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Welcome to the latest issue of The London Hospital Dental Club e-Newsletter; a look back on recent news and achievements from the Institute of Dentistry and a reminder for you to book your place for the forthcoming Annual Clinical Meeting.

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Less than one month to go...Book now!

The London Hospital Dental Club Annual Clinical Meeting
Friday 26 - Saturday 27 February 2016

We are delighted that so many of you have already booked to attend The London Hospital Dental Club Annual Clinical Meeting later this month. If you would like to join us, there is still time to book your place. 

Your President, Dr Phil Taylor, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Clinical Director at the Institute of Dentistry, has lined up expert speakers including Dr Shakeel Shahdad on implants, Dr Peter Briggs on managing difficult cases and avoiding failure, Dr Sharan Sidhu on novel glass ionomers, and Mr Simon Critchlow on cleft care for adults. View the full programme.

Friday will be held in partnership with the British Society of Prosthodontics (BSSPD) and CPD points will be available across the course of the two days.

Registration fees are £160 for both days, including all refreshments. Special discounted rates are available for BSSPD members, DCPs, recent graduates, Vocational Trainees, PG students and those of you who are retired. You can also opt for single day rates. More information.

How to make a booking
Book online or telephone +44 (0)20 7882 5042 to make a payment by debit or credit card. You can also return your registration form with a cheque made payable to 'BATLAA'.

For more information about the event, please contact batlaa@qmul.ac.uk. We look forward to welcoming you back.

Time for a reunion?

If 2016 marks a milestone anniversary year for you, the Annual Clinical Meeting is the perfect occasion to meet up with your former classmates. If you would like help with contacting individuals or getting a group together, please email batlaa@qmul.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7882 5042.

Institute of Dentistry news

Research update

£500k award to develop novel dental implant material
Researchers from the Institute of Dentistry have received nearly £500k in Medical Research Council funding to assess the effectiveness of a new injectable bone graft material used to replace missing bone in implant dentistry. The research is being led by Dr Shakeel Shahdad, Consultant and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Institute of Dentistry and Barts Health NHS Trust, and involves a team of experts in dental materials and oral biology.

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Watching cement dry could help dental fillings last longer
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Aberystwyth University have revealed ‘sweet points’ for dental fillings, where cement used to fill cracks regain elasticity before hardening indefinitely. This could have implications for creating more durable and longer-lasting fillings in the future.    

Report from the Dental Society President 

On Tuesday 27 October 2015, the Dental Society held their Presidential Inauguration to hand over from the outgoing Student President to the new President. With entertaining speeches from Ankur Patel (Past Student President), Dr Dominic Hurst (Past Staff President), myself as Student President, and Dr Mangala Patel (Staff President), it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening for those in attendance. 

The Dental Society enjoyed success last year as co-hosts of the British Dental Student Association Conference in March. Our brand new outreach centre in Stratford was officially opened by the one and only Kate Richardson Walsh MBE, and we launched our newly designed website: www.dentsoc.co.uk! 

With an enthusiastic committee and great staff support, I look forward to my term as President to maintain and continually improve the student experience at Barts and The London.

I wish you all a very happy new year.

Vishal Barot
Student Dental President
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

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BATLAA Alumni, Staff and Former Staff Remembered

We are saddened to report that Old Londoners Dr Nigel Charlton (q BDS, 1973), Professor Jim Elliott (q PhD, 1964), former Professor of Biophysics in relation to Dentistry, and Professor Aubrey Sheiham, former Head of the Department of Community Dental Health, have passed away.

A list of members of the Barts and The London community who have recently passed away can be found in BATLAA Alumni Remembered. Obituaries can be emailed to batlaa@qmul.ac.uk.

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