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Current NewsEuroPerio7 - Abstract submission deadline extendedEUROPERIO7 - Abstract submission The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to Wednesday 14th December 2011, midnight. Click here for additional information:
2 December 2011 BPE - New Guidance New Guidance is now available for Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) Please click here to access the document. This can also be found in the Publications Section of the website. Previous guidance is also available in the Archived Documents section of the Publications page. 18 November 2011 EUROPERIO 7 Registration news From the 15th September 2011 you can visit the Europerio 7 website to register for the conference in Vienna. 6 - 9th June 2012. As always there are early bird rates; before Feb 27th 2012. The link can be found on the bottom of the BSP homepage. 8 August 2011 The John Zamet Memorial Prize in periodontal Research
The John Zamet Memorial Prize in Periodontal Research
Offered in association with the Alpha Omega London Chapter and Charitable Trust
Background
The John Zamet Memorial Prize has been established to recognise and commemorate the
significant contribution made to clinical periodontology by the late Dr John Zamet.
Dr Zamet was an Honorary Consultant and Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Eastman
Dental Institute, a Past President and Honorary Member of the British Society of
Periodontology and the founder Chairman and a Trustee of the Alpha Omega London
Chapter and Charitable Trust.
Protocol
Applications are open to all UK-based postgraduate dental students studying for a
Masters degree or PhD who are undertaking or who have recently completed original
research associated with clinical periodontology.
The prize will be awarded annually with a value of £1,000.
Applicants should submit a covering letter and an abstract not exceeding 1000 words
which should, at least, cover the following areas:
1. Background to project
2. Aims
3. Methods
4. Relevance to clinical periodontology
5. Start and completion dates (estimated completion date will suffice if ongoing)
Submission
Three paper copies of the application should be submitted by 31st December 2011 to:
Professor Andrew Eder
Chairman, The Alpha Omega London Charitable Trust
2nd floor, 57a Wimpole Street, London W1G 8YP
And also sent electronically via email to: andreweder@restorative-dentistry.co.uk
The applicant must also submit a letter of support from their research supervisor
confirming their supervision of the project.
The submission will be considered by a panel of at least two Specialists in
Periodontology of Professorial/Consultant status whose decision is final.
The successful applicant would normally be invited to present the results and/or clinical
implications of the research at a meeting of the Alpha Omega London Chapter 12 June 2011 New independent course added to web site Shane McCrea in association with the BSOI will present a hands on course on Soft tissue augmentation procedures as a two day event on the 10th and 11th June 2011. See independent courses page for more details. 23 May 2011 EuroPerio7 First Announcement Europerio 7 swings into spring with its 1st Announcement Make sure you have 6/9 June 2012 in your diaries for EuroPerio7 in Vienna.
For further information, visit the website 9 May 2011 BSP MEMBER WINS MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD! DENTISTRY AWARDS WINNERS 2010 - BEST YOUNG DENTIST (MIDLANDS) AND OVERALL UK WINNER Dr Matthew Perkins BDS MSc MClinDent MFD RCSI MRD RCSEd
A Coventry dentist has been crowned the Best Young Dentist in the Midlands, and he also scooped the overall awards of Best Young Dentist UK. Dr Matthew Perkins, scooped two awards at a glittering awards ceremony on Friday 10 December 2010. The awards recognise exceptional individuals, teams and practices who have an active interest in staying at the top of the profession. Dr Perkins has recently opened the MODUS Advanced Dental Clinic in Tile Hill with his business partner Dr Mohit Dabb. When asked how he feels about the award, Matthew said "It is nice to receive recognition for your hard work, and winning this prestigious award for the Midlands and the whole UK is a real honour. I am looking forward to the coming exciting times working at MODUS and building on our successes." For dentists or patients wishing to contact Dr Perkins or Dr Dabb, the number for MODUS is 02476 465420 or they can be e-mailed on excellence@modus-dental.com
20 January 2011 New Dental Website www.dentinaltubules.com was lauched 15 months ago with the aim of sharing knowledge, ideas, information and experiences. There are over 3000 members from a global dental communityand over 300 dental articles from contributors from many parts of the world. We would like to welcome BSP members to come along and join us and take part in the discussions . It is free to sign up. We also welcome members to write articles and there is also a free dental directory for those who wish to list their specialist practices. 10 December 2010 BSP and Henry Schein Partnership Programme A reminder to members about the partnership programme with Henry Schein and the BSP Details of the scheme are being sent to all BSP members within this Pdf 16 November 2010 BSP joins facebook The BSP has enterd the social networking world. For those of you who are Facebooks users then you can find the BSP facebook pages by searching within facebook using this exact term “British Society of Periodontology” . More details will be available in the next BSP newsletter. To go to facebook now to see the BSP pages try the link below
http://www.facebook.com/pages/British-Society-of-Periodontology/157778170916532?ref=ts 4 November 2010 Euro Perio 7 Vienna 2012 Euro Perio 7 is to be organised by the Austrian Society of Periodontology and will be held in Vienna June 6-9 2012. For early information please see link below. Please put these dates in your diary 4 November 2010 New forum entitled " Autumn meeting 2010" has been added For those of you who were unable to attend the BSP autumn meeting the presentations of Professor Bryan Michalowicz have been added to the forum after he kindly let us have PDF copies for which we are grateful. Also within that forum are the Hon Secetaries reports 4 November 2010 DENTAL HYGIENIST /DENTAL THERAPIST MEMBERS – FULL MEMBERSHIP STATUS AGREED AT AGM
The British Society of Periodontology is pleased to announce that following changes to the Constitution agreed at the Annual General Meeting held on Friday 24 September 2010, Dental Hygienists/Dental Therapists have been given Full Membership status. This will be automatically conferred on existing Associate Hygienist members and be offered to all new members at the point of application for membership of the Society.
A survey carried out earlier in the year under the Presidency of Professor Francis Hughes showed that the majority of hygienist members would welcome full membership status and the opportunity for greater involvement in the work of the Society. There was considerable support shown by the membership present at the AGM for the role of the Dental Hygienist/Dental Therapist within the BSP and the vote was carried by a large majority.
As Full members Dental Hygienists/Dental Therapists will have voting rights, which they did not have as Associate Members. They will continue to benefit from reduced subscription rates both for annual membership and registration fees for scientific meetings. It is hoped that these changes will encourage Dental Hygienist/Dental Therapist members of the BSP to play a full role in the activities of the Society.
Council welcomes these changes and looks forward to continuing to work closely with Dental Hygienist/Dental Therapist colleagues in the future.
October 2010 4 October 2010 Patient Information Leaflets - Your Teeth For Life Facts about Gum Health Patient Information Leaflets now available: Your Teeth For Life. Facts about Gum Health 12 May 2010 International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 15 April 2010 A Celebration of the Life and Work of J Bernard Kieser
A Celebration of The Life and Work of J Bernard Kieser wil be held at The Royal Society of Medicine 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE on Friday 4 June 2010 - 6.30pm to 8.00pm If you would like to join his family in this celebration, please contact Ghilaine Ower - Tel: 01730 893165 or email: ghilaine.ower@btopenworld.com
27 March 2010 Post graduate opportunities in Perio and Implant training Following hard work from the Educational Committee and in particular Mike Milward, I have updated the links page for postgraduate courses where training in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry are available. This can all be found at the end of the links page under the banner of "Specialist Periodontology training and related links". If you are aware of other postgraduate courses and you would like a link added then please send details to addyld@cardiff.ac.uk and I will post them. 18 January 2010 King James IV Professor Lecture "Periodontitis: Discovering new treatments through understanding the disease" - Friday 12 February 2010 at the RCSED King James IV Professorship Lecture This event is on Friday 12 February 2010, at 2pm.The title is "Periodontitis: Discovering New Treatments through Understanding the Disease" and the lecture is to be delivered by Professor Philip Preshaw. The lecture is free to attend, but registration is required and this can be done online at www.rcsed.ac.uk or emailing dental@rcsed.ac.uk
4 December 2009 HONORARY BSP MEMBER RECEIVES ROYAL AWARD The Society is delighted to hear that one of its Honorary Members, Ubele van der Velden has received Royal Bestowal and Decoration. Click here for further information. 16 October 2009 THE DEBATE: TO CHANGE THE SOCIETY'S NAME OR NOT? The debate for change, or not, of the Society's name will take place at 17:00 on Thursday, 24th September. There will be two short presentations, one "for" and one "against" the change of name made by Professor Nikos Donos and Dr Isobel Madden respectively. A summary of their arguments follows. N.B. The programme for the Thursday afternoon of the Autumn Scientific Meeting has been amended slightly to include the The Debate: To change the Society's name or not?, as follows: 1345 Registration 1400 Jubilee Celebration of the Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize Presentations by past winners of the Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize 1530 Tea 1600 Sir Wilfred Fish Research Prize Competition 1700 The Debate: To change the Society's name or not? 1730 Teachers' Section Meeting, Practitioners' Section Meeting PROPOSAL FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME - Professor Nikos Donos In a recent survey undertaken by the BSP, it was clearly shown that the new generation of graduates do not necessarily consider the specialty of Periodontology and the procedures that the discipline involves as the most appealing in terms of career pathway and investment. At the same time, the area of implant dentistry, for various reasons, is considered exciting, innovative and an area that many graduates would wish to invest time and money for post-graduate studies. Indeed, dental implants and bone augmentation techniques have in a sense completely changed the way that dentists rehabilitate patients when significant number of teeth is missing and as such challenging restorative elements are involved in the treatment plan. At the same time, further development of implant dentistry is taking place by the fact that industry is providing a significant amount of funds in terms of research and development in implants and related procedures in order to increase knowledge of the biological process that take place with different implant surfaces during osseointegration and at the same time increase predictability of the clinical outcomes. Within the international community of Periodontists (...and not only), it is widely accepted that clinical academics specialized in periodontology are the pioneers and established research leaders evaluating the biologic process of osseointegration, surgical techniques and maintenance of dental implants. Furthermore, based on recent systematic reviews, we should also expect that Periodontists will be the Specialists who will also treat the complications deriving from peri-implantitis, which is a fact that as specialists we have a responsibility not to ignore. The above mentioned leadership in the field of implant is well linked to the fact that the current postgraduate programmes in Periodontology provide a critical and evidence based treatment approach as well as all the necessary competencies to perform all required related to implants surgical techniques and maintenance strategies for our patients. At the same time, this type of training allows Periodontists to guide GDPs and other Specialists to provide the most appropriate treatment plan to result to healthy periodontal and peri-implant tissues prior to the final prosthodontic element of the implants. It is also important to realize though that Implant Dentistry is a treatment that should involve collaboration between Periodontists and other specialties as Prosthodontists and we should not, as discipline, claim credit to the whole term of Implant Dentistry. However, it would be appropriate to add to the name of our society the term "osseointegration" in order to express ownership in the biologic and surgical process of implant dentistry. In view of the emerging "implantology" related societies, possible Implant Dentistry specialty list discussed at the GDC as well as competition for the attraction of larger number of new graduates that will ensure the longevity of our society it would be essential to have a name in our society that is linking immediately the surgical aspect of Implant dentistry with our discipline. Therefore, it could be debated that the society could be now called "British Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration", a name which has already been adopted by a number of other EFP member societies. PROPOSAL AGAINST THE CHANGE OF NAME - Dr Isobel Madden The British Society of Periodontology was founded to promote "the art and science of Periodontology", and since its beginnings in 1949, has become one of the foremost professional societies in Dentistry providing support for members whose practice is focused on management of the supporting structures of the tooth. This year we celebrate our Diamond Jubilee, with a reputation for sound support for the specialty over that period of time. We have a strong "brand image", well-attended meetings and links with colleagues in our specialty throughout the world. The recent success of BSP within the Pan Dental meeting is one example of this, with the Periodontology sessions having the highest number of attendees. Periodontology as a specialist subject has a wide range of involvement in Dentistry, and our members practice in many fields including clinical practice, research, education and training. Within the specialty, the focus has always been on the retention of teeth and minimizing the consequences of tooth loss, with mucogingival management, grafting and augmentation used to support restorative replacements. Within that range, implants have become an effective and established procedure, however the awareness of soft tissue handling and techniques used in Periodontology have helped improve the predictability and outcome of implant treatment in a similar manner to these procedures being used for enhancing restorative treatment outcomes. Each element of this has been subject to stringent research and reporting, and this has been supported and encouraged by the Society in training and clinical practice. If the society focus is to promote Periodontology, and embrace the whole concept of the total tissue supporting the tooth or a device, we need to provide this as the image of the specialty. Using the argument for expanding the title, why should we limit ourselves to the inclusion of only one element, implants? We could be asking that the rest of restorative care should be included for similar reasons. As technology and future trends change perhaps we may need to consider how genetic engineering is going to affect things and with this in mind should we then be looking at changing the name of the Society just because something is sexy or attractive or should we retain our skills by way of expertise and reputation, thus encouraging a good cohort of members who are passionate about the Society's mission? Perhaps as we continue to research ways of improving the periodontal health of our patients - and there are many innovative studies being undertaken to use resources to rehabilitate the oral condition - we might start to look at including these other names into the Society's future title. Would we consider becoming the "British Society of Periodontology, Implantology, Stem Cell Treatment, Genetic Manipulation ….." etc, etc? By retaining the title, the British Society of Periodontology, we include all aspects of the field, we can promote our brand, and we do not limit ourselves to particular areas of the subject. 20 September 2009 |
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