FEA TURE TACKLING DENTAL FAKES T
he massive expansion of global internet retailing offers a world of seemingly amazing offers, with many – especially those originating from China and the Far East
– appearing too good to be true. Just look at all the cheap branded and designer goods available out there. Very often, these deals are not offering genuine goods. Counterfeiting is a massive
international business and it is not just confined to fashion and consumer goods. Te Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has recently seized around £16 million of fake medicines and medical devices in the UK as part of an international crackdown seizing more than £56m worth of counterfeit and non-compliant products. Unfortunately, dental equipment
is a growing target for the suppliers of fake and non-compliant instruments and devices. Last year, more than 12,000 illegal dental devices and instruments were seized by the MHRA. Working with the MHRA and
organisations across the dental sector, the BDIA launched its Counterfeit and Sub-standard Instrument and Devices Initiative (CSIDI) as an industry-wide
activity to: Promote awareness of the dangers of poor quality, counterfeit and illegal dental instruments
and devices Provide a quick and simple method of reporting these to the
relevant bodies Promote purchasing only from reputable manufacturers and
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suppliers, such as attending BDIA members. Te MHRA fully supports
CSIDI stating: “We do not want dentists to buy their equipment from unauthorised or unregulated suppliers. If an item is hundreds of pounds cheaper than their normal supplier, then it’s probably because it’s counterfeit.” Unfortunately, counterfeit
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Investigators have seen a marked increase in the number of fake dental products
more sophisticated. You cannot necessary identify them just by a missing CE mark or poor-quality packaging and documentation. Tat is the reason the BDIA is emphasising the importance of the dental supply chain and the benefit of knowing and trusting your suppliers. Te BDIA’s award-winning
CSIDI campaign has created a lot of interest so far, featuring on BBC One’s Fake Britain and across the national and dental media. Te message is very simple: substandard and counterfeit instruments and devices are potentially dangerous to patients and users, and the BDIA recommends that all purchases, however small, are made from a reputable supplier and that all suspect devices and whitening products are reported to the appropriate authorities at the earliest opportunity. All reporting can be done via a simple, dedicated web page on the BDIA website
www.bdia.org.uk
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