ISSUE 4 VOL. 4
Editor’s desk And the survey said...
with Bruce Oxley
Whether it’s a job interview, annual review or a school report, getting feedback, analysis or criticism is always a bit of a stressful experience.
However, when it comes to organising an event on the scale of the Scottish Dental Show, knowing what your delegates and exhibitors really think is vital in keeping the event as relevant as possible. We sent out online feedback questionnaires to all delegates and exhibitors from the 2013 show, and were pleasantly surprised by the results. We found that 90 per cent of respondents rated the show as either ‘Good’ (47 per cent) or ‘Excellent’ (43 per cent) and more than two-thirds said the show exceeded their expectations.
When asked if they would
be attending the event in future, 60 per cent said they would definitely be coming back and 32 per cent said possibly. The choice of speakers was rated ‘Excellent’ by 47 per cent and ‘Good’ by 45 per cent. In terms of the venue itself, 52 per cent said they were ‘Extremely satisfied’ and 40 per cent said they were ‘Satisfied’ with Hampden Park. However, the reaction from the exhibitors was a bit more mixed – 30 per cent said they were ‘Satisfied’ but 9 per cent were ‘Dissatisfied’ and 15 per cent were ‘Extremely dissatisfied’. So, while we acknowledge that many loved the atmosphere at Hampden, we needed somewhere that could accommodate the exhibition in one hall, with speaker sessions as close by as possible.
Step forward Braehead Arena. With space for even more exhibitors (over 130 in total) in the same hall and speaker sessions too, we think we’ve come up trumps.
And, with the change of venue, we’ve decided to move the show to Friday and Saturday (9 and 10 May) to take advantage of the facilities at Braehead and the nearby Xscape leisure complex, and we’ll have details of the offers, deals and promotions on offer to dental professionals and their families.
Keep an eye on Twitter
(@ScottishDental) and online (
www.sdmag.co.uk)
for more information in the coming weeks.
® Bruce Oxley is the editor of Scottish Dental magazine. To contact Bruce, email bruce@
connectcommunications.co.uk
Contents August-September 2013
NEWS> 05 Biting back
with Arthur Dent
07 Mind the gap: pay review leaves void
10 Dental start-up targets £1m in sales
13 All smiles on Centre Court
FEATURES> 19 Spotlight with Professor Mike Wise
20 International cleft palate project is saving lives
33 NES’s world first for 3D teaching
CLINICAL> 48 Articulator selection and clinical stages
55 Patient removable full arch fixed bridge by Willie Jack
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