Closing date 30^thJune

For anyone hoping to enter the Association of Dental Groups’ (ADG) Bursary Awards 2018 the final countdown is now on to do so.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students have until midnight on 30^thJune to submit their application, after which an expert panel will judge all entries anonymously.

There are three categories in the competition: undergraduate ‘Professionalism’, undergraduate ‘Innovation in Dental Care’ and the postgraduate Award. Where candidates meet appropriate entry requirements, entries can be submitted for multiple Awards – for full details visit www.dentalgroups.co.uk/dentists/bursary-awards.html.

If you’re interested or know someone that is, get started on your application today – you have to be in it to win it! Application forms are available to download now from www.dentalgroups.co.uk/dentists/bursary-forms.html. Alternatively, if you have any questions get in touch with the ADG by filling out a contact form on the website.

For more information about the ADG visit www.dentalgroups.co.uk

For every professional interested in dental implantology, or for anyone already involved in treatment, the ADI Team Congress 2019 is the event for you.

Offering three days of education, CPD, networking and product discovery, the Congress will cater to all members of the dental team.

World-class speakers will present an array of relevant and informative sessions, imparting their knowledge and helping delegates enhance their own skills. There will also be the chance to ask questions and seek guidance on key aspects of dental implantology.

Plus, the exhibition will feature different implant-related companies with experts on hand to demonstrate the various systems on the market and enable delegates to decide which will suit them the best.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get up to speed with all things dental implantology. Don’t miss the ADI Team Congress 2019 on 2-4 May at EICC Edinburgh.

For information on the ADI Team Congress and upcoming events, please visit www.adi.org.uk/events

Do you get patients regularly asking you what is involved with dental implant treatment?

Do you wish there was a trustworthy source you could direct them to for all the information they could possibly need?

As a registered charity, the ADI is dedicated to promoting the benefits of dental implants to the general population. It strives to ensure the correct information is available for those who are interested in treatment or anyone that wants to know more.

As such, it offers a patient-focused website – consideringdentalimplants.co.uk – for you to recommend to all your patients. For ADI members, there are 50 free patient information leaflets available per year to give out as well, ensuring patients have the relevant information to help them make an informed decision.

To start the conversation about dental implants in the right way, make sure your patients have the right information. To join the ADI for full membership benefits, contact us today.

For more information about the ADI, or to join, please visit www.adi.org.uk

Ultaire™AKP is a new high performance polymer that has been custom developed by Solvay Dental 360™specifically for the fabrication of removable partial denture (RPD) frames. Speaking from Hughes Dental Laboratory in Harrogate, owner and CDT Jonathan Hughes, provided his professional opinion of the material:

“Ultaire™ AKP is a very versatile material that offers a viable alternative to metal. It enables us to engage to deeper undercuts, which is ideal for lingually inclined dentition and it can provide an ideal solution for tricky cases, particularly where other prosthesis have failed in the past.

For technicians, Ultaire™ AKP is a much cleaner material to work with compared to colbalt/chrome and flexible materials. It is also easy to trim and when designed correctly, takes very little time to fit down.

“Ultaire™ AKP has an elastic modulus of 3500 MPa and a flexural strength of 148 MPa, which means that it is resistant to deformation and provides a strong, stable and retentive RPD framework for patients. In addition, Ultaire™ AKP is also much nicer to occlude against compared to metal backings, and according to the feedback I have received, the sensation is preferable to chrome on the mucosa.

“Technicians may not be used to seeing Ultaire™ AKP routinely just yet, but this does not mean that we should not explore the numerous design concepts it enables, experiment a bit and use the material to our advantage.”

For more information about Solvay Dental 360™, Ultaire™ AKP and Dentivera™ milling discs, please visit www.solvaydental360.com