will also share with you top tips for success in this area of dentistry. Forming part of the clinical
stream of lectures suitable for GDPs, Graham Gilmour will help you avoid failure in fixed restorations and discuss treat- ment planning in practice.
® For more information on the conference programme and to book your place, visit
www.bda. org/scottishscientific or call the events team on 020 7563 4590.
Scottish Dental magazine 17
New guidance launched by The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) ‘Management of Acute Dental Problems’, aims to provide consistency in treating patients with dental complaints. Patients often seek advice or treatment from non-dental professionals before seeing their dentist, according to Graham Ball, chairman of the National Dental Advisory Committee (NDAC). The guidance is intended for all healthcare professionals.
He said: “This guidance helps non-dental and dental professionals to identify those rare cases where
emergency attention is required and in all cases to give the correct advice regarding symptom relief and appropriate subsequent care.” Supported by NHS Education for Scotland , NDAC developed SDCEP in 2004 with the aim to improve the quality of dental care by providing user- friendly guidance for oral health care in Scotland. Available in print, online and interactive electronic versions, the guidance is also suitable to be downloaded on tablet or mobile phone.
® For more information and to see the latest guidance, visit online at
www.sdcep.org.uk
New UK business manager for Prestige Medical
APPOINTMENT
Prestige Medical has announced the appointment of Christine Bowness as UK business manager with responsibility for sales and marketing across the UK. Christine has been with the
company for four years as sales and marketing manager. Lee Watkins has recently left Prestige Medical to take the position of international sales director with an ultrasonics company in Florida.
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