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Dentsply Sirona partners with FDI and Smile Train
Dentsply Sirona, the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, has announced a three-way partnership with FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) and Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, to develop global standard protocols for digital cleft treatment that will increase access to digital treatments for patients with clefts and advance cleft care for the one in 700 babies born with cleft lip and/or palate around the globe. The three partners will jointly work on integrating digital workfl ows and sustainable solutions into these new protocols as well as creating and providing the necessary clinical education infrastructure to oral health professionals around the world. The unique partnership also includes designing and setting up online courses and webinars to introduce dental professionals around the world to digital cleft care. Prior to this new partnership, Dentsply Sirona pledged a fi ve-million-dollar donation to Smile Train as part of a fi ve-year commitment to help children around the world gain access to cleft treatment, o ering them the chance to live full and healthy lives.
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GSK unveils Haleon
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) has announced that the new company, to result from the proposed demerger of its Consumer Healthcare division in mid-2022, will be called Haleon. Haleon (pronounced “Hay-Lee-On”) is inspired by the merging of the words ‘Hale’, which is an old English word that means ‘in good health’ and Leon, which is associated with the word ‘strength’. The new brand identity was developed with input from employees, healthcare practitioners and consumers and will be deployed in more than 100 markets around the world where the business operates. The creation of Haleon results from a series of successful investments and strategic changes to GSK’s consumer health business over the last eight years, including integrations of the consumer product portfolios from Novartis and Pfi zer. It is now a highly valuable and focused global business generating annual sales of approximately £10bn. As a standalone company, Haleon will be a new world-leader in consumer healthcare, o ering a compelling proposition – to bring deep human understanding together with trusted science – to deliver better everyday health with humanity. Brian McNamara, chief executive o cer designate, Haleon, said, “Introducing Haleon to the world marks another step in our journey to become a new, standalone company. Our name is grounded in our purpose to deliver better everyday health with humanity and to be a world-leader in consumer healthcare. We are on track to launch Haleon in mid-2022 and our business momentum is strong.”
Dentists’ Provident appoints new board member
Dentists’ Provident, income protection provider for the dental industry, has appointed Matt Payne to its board. As the new executive director at Dentists’ Provident, Matt Payne will strengthen the company’s executive team with operational oversight of the information systems team. Matt is a graduate in computer sciences and holds an MBA from Cardi Business School. He has over 25 years’ experience in information technology development, operations and management, including senior leadership roles in fi nancial services and software industries in the UK, US and EMEA.
“We are very excited about Matt joining the Dentists’ Provident Board. Like so many businesses, we are hugely dependent on technology, and we really wanted to further strengthen this area of our business. Matt brings a wealth of national and international experience and has made a great impact already,” says Farrukh Mirza, CEO of Dentists’ Provident.
“In my short time at Dentists’ Provident, I’ve been really impressed with the ethos of truly putting the individual members at the centre of all they do. I’m looking forward to getting to know the business even more over the coming months and help move Dentists’ Provident forward,” says Matt.
Big hitters join dental AI provider
Manchester Imaging Limited (MIL), the company behind AssistDent, announces two new appointments, as Ben Atkins and Jana Denzel join their expanding team of dental technology specialists. Ben takes up the new role of director of corporate social responsibility and regulatory compliance, whilst Jana joins as clinical director following the retirement of Professor Hugh Devlin, co-founder of Manchester Imaging and a highly respected and widely published leader in dentistry research. As immediate past president of the Oral Health Foundation, Ben brings a wealth of expertise to Manchester Imaging, in the policy and public health advisory fi eld, as a practitioner who built up a group of dental practices in the north of England and as a former tutor at Manchester Dental Hospital. His advisory roles include press and Parliamentary representative for the British Dental Association; former healthcare commission adviser on dental complaints; co-optee of the NICE Public Health Advisory Committee; member of the Periodontal Steering Group for the department of health; chair of Salford Local Dental Committee; ambassador for Wrigleys, and performance list panel member for NHS England. Since graduating in dentistry in 2019, Jana has made a signifi cant impact on the dental profession. This year, Jana has been awarded the position of Honorary Global Ambassador for Slow Dentistry, recognising his outstanding contribution to improving the quality of dentistry in practice, in education, on the lecture circuit and with the general public – recognition from his peers as being a leader in excellence on the world stage. Jana lectures internationally on the subject of dental psychology and dental anxiety, harnessing his expertise in psychology alongside his dental clinical practice. Commenting on the role of director of CSR and regulatory compliance at MIL, Ben said, “As a new position within the company, this is a role which brings together two of my greatest passions in the fi eld of dentistry: an ethical stance on the development of the profession combined with a focus on providing dentists with the technology and tools to really help in the day-to-day running of professional and clinical practice and business growth. I have long championed and spearheaded initiatives focused on hard-to-reach patients alongside patient education for preventive dentistry. The CSR element of my role at MIL will enable me to bring that passion and expertise to a company that clearly puts these at the forefront of their product development and research. Equally, regulatory compliance is a vital element for the profession, and I’ll be bringing both my clinical expertise and my experience of the business of dentistry to advise and guide MIL as the company expands.” Taking up the position of clinical director at MIL, Jana comments, “I am delighted to be joining MIL at such an exciting time in the burgeoning fi eld of artifi cial intelligence in dentistry. Embracing new technology, AI is an area where I have a particular interest, and my passion is in communicating the real benefi ts such technology o ers to the dental community. Leading the clinical direction of the company, I will be focused on continuing to develop my own emphasis on clinical excellence whilst promoting the ways that technology can really benefi t the profession. The combination of a continued drive for clinical excellence, together with the opportunity to communicate the outcomes of cuttingedge research and new product development to my peers make this an exciting, and personally rewarding, position for myself and within the wider team at MIL.”
Commenting on the new appointments to MIL, Tony Travers, CEO, said, “We are very pleased to welcome Ben and Jana to the company. That two such high profi le experts in dentistry have joined the MIL team is testament to our strength in the marketplace and the credibility we have within the profession. We look forward to a year of signifi cant growth, harnessing the expertise that both Ben and Jana add to our company for the benefi t of the profession as a whole.”
Figurit, the dental and medical accountancy specialist, is delighted to welcome Trevor Dommett as its new tax director.
Trevor’s career in tax totals just over 35 years, including nearly seven years with HMRC before going into practice in 1993. His experience includes personal and corporate tax work, management and training in all-size fi nancial service and chartered accountancy fi rms in London and the south.
Trevor will be joining Figurit’s UK o ce team, who are dedicated to doing the best for clients in challenging times.
Figurit welcomes new tax director
Supporting charity and inspiring others
The Straumann Charity Bike Ride 2022, taking place in September, is fundraising for Dentaid – the dental charity that supports vulnerable people by giving them access to essential dental care. The stunning route will take riders on a journey of approximately 500 miles from Bilbao to Sitges in Northern Spain over fi ve days. Aiming to raise a total of £75k, the event is open to around 60 riders keen to put their endurance to the test for a great cause. Andy Evans, the CEO of Dentaid, commented, “We are so excited to be partnering with Straumann for this year’s Charity Bike Ride. As a keen cyclist I am very much looking forward to joining the ride as the route looks fantastic and the event well organised. The funds raised will help more people of the most vulnerable people in our communities to access dentistry here in the UK. Hopefully during the ride I will also be able to inspire other riders to volunteer their time and skills to help us reach more people.” Ahmed Mahammed will be taking part, and he says, “My experience of the last Straumann Charity Bike Ride was amazing. It was my fi rst year of riding a bike and I wanted to challenge myself as well as raise money for a charity. I had never cycled more than 50km in one day and I signed myself to do 150km a day for fi ve days. It was a challenge physically and mentally, but I was proud that I pushed through the pain/ tiredness and fl at tyres! “The last few years have been di cult with the pandemic. I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could still do it, being older, and now more experienced as a cyclist. I also wanted to raise money for Dentaid and help ease the life of the less privileged in some way. “I have been preparing by eating lots of food and watching lots of cycling shows on my indoor bike. Fingers crossed this works and my knees hold up with all the hills in Spain! I have confi dence in all the people I know to help me raise some great donations for the charity. “I think it is important to involve people
The DentalIndustry Awards 2022 opens for entries
In association with the BDIA, the DentalIndustry Awards have become theindustry‘Oscars’ and fi nalists and winners across theindustryare justifi ably proud to be part of them. To make theawards of maximum value there is a 25+ strong panel of independent pre-eminent judges, including directors, presidents and ex-presidents of the main associations as well as experiencedexecutives and leading dentists. This panel ensures all entries are scrupulously judged with David Houston, chairman of judging panel, ensuring fair judging is at the heart of everything. The Dental Industry Awards are a celebration of the best elements of the industry’s ingenuity and represent a signifi cant honour for the individuals and companies that are either fi nalists or winners. The primary objective of the DIAs is to highlight excellence and every year more and more entries get involved. Virtually every area of the dental industry gets involved from GSK, P&G, Denplan, Align Technology and Henry Schein to medium and smaller sized companies with specialist skills, products and services. It really doesn’t matter who you are, there’s a category in the Dental Industry Awards for you, your company and your team. The categories are: Website of the year Best use of social media
App of the year Product launch of the year Best use of PR
Dental brand of the year Dental industry event of the year Short-term postgraduate course of the year Marketing campaign of the year Dental industry employee of the year Team of the year Customer service provider of the year Advertisement of the year Best servicing and repair company Innovation of the year UK exporter of the year Corporate social responsibility Best dental practice corporate group High technology launch of the year Business leader of the year Outstanding business of the year For more information or to enter call 01923 851736, email awards@fmc. co.uk or visit www.dentistry.co.uk/ awards
around you to be part of your challenges and dreams. I hope that promoting the amazing charity work Dentaid carries out will inspire people to donate!” To donate please visit www.justgiving. com/team/dentistsinlycra22
Conquering Kilimanjaro
After seven days of torturous trekking, Ken Finlayson, FMC chairman, summited Kilimanjaro in conditions of around -25°C on 24 February 2022. Ken’s team on the climb included Tim Molony, digital director at FMC, and Charles Molony (Tim’s brother). Ken said, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the dental community from the bottom of my heart for the amazing level of support we have received for our Kilimanjaro climb. So far, the dental world has raised over £55k for FMC’s Kilimanjaro climb for a Dentaid mobile clinic to honour Kimberley Finlayson, my late wife and co-founder of FMC.
This is the biggest amount ever raised by a dental charity for one event and it bears huge testimony to the generosity and spirit at the heart of UK dentistry.” He said there were many times when he half considered turning back, as multiple injuries took their toll and the unusually inclement weather made the hard task almost impossible. On Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, climbers endure freezing temperatures, howling winds, and because of the altitude, climbers su er from severe headaches and feelings of nausea. “The e ects of altitude sickness made their mark from 12,000 feet right up to the 20,000 feet summit – and back”, he added.
“It was far tougher than we had anticipated. But the responsibility of the huge fundraising e orts weighed heavily on our shoulders, even as the burning desire to deliver for Kimberley lifted us up – and so making it to the top was never seriously in question. We fi nally summited and had our few minutes of delirium, having conquered Africa’s highest peak, at 6:22am, following a night-time climb.” Ken went on to say, “We are very proud to have achieved this. We are proud of the support of the dental community, proud of the feat itself and incredibly proud to have delivered a lasting memorial to a wonderful woman whose legacy will tangibly live on across the UK through the new mobile clinic.”
If you would like to add a donation, you can still do so at: www.justgiving. com/fundraising/ken-fi nlayson
Honorary fellowships awarded
Dame Sarah Gilbert and Baroness Floella Benjamin received honorary fellowships from The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, for their contributions to dentistry. They were given the prestigious awards at the FDS’s Diplomates Ceremony, at the College’s fl agship building in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. Dame Sarah, a Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford, co-created the Oxford–AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. It has widely been credited with saving countless lives in the UK and around the world. By January 2022, a year after the vaccine was fi rst administered, 50 million AstraZeneca vaccines had been given in the UK, and around 2.5bn doses had been distributed to more than 170 countries. Baroness Floella Benjamin became well known for her role as a muchloved children’s television presenter, most notably on Play School. In 1987 Baroness Benjamin founded her own television production company and produced hundreds of children’s programmes, several of which have received nominations and awards. Since 1973, Baroness Benjamin has been campaigning for diversity both in front of, and behind, the camera. She advises the BBC on its diversity policies and sits in the House of Lords, where she passionately promotes children’s welfare.
On receiving her prestigious award, Dame Sarah Gilbertsaid, “I am very grateful to the Faculty of Dental Surgery, at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, for recognising the work that I carried out with the support of a fantastic team. It is wonderful to receive recognition from another part of the healthcare service in this way.” Baroness Floella Benjamin said, “This is a special achievement. I am thrilled to be appointed an honorary fellow. Childhood lasts a lifetime and good oral health is one of the most important things doctors and dentists can infl uence by empowering and supporting young patients.”
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STAND WITH UKRAINE
#STANDWITHUKRAINE
There is a massive, urgent need for dental aid in Ukraine
Although medical aid has and is being supplied, dental aid has largely been overlooked. It is still possible to deliver dental aid to Western Ukraine, but it is unclear how long that situation will last. As the window of opportunity decreases, we urgently need your help.
Dentists Stand With Ukraine have already successfully delivered a consignment of dental materials to Ukraine.
ABOUT LEO JURKIW
As well as working in dental practice in Nottingham for 32 years, I have lectured extensively in Ukraine throughout my dental career and was a director of a dental supply company in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Many in the profession here have approached me because they would like to help in some way, but don’t know how. We at Dentists Stand With Ukraine have direct contacts in Ukraine to deliver dental materials where they are needed. In Western Ukraine practitioners have had supplies interrupted and are struggling to treat not only their own patients but also tens of thousands of refugees.
HOW TO HELP: Donate to help us purchase materials and equipment either in the UK or EU and deliver them to Ukraine: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dentists-stand-with-ukraine
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