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Hi Everyone

I got an email from the GDC (General Dental Council) yesterday containing a draft of there ethical guidelines for dentist advertising there services. Whats interesting is that the GDC are saying Dentist cannot use the Title “Dr” when advertising there practices unless they posses a PhD or other qualifications.

here’s the link to the proposed guidelines:

http://www.gdc-uk.org/NR/rdonlyres/2AE7DAB2-F320-420B-9B8B-759FAA8B901C/0/ethicaladvconsultJul10.pdf

15 years ago the General Dental Council allowed dentist to use the title “Dr” apparently that’s misleading for the Patients now?? Surely changing it now would be more confusing ??

For more information on the General Dental Council please see this Wiki -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Dental_Council

And Heres the link again for the GDC

We have recently installed Labtrac software ! this software helps us comply to the MDD and MHRA Guidelines

Labtrac is a software management system for the dental lab. It is comprised of a central business server with additional add-on technologies to provide an integrated and scalable solution. The core of the business logic is aimed at providing the tools and information to increase productivity and quality of work within a dentaln Lab. Labtrac is designed to provide improve and expedite several key areas of the Dental lab.

These include:

• Case Management  – Bar code system to track cases through the Lab
• Scheduling  Managing work Flow
• Reporting  Traceability
• Invoicing  - easy to understand  billing including patient detail
• Quality Systems  MDD and MHRA

Biterite Dental

The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry – BACD – was created in November 2003 by a group of dentists, alot of them leading practitioners in the field of cosmetic dentistry, who saw a need to share their knowledge with other dental proffesionals. The aim is to create a dynamic, active group of members from all parts of the dental team, primarily dentists and lab technicians. However the role of other members of the dental team – hygienists, practice managers and assistants, in the overall aesthetic experience is equally important.

New Product Launch!!

We are now able to offer full contour zirconia crowns, These may be used in situations were one might prescribe a gold crown. Zirconia has a similar wear factor as gold against  opposing teeth and can be made in the full range of Vita classic Shades A-D. However detailed shades where  translucency and other effect may be required are not possible to achieve,

These crowns are created by the digital scan and CNC mill process.

In a nutshell  they look better than gold does and they are just as strong + with 60% gold being priced at £20-25 per gram and an average weight of a gold crown is around 4 grams  plus the price of the crown that bring the cost of a gold crown to around £175-200, where as the full contour Zirconia crown is priced at £125.

Anyone got any thought on this??