Following the success of the event in recent years, the BDTA is delighted to announce that it is hosting another Go Karting experience in 2012.

More than 100 exhibitors have already booked their stand for the BDTA Dental Showcase 2012, which returns to ExCeL London, the capital’s largest exhibition centre, this year.

Terry Abbott from Henry Schein was selected as the winner of the prestigious British Dental Trade Association award for outstanding contribution to the dental industry.

The BDTA returned to the elegant One Great George Street, London on 8 December 2011 for its annual Midwinter Meeting. As in previous years, the event attracted representatives from across the dental industry, who were interested in the business and social programme on offer.

The BDTA is delighted to announce the results of the successful Dentistry in a Decade competition.

This year the BDTA was delighted to have the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) judging the stand awards at Dental Showcase.

The BDTA is delighted to announce that it has been granted Accredited Trade Organisation (ATO) Status by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), making the BDTA one of only 4 such associations in the Life Sciences sector.

This year’s BDTA Dental Showcase has once again given the profession a most enjoyable and successful event providing exhibitors with the ideal opportunity to generate sales despite the current challenging economic climate.

The BDTA is delighted to announce that it has once again been awarded the Ad Q advertising award. It received the award for its ‘One stop dental shop’ campaign used to promote this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase.

Around fifty members of the dental trade gathered on Saturday 2 July at the renowned Birmingham Wheels Karting Centre for an unforgettable and exhilarating racing experience.

The BDTA is pleased to announce the judging panel for the Dentistry in a Decade competition.

ADDE and FIDE are proud to publish the 2011 edition of the Survey on the European Dental Trade Market Trends, covering the period 2006 to 2010.

The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) is sponsoring the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) Roadshow in 2011 and is delighted to report that the first two events of the year have been extremely popular with the dental team.

Dental practices across England and Wales have been participating in the BDTA’s ‘Kick out the sweets, bring on the treats’ Change4Life campaign for the past six months; displaying posters, encouraging patients to complete questionnaires and delighting their younger patients with colourful stickers. 

‘Delivering quality for dentistry’ is the message being communicated by the BDTA to the dental team throughout 2011.

Following the success of the event in recent years, the BDTA is delighted to announce that it is hosting another Go Karting experience in 2011.

Thirty members of the dental press gathered at London’s World famous department store for this year’s Showcase press launch on 4 February 2011.

The launch was held in Harrod’s Georgian Restaurant and gave the gathering of dental editors and reporters the opportunity to hear what’s in store at this year’s event.

The BDTA’s recent research project investigating practice procedures revealed that volumes have generally declined with 66% of respondents doing more than 100 oral exams in an average month, compared with 85% in 2009.  Cosmetic procedures such as inlays, tooth whitening and veneers were also reported as suffering declines in volume terms.

The BDTA is pleased to announce the donation of nearly £1000 to Bridge2Aid following the submission of completed membership questionnaires and technology surveys sent out last year.

BDTA members were invited to participate in a membership survey in November and December 2010 to enable the BDTA to assess whether the Association is meeting the needs of members. Forty seven members participated in the research which represented an impressive 35% response rate.

When the economy is challenging, every penny that is spent needs to be justified as delivering a return. People look at cost savings as one way of maintaining business performance.

The BDTA is proud to be supporting the Department of Health’s (DoH) Change4Life (C4L) initiative through its ‘Kick out the sweets, bring on the treats’ campaign. The campaign is designed to promote the benefits of a healthy mouth to overall good health and ultimately encourages families to continue to visit the dentist.

The British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) is delighted to announce that it will be sponsoring the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) Roadshow in 2011.

The British Dental Trade Association award for outstanding contribution to the dental industry was presented to Dr Brian Schottlander at the prestigious BDA Honours and Awards Dinner on 24 November 2010 at Hotel Russell, London.

The BDTA’s annual Midwinter Meeting was held this year at the elegant location of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, one of the world’s leading surgical institutions, on 9 December 2010.

The BDTA hosted a stand at Showcase 2010 to promote its support of the Department of Health’s Change4Life initiative and was delighted with the interest from visitors.

The BDTA is delighted to announce that it has received the gold award from Ad Q for its ‘Innovation, integration and education – working in harmony’ campaign used to promote this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase 2010.

The presentation of the British Dental Editors Forum (BDEF)/British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) Young Dental Writer of the Year Awards 2009/2010 took place recently at a reception held at the British Dental Association on the evening of Wednesday 15 September.

The 2010/11 members directory has now been produced and is being mailed to dental practices and laboratories across the UK.

The BDTA is pleased to announce that the latest copy of Spotlight, the annual statistical publication compiled for members of The British Dental Trade Association, is now available to BDTA members.

The BDTA is pleased to announce that the deadline for advance registration for complimentary tickets to this year’s Showcase has been extended to 11 October 2010.

The BDTA is proud to be supporting the Department of Health’s (DoH) Change4Life (C4L) initiative through a campaign which promotes the benefits of a healthy mouth to overall good health and ultimately encourages families to continue to visit the dentist.

Warren Greshes, international motivational speaker and author of ‘The Best Damn Sales Book Ever’ impressed delegates at the recent International Symposium on Dental Hygiene at the SECC in Scotland.  The event was organised by the International Federation of Dental Hygienists and the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy.

The BDTA has recently established a partnership with the British Association of Removers (BAR).

BDTA Dental Showcase, the UK’s largest and most important dental exhibition, was one of just four finalists at the 2010 TAF Awards for the second consecutive year.

The BDTA recently commissioned a research project to determine the attitudes of the dental team towards social networking and their usage of social networking websites.

The BDTA was delighted to present the Trade Company of the Year Award to Skillbond at the DLA Awards Ceremony on 7 May 2010.

Motorsport enthusiasts across the UK might have been watching the drama unfold in the qualifying session at the Monaco F1 Grand Prix on Saturday 15 May but members of the BDTA were taking part in their very own exhilarating, fun racing experience.

Social networks can be used as a way of gaining valuable feedback, customer insight and an understanding of what people think. 

Does someone you know deserve recognition for his or her contribution to the dental industry?

In Shakespeare’s play, Measure for Measure, Vincento, the Duke of Vienna, has to weigh up the options for sentencing the civilians in his city that have wronged.  Ultimately he makes life and death decisions based on the observations he made when disguised as a Friar and the comments of fellow civilians.

The BDTA is delighted to be sponsoring the Trade Company of the Year Award at the DLA Awards Ceremony, taking place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

The UAE International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC) took place in Dubai between 9 & 11 March 2010 and provided the perfect opportunity for the newly re-formed BDTA Export Group to exhibit in that region. The exhibition has been running for 13 years and continues to receive high praise from exhibitors and visitors alike. Attendees fly in from all over the world, with last year’s exhibition boasting 20,000 professional visitors from 113 countries. For UK exporters, taking a stand at the exhibition provides an excellent opportunity to expand into the Gulf and Middle Eastern markets and build new relationships.

Following the success of the event last year, the BDTA is delighted to announce that it is hosting another Go Karting experience in 2010. The high speed, outdoor, summer social networking event will be held on Saturday 15 May 2010 and is designed to widen engagement with the Association amongst individuals at all levels within member company organisations.

GDPUK (www.gdpuk.com), the UK’s most popular website for dentists wanting to share opinions and information, has recently added a dental exhibition review section to its site called Dental Show Reviews.

In 2008, the BDTA Council took the decision to review and strengthen the BDTA Code of Practice to update the existing code to conform to current legislation, to improve the transparency and fairness of the code, to raise standards within the membership and to maintain a robust system of self regulation.

The BDTA is pleased to announce that it will be a major sponsor of the BSDHT Conference and International Symposium on Dental Hygiene in July 2010.

A recent survey conducted by the British Association for Dental Nurses (BADN) revealed that many dental nurses have the authority to make purchases for the dental practice and frequently use their own judgement to decide on the choice of products.

Research conducted by the BDTA amongst its members at the end of 2009 has revealed that more than 65% of members believe the BDTA is meeting its key objectives very/quite well.

The BDTA’s recent research project investigating dentists’ attitudes towards innovation and training has revealed that peer recommendation remains the main factor motivating the purchase of new technology. 66% of respondents stated peer recommendation as a major factor, closely followed by lectures/seminars, selected by 61% of respondents.

The BDTA award for outstanding contribution to the dental industry was presented to Martin Mills, Managing Director of The Dental Directory at the BDA Honours and Awards Dinner, which took place on 26 November 2009 in London.

The BDTA is pleased to announce the inauguration of its new President, Edward Attenborough.

The BDTA welcomed international, award winning speaker and author of the ‘Best Damn Sales Book Ever’, Warren Greshes, to its Midwinter Meeting, which took place at One Great George Street in London on 10 December 2009.

The BDTA is pleased to announce that the latest copy of Spotlight, the annual statistical publication compiled for members of The British Dental Trade Association, is now available to BDTA members.

The BDTA was shortlisted as one of the finalists in the 2009 Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards, for the Exhibition of the Year Award category.

The BDTA’s entry for Dental Showcase focused on the substantial increase in visitor numbers, the commercial benefits presented to exhibitors and BDTA members and the new features introduced to Showcase to add value for all involved. The submission was ‘highly commended’ and a particular mention was given to the exceptional visitor numbers at the event in 2008.

Eleven teams and supporters amounting to some 70 individuals from the dental trade gathered at the Birmingham Wheels circuit on Saturday 11 July 2009 to take part in an exhilarating go-karting challenge. The aim was to encourage individuals from within member companies who do not attend existing BDTA events to get involved and build a connection with the Association.

We regret to announce that Dennis Carroll succumbed to his illness and passed away on 10 June 2009.

Dennis, formerly General Manager at 3M Espe, was well known and respected throughout the dental industry in both the UK and Europe. He was a very active member of the dental trade, influencing the careers of many and will be greatly missed.

Dennis became BDTA President in 1993 and served two consecutive terms of office followed by ten dedicated years as a Council member…

This year the BDTA Annual Conference was held in the stunning World Heritage City of Bath on 28–29 May 2009. Over 120 people travelled to the elegantly furnished Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel for the two day event.

The main conference sessions began on Friday and BDTA President Simon Gambold kicked started the day’s programme with an update on the Association’s performance in the past 12 months…

Amidst the hype of the Parliamentary Elections taking place across Europe on 4 June, the BDTA held its own ballot to elect and appoint members of its council.

The AGM held on 28 May 2009 at the Association’s Annual Conference in Bath saw the election of two new councillors, the re-election of an existing council member and the appointment of the next BDTA President and Vice-President.