How to claim your Continuing Professional Development hours at Showcase 2007

The importance of CPD

It is compulsory for all those on the GDC register to complete 250 hours of CPD over every five-year cycle and maintain accurate records which demonstrate how this has been achieved.  

The BDTA realises that learning takes place during an exhibition.  Whether you are researching a new product, comparing services of two companies or watching a live demonstration, its all an important part of your development as a dental professional and vital to better serving the increasing needs of your patients.  As a result, the BDTA is delighted to offer you CPD hours for your time spent at the exhibition. 

Claiming CPD hours at Showcase

• Ensure that your badge is scanned by staff at the entrance of the exhibition hall on arrival.
  
  
• Ensure your badge is scanned by a member of staff at the exit on leaving the show for the final time.  This will be clearly signposted.
  
  
• A certificate showing the hours spent at the show will be posted to the address given at the time of ticket registration approximately 28 days after the event. 
  
  
• The certificate will be accompanied with a feedback form, which will give you an opportunity to influence the way that Dental Showcase is run in the future.
  
  
• Badges do not need to be scanned when leaving the halls for short periods during the day to obtain refreshments etc. but please remember the GDC guidelines which state that periods spent on registration or breaks should not be included in CPD hours for an activity.

Register for your complimentary entry ticket now. Click here or call the telephone hotline on 01494 729959.  Advance registration closes 30 September 2007.  On the day registration: £10 per person.  BDTA Dental Showcase takes place in halls 6 and 20 at the NEC, Birmingham, 18-20 October 2007. 

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Showcase carpet turned into flower pots

For the past few years, the BDTA, organiser of the UK’s premier dental exhibition, has ensured that the aisles within the Showcase exhibition hall have been carpeted to make the experience more comfortable for visitors as they walk around the stands.

In 2006 the BDTA was able to source recyclable carpet for the event.  Made from 100% polypropylene but not compromising on quality, the BDTA is delighted that it will be put to further good use. Since Showcase in October 2006, the carpet has been melted into pellets and will be sold for making items such as motor parts, plastic crates and even flower pots.

The recycling plant is set to purchase a new machine that can manage approx 5 million square metres of carpet per year and the carpet from BDTA Dental Showcase 2007 will form part of this as the BDTA plans to use recyclable carpet again at this year’s Showcase.

Reserve your ticket now!

BDTA Dental Showcase takes place 18–20 October 2007 at NEC Birmingham. You can reserve your complimentary ticket by completing the online registration form or telephoning the registration hotline on 01494 789959. Advance registration closes 12 October 2007. On the day registration: £10 per person.

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BDTA working to increase exhibitor and visitor numbers at Dental Showcase in 2007

The British Dental Trade Association is working closely with dental trade and is undertaking a major marketing campaign amongst the dental team to exceed the stand and visitor numbers achieved at the previous Dental Showcase held the NEC Birmingham in 2005. 

The BDTA attracted 277 companies to exhibit their latest products, technologies and services at the previous event and over 11,000 visitors attended the exhibition over the three day exhibition.  The event covered a massive 15,000 sq.m. 

All members of the dental care team were well represented, with a good cross section visiting the exhibition on each of the three days.  45% of all visitors were dentists and there was a significant and welcome increase in the number of practice managers who attended the event compared to previous years.  A breakdown of the visitor numbers to Dental Showcase 2005 is shown below:

Message from the BDTA President, Peter Rees

“Attendance at Showcase benefits the whole team”

When else would you have the opportunity for your whole team to take part in an event that offers something for all Dental Care Professionals?

Showcase is an opportunity for all members of the dental team to visit the stands of the key players in the market, and also the manufacturers of those obscure ‘widgets’ without which daily practice could become such a chore.

Manufacturers will be doing their best to promote their latest wares which will offer anything from a complete change in the way that you work to simply a refinement of what you do that will prove time  - or money - saving if adopted.

But it is not all about products – there will be stands featuring the means by which personal and personnel development can be organised – allowing for Continuous Professional Development that all Dental Care Professionals will be seeking. Courses on techniques, communication, finance, practice management and teamwork to name a few can all be found and even attendance at Showcase will generate its own CPD points – how can you miss it?

Reserve your ticket Now!

Reserve your complimentary ticket to guarantee fast track entry to the exhibition by completing the online registration form on this website or calling the telephone hotline 01494 729959. Advance registration closes 12 October 2007. On the day registration: £10 per person.

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Special offer for dental laboratories at BDTA Dental Showcase 2007

Following the success at last year’s Dental Showcase, the BDTA is again offering a unique package to dental laboratories looking for a low-cost opportunity to exhibit at BDTA Dental Showcase in 2007. 

This year’s exhibition is being held at the NEC, Birmingham, 18–20 October 2007 and will attract more than 10,000 members of the dental team, making it by far the biggest event in the UK’s dental calendar. 

The BDTA has recognised the challenge facing laboratories and the increasingly competitive nature of the laboratory industry since the introduction of the New Contract. It has never been more important to make contact with dentists and promote your services directly to this audience in order to increase your customer base.  

For a fraction of the usual price, the special laboratory stands will consist of:

• your own 2 by 2 metre space on a shell scheme stand with your company name
• chairs
• a counter
• a glass display case
• lighting
• a power point
• entry in the catalogue and on the website.

Because of the exceptional price, there is a limit to the number of these stands available. Laboratories must book by 1 June 2007 to take advantage of this offer.

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BDTA Dental Showcase 2007 is being held at the NEC

BDTA Dental Showcase 2007 will be held at The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.  The venue proved a popular choice with over 11,000 visitors who attended the event in 2005. 

The Venue

The National Exhibition Centre is the busiest exhibition centre in Europe, staging more than 180 exhibitions each year, ranging from world-famous public shows such as Crufts Dog Show and Clotheshow Live to international trade exhibitions like IPEX and Spring Fair, Birmingham.

Up to four million people visit the centre each year. With 21 halls totalling 200,000 square metres (two million square feet) it is also the biggest exhibition centre in Britain and seventh largest in Europe. The NEC is renowned for large-scale international trade fairs, but also has an active interest in helping smaller specialist shows develop, providing advice, support and essential services to organisers.

The flexible, flat-floored, interconnected halls offer endless possibilities for all types of exhibitions and events, complemented by extensive conference and banqueting facilities. The award-winning catering team operate restaurants, cafes and bars throughout the centre, serving meals with quality, imagination and style.

(Source: http://www.necgroup.co.uk/visitor/thenec/Home.asp)

Accessibility

Birmingham is at the hub of the UK motorway network, enabling visitors to travel directly from the M6, M1, M40 and M42 and more than 20 international airlines serve Birmingham International Airport, which is conveniently situated a few minutes from The NEC.  There is ample on site parking at the venue.

Halls 19 and 20

Showcase 2007 will be located in halls 19 and 20, situated in the Atrium of the NEC.  There is a cloakroom and set of toilets adjacent to the hall 20 entrance and public telephones and cafés close-by.

There will be catering facilities in the halls but visitors are welcome to bring their own food and drink to the exhibition and seating will be provided in the halls to accommodate this.  In response to visitor requests at previous exhibitions, we will also be positioning water coolers at various points around the exhibition hall for your convenience.

Some of the major facilities available in Atrium include:

• Newsagents
• Cash Dispensers
• Post Box/Stamp vending machine
• Information point
• Birmingham Convention and Visitor Bureau
• Medical Centre

The NEC provides facilities to accommodate disabled visitors, please visit www.necgroup.co.uk/visitor/thenec/ and click on the disabled visitors link.

BDTA Dental Showcase takes place 18-20 October 2007 at NEC Birmingham.  You can reserve your complimentary ticket by completing the online registration form or telephoning the registration hotline on 01494 789959. Advance registration closes 12 October 2007. On the day registration: £10 per person.

Find the magic rabbits at Showcase

This year’s Showcase competition requires you to find the magic rabbits within the exhibition halls 19 and 20.

All you have to do as you walk around the exhibition is spot the stands displaying a small but very cute cuddly rabbit, like the one in the picture, and make a note of the stand number on which they appear on the entry form in the Official Showcase Catalogue.  When you think you have found 40 rabbits, bring the entry form to the BDTA stand by the entrance. 

Each day, the first 100 individuals to return correctly completed forms will win a cute rabbit to take home with them with compliments of the BDTA.

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Are you paying the right rate for the job?

In 2006, Strategic Dental Marketing, on behalf of the BDTA, undertook a salary study amongst BDTA members in order to determine average salary and benefits packages offered primarily to sales and marketing personnel.

The research is being repeated in 2007 to help members when making hiring decisions, assessing benefit plans and adjusting current salary scales and we are hoping that a majority of members will participate in the research this year.  The survey covers:

• Salary, commission and benefits packages paid to sales representatives
• Salary, benefits and bonus packages paid to sales and marketing managers
• Salaries for other personnel including customer service and technical support representatives. 

You can complete the survey online at: http://snaponline.snapsurveys.com/surveylogin.asp?k=117525512273.

Responses must be received by 30 April 2007.  Strategic Dental Marketing will be analysing the data, responses will not be viewed by the BDTA.                                                                           

Results will be provided to participating companies only.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Rebecca Evans on 01494 781181.

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BDTA supplies delegate bags for BADN events

Following the success of the arrangement in 2006, the BDTA, on behalf of members, will continue to supply delegate bags to the BADN for distribution at its study days, meetings and Annual Conference during 2007. 

Bags containing literature, product samples and promotional items from a number of member companies were supplied to almost 200 delegates who attend a study evening in Inverness on 17 April. Literature highlighting the importance of purchasing from BDTA members was also included.

There is no charge to members for this service and it provides an effective way of targeting nurses at BADN events. If you would like to supply items for inclusion in the bags, please send these to Rebecca Evans, BDTA, Mineral Lane, Chesham, Bucks HP5 1NL by the deadline dates given in the event schedule below. Thank you to all the members who have already supplied inserts.

(Please supply 10% more items than delegates expected in each case.)

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Book your stand at BDTA Dental Showcase now!

Stand booking information about this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase was released in February and is now also accessible on the official Showcase website www.dentalshowcase.com.

Given the overwhelming success of previous events, demand for stands is likely to be high so it is therefore advisable to book early to avoid disappointment and improve your chances of the BDTA being able to meet your special requirements.

Over 250 companies are expected to exhibit and more than 10,000 members of the dental team are likely to attend the UK’s premier dental exhibition.  In fact, the last time Showcase was held at the NEC in 2005, 11,422 visitors attended and 277 companies exhibited.

A Touch of Magic has been adopted as the theme for marketing the event this year. Magic itself conjures up a sense of new creations and innovations which is very prevalent in dentistry. It also allows some unusual and eye catching imagery to be used.

Information will be sent to members of the dental team encouraging them to register in advance and attend the event shortly and the BDTA will be registering individuals for Showcase tickets on stands 21 and 22 at the BDA Conference and Exhibition in May.

For those companies that have already booked a stand and those planning to book soon (deadline 30 March 2007), please remember to consider the range of sponsorship and promotional opportunities available to maximise your investment in the exhibition. The BDTA is offering a range of opportunities before, during and after the event, pitched at a range of price points to suit the budgets of all exhibitors. If you have any promotional ideas of your own you would like to discuss, please contact Rebecca Evans at the BDTA on 01494 781181 or e-mail rebeccaevans@bdta.org.uk.

BDTA Dental Showcase takes place at the NEC Birmingham 18–20 October 2007. For further details visit www.dentalshowcase.com or contact the BDTA on 01494 782873.

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Spotlight 2005 – Now Available!

The British Dental Trade Association is pleased to announce the availability of Spotlight 2005, the statistical publication compiled exclusively for members of the Association.

The report covers data on the dental market, comprehensive information on surgery consumables, an analysis of the laboratory market and Showcase attendance statistics as well as the results of some research which looked at making effective sales calls to dental practices so there should be something there for all.

If you would like further copies of the report, please contact rebeccaevans@bdta.org.uk or telephone 01494 782873.

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New service from the BDTA

The BDTA is launching a new service to provide market reports on large equipment categories to members who participate in the research.

Strategic Dental Marketing is asking the manufacturers of large equipment to provide two numbers for every category in which they participate; the total value and volume sold in 2006.  This can be done quickly by linking to a secure online data entry form on http://snaponline.snapsurveys.com/surveylogin.asp?k=116959261274.

All information is transmitted directly to Strategic Dental Marketing in New Jersey.  They will tabulate the data and provide reports. Data will only be published for categories where a representative sample of manufacturers have provided sales data.

This new report will provide the market data required to make better business decisions and will be provided at no cost to all participating companies but we can only do this with your involvement.

For further information contact Rebecca Evans at the BDTA on 01494 781181.

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BDTA at the BDA Conference and Exhibition

For the first time the BDTA will be exhibiting at the British Dental Conference and Exhibition, Harrogate International Centre, 24-26 May 2007.

Stand 21 and 22 in the main exhibition hall will be occupied by the BDTA to promote both BDTA Dental Showcase 2007 and BDTA members to over 3,000 delegates.

Delegates will be able to:

• Register in advance for tickets for BDTA Dental Showcase 2007 and find out more about the event;
• Learn about BDTA member companies and their products and services and pick up the latest copy of the members directory;
• Participate in the BDTA’s dental exhibition research project.

To make a success of our time at the Conference we shall be publicising our presence at the event over the next couple of months on our website and in the dental press and shall organise prize draws exclusive to BDA Conference delegates to encourage them to visit our stand during the event.

If you are planning to be at the event or if you are exhibiting yourself, please do call by our stand for a chat. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Chris also made a donation towards Dentaid’s fundraising programme. He donated his usual gallery commission of 35% from the sale of the limited edition prints to the charity and supplied them with their own set of limited edition prints to use as a further means of raising funds.

Showcase Prize Draw Winners

The British Dental Trade Association, organiser of London Dental Showcase 2006, is delighted to announce the following winners of the Showcase prize draw:

• Mr John Davis
• Mrs Felicia Rovitto
• Mr Philip Laws

Visitors who had registered in advance were able to enter the draw on the ‘Art of Dentistry’ Montmartre street scene at the same time as meeting rising artist in residence, Chris Sims.  The three lucky winners will each enjoy a weekend trip for two to Paris where they will be able to experience the artistic delights of Montmartre for themselves. 

A set of four limited edition Showcase prints, created by Chris Sims especially for the event, was won by each of the following runners-up:

• Dr Omer El-Hamdoon
• Dr Richard Beckwith
• Ms Naomi Kakungowo

The abstract prints, inspired by the Chiltern Hills, will look equally good in their dental surgeries or their homes.

So far, feedback from visitors and exhibitors has been extremely positive, with many exhibitors reporting great sales figures and visitors commenting on an enjoyable yet productive time! 

Staff on the BDTA stand, K01, were extremely busy across the three days handing out Showcase catalogues and floor plans and BDTA leaflets, mugs, mouse mats and bags.  The overall art of dentistry theme worked effectively to promote the event beforehand as well as during the event.  The “find the artists’ model” competition was a particular winner with visitors who walked around the exhibition trying to find the wooden mannequins hidden on a number of exhibition stands.  Even the exhibitors who participated were pleased to discover that they could keep the bendy model which had been placed on their stand.  It was great to see so many getting involved. 

Several thousand entries were received for the competition to win one of three weekend trips to Montmartre, the picturesque artists’ quarter of Paris.  The winners are Mr John Davis, Mrs Felicia Rovitto and Mr Philip Laws. 

Rebecca Evans
The British Dental Trade Association
Mineral Lane
Chesham
Bucks HP5 1NL

Tel: 01494 782873
Fax: 01494 786659

email: admin@bdta.org.uk

Painting in Numbers!

Reasons to visit LDS 2006

London Dental Showcase 2006 – Information at a Glance

Message from the BDTA President – Peter Rees

How to claim your Continuing Professional Development hours at LDS 2006

Overwhelming London Dental Showcase Bookings

Win one of three weekend trips to Monmartre by attending London Dental Showcase 2006

As you will have noticed, the theme for marketing Showcase to the dental team this year is based on the ‘Art of Dentistry’. 

In keeping with this theme, the British Dental Trade Association, organiser of the UK’s premier dental exhibition, is delighted to offer you the chance to win one of three weekend trips to Monmartre, the famous artists' quarter in Paris. 
Art-themed runners'-up prizes will also be up for grabs.

To take part in this prize draw all you have to do is: 

• Register in advance for your complimentary ticket to London Dental Showcase 2006.  Visit www.dentalshowcase.com or call the telephone registration hotline on 01494 729959.

• Visit the event on one or more of the exhibition days and have your badge scanned as you arrive at the exhibition.  

• Leave your complimentary entry form in the box in the entrance area.  

Winning tickets will be selected at random after the exhibition has closed on Saturday 7 October 2006. 

London Dental Showcase 2006 takes place at ExCeL London, 5-7 October 2006.  Register now on the official dental showcase website www.dentalshowcase.com or by calling the telephone hotline on 01494 729959.  Advance registration closes 30 September 2006.  On the day registration: £10 per person. 

Find the artists' models at Showcase

Terms and conditions can be found at www.dentalshowcase.com

Plan your visit to the UK’s premier dental exhibition

Register in advance
Save yourself £10 per person and the queues associated with registering on exhibition days by registering in advance for tickets.

• Online: www.dentalshowcase.com
• Registration hotline: 01494 729959

Advance registration closes: 30 September 2006.  On the day registration: £10 per person. 

Plan your travel
London Dental Showcase 2006 takes place at ExCeL London.  The venue is easily accessible by road, rail or air.  Travel information is detailed on www.dentalshowcase.com or www.excel-london.co.uk.

Decide who/what to see
Catalogues and floorplans are sent to those who register in advance for the exhibition.  The official Showcase catalogue provides details of those who are exhibiting at the event together with a useful product locator.  The floorplan complements the catalogue by helping you plan your route around the exhibition hall.  A list of exhibitors is also displayed on the official Showcase website www.dentalshowcase.com. 

Any queries?
If you need further information

• call the visitor hotline: 01494 729959
• or call The British Dental Trade Association: +44 (0) 1494 782873
• or visit www.dentalshowcase.com

Paint Palette Photography

The palette, paints and brushes were purchased and set up in the most visually appealing manner, with a splotch of each paint colour placed attractively round the edge of the palette. 

Then came the fun part... 

The actual ‘messy’ palette used has been retained by the BDTA and will be on display on the BDTA stand at London Dental Showcase 2006.

The Art of Dentistry!

Special offer for laboratories 

The Association is pleased to announce the outcome of the extensive research programme that has been conducted throughout the industry to determine the preferred opening days for Dental Showcase in 2006.  Early indications were that Sunday would be the chosen option but since announcing the possibility of a Sunday opening there has been a strong reaction against the idea.  As a result, the confirmed dates for next year’s event are:

• Thursday 5 October 2006
• Friday 6 October 2006
• Saturday 7 October 2006