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Announcing ... the First
Early bird booking FORM for BDBS Conference June 10
Book now and receive a £25.00 discount off the conference fee.
The time: 10 June 2010
The place:
Victoria Park Plaza, London, SW1
Early bird booking FORM for BDBS Conference June 10
Book now and receive a £25.00 discount off the conference fee.
The Executive Committee of the British Dental Bleaching Society would like to warmly welcome all members to join them for the first annual conference of BDBS.
This year the event will be held at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel, 239 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1EQ.
As part of members’ commitment to the Society, it is essential that appropriate Continued Professional Development is maintained. All members are required to attend an update event in order to stay well informed in current issues surrounding Tooth Whitening in order to retain their Gold Membership status.
We are planning an interesting content for the conference and hope to see you all there.
Take advantage of the Early Bird Offer and book before 31 January 10, saving £25.00 per ticket.
The Main Speaker
The main speaker at the Conference will be Prof Dr Thomas Attin, Head of Department of Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and CariologyUniversity of Zurich, Switzerland. Prof Attin’s main topics in research / areas of expertise are: alterations of tooth surfaces by erosion and abrasion influence of fluoride applications on dental hard tissue and caries and aesthetic dentistry (bleaching, veneers, restorative materials).
He is the author or co-author of more than 220 peer-reviewed full papers, 2 books and 14 book chapters.
His previous post include Associate Professorship and Head of Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology at the Freie University of Berlin, Germany and Head of Department of Operative and Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology at the University of Göttingen, Germany.
CONFERENCE Programme
Subject to change. The exact Programme will be confirmed closer to the date.
8.30-9.00 am Registration and coffee
9.00-9.45 am Welcome opening by Dr Greenwall:
‘Brief Overview of Bleaching’
9.45-11.00 am Prof Thomas Attin
11.00-11.30 am Coffee break
11.30-12.00 pm Prof Thomas Attin: Questions & Discussion
12.00-12.30 pm Dr David Phillips: ‘Legal Shift’
12.30-1.00 pm Dr Christopher Orr:
‘Integration of Bleaching with Aesthetic Dentistry’
1.00-2.00 pm Lunch
2.00-2.30 pm Dr Martin Kelleher: ‘The Scientific Basis of Bleaching’
2.30-3.00 pm Dr James Goolnik: ‘Marketing of Bleaching’
3.00-3.30 pm Dr Wyman Chan: ‘Power Bleaching’ - live demonstration
3.30-4.00 pm Dr Mervyn Druian: ‘The Future of Bleaching’
4.00-4.30 pm Afternoon Tea
4.30-5.30 pm AGM - for members only. Dr Linda Greenwall, Chairman,
Sir Paul Beresford, Secretary,
Dr Mervyn Druian, Treasurer
5.30 pm CLOSE of the conference
7.30 pm Dinner at the House of Commons
Conference Booking Fees
Members booking fee: £195.00
Non-members fee: £295.00
WAC attendees: £225.00
Special price inclusive of
Regular Membership of BDBS: £292.50
(for attendees who wish to join
BDBS at the same time)
Please note, the booking for dinner at the House of Commons is £65.00 pp in addition to above.
Paying by PayPal:
If you have a PayPal account, please go into it, then click on SEND MONEY and in the ‘To’ box type: annawatson_bdbs@btconnect.com, enter the amount you are sending and click OK.
The Venue
Conference venue: Victoria Park Plaza, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1. Reservations: +44 (0) 20 7769 9930
http://www.parkplaza.com/londonuk_victoria
Conference venue: Victoria Park Plaza, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1. Reservations: +44 (0) 20 7769 9930
BDBS Breakfast June 09
BDBS meeting at the World Aesthetic Congress 2009.
Friday 12 June 09
The meeting of the British Dental Bleaching Society (BDBS) at this years World Aesthetic congress (Wac) on the 12th – 13th of June in London was a chance for delegates to catch up on the latest news and legal standpoints of governing bodies from the UK and main land Europe.
The BDBS has been extremely active in addressing the UK government in regard to unqualified, non-dental professionals performing tooth whitening within the UK and the training and qualifications needed to do so. The efforts of the BDBS have caught the attention of the health minister and lobbying for ratification continues with a UK vote being held in September.
The meeting also celebrated the work, research and success of Professor Van Haywood. A professor in the Department of Oral Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia and Director of Continuing Education, Professor Van Haywood has authored several books and materials on the subject of tooth whitening throughout his long career. He was honoured with a lifetime achievement award and lifetime membership to the BDBS and hailed as a “trendsetter, outstanding professional and a gentleman” by Dr Linda Greenwall, Chair of the BDBS.
Professor Haywood said he was “truly honoured” to be bestowed with such an award and was touched that his life’s work had been recognised and also appreciated.
Welsh Assembly Government
Letter re Tooth Bleaching
'... all tooth whitening procedures, including bleach and laser treatments, constitute the practise of dentistry.' [ Read More ]
Department for Health, Social Services & Public Safety, Northern Ireland
Letter re Tooth Bleaching
' ... the procedure should only be undertaken by suitably qualified General Dental Council registrants.' [ Read More ]
Scottish Government
Letter re Tooth Bleaching
'... all whitening procedures constitute the practice of dentistry as defined in the provisions of section 37 of the Dentists Act 1984 ...' [ Read More ]
Bleaching Dilemma
The Dentist • Vol. 25. No. 3 • March 2009
At the end of January the issue of tooth bleaching was raised in an adjournment debate in the House of Commons. This had been arranged by dentist and Conservative MP, Sir Paul Beresford, who said he was ‘trying to persuade the minister to help us sort out a situation that has been confusing dentists and trading standards officers throughout the UK for a considerable number of years.’ [ Read More ]
Tooth bleaching, Trading Standards and the EU Cosmetic Directive
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Sir Paul Beresford, BDS, MP and an executive member and Secretary of the British Dental Bleaching Society managed to obtain a 30 minute adjournment debate at the end of the day. These adjournment debates are balloted for and enable an MP up to 15 minutes to put a point and then the minister has the remaining time to respond. Sir Paul entitled the debate "Tooth bleaching, Trading Standards and the EU Cosmetic Directive."
For the full debate from Hansard (PDF) [ click here ]
Information for Dental Nurses
The GDC President, Hew Mathewson issued a statement that:
"Taking impressions to a dentist’s prescription, and making bleaching trays to a dentist’s prescription, are within the scope of additional skills for dental nurses”. [ Read More ]
Scottish Government
Letter re Tooth Bleaching
'... all whitening procedures constitute the practice of dentistry as defined in the provisions of section 37 of the Dentists Act 1984 ...' [ Read More ]
