Current News20th Anniversary & Michael Tarpey Memorial Lecture
150 guests including ADI Past Presidents and many active ADI members of over 20 years standing joined in a 20th anniversary celebration evening and dedication to Past President, Michael Tarpey. Barry Edwards, Founding President presented an historical view of early implant techniques and personalities and reminded the audience of those early pioneers and their place in today's implant world. Norman Mills paid a moving tribute to the special place Michael Tarpey holds in many ADI members' lives.
Members can view a photographic record of the evening by clicking on Members Only and following the links.
23 June 2008
Henry Salama Masterclass and AGM
Keep Monday 17 November free in your diary for the Henry Salama Masterclass and AGM at the Royal College of Surgeons, London.
Details and applications available shortly.
22 June 2008
Dental Implant Summaries
Dental Implant Summaries is on line for all active ADI members.
Discover this invaluable means of reading at your own convenience and use the comprehensive index system as an ongoing research tool.
Simply click on Access Dental Implant Summaries in Members Only area.
22 June 2008
Prize winners at ADI Congress
Congratulations to the winners of the first ever ADI research grant. Awarded at this year's ADI Congress, the grant was keenly fought and the standard of applications extremely high. As a result, the Research Grant committee chose to split the grant between two different research projects.
The lucky winners of £5000 each were:
• Nilesh Shah et al, for their proposal on 'Patient consent in implantology'
• Lertrit Sarinnaphakorn, with a proposal on 'The development of surface modified titanium alloy for dental implant: Effect on protein adsorption and osteoprogenitor cell adhesion and proliferation'.
Well done to both parties, who may require the participation of ADI members at various times throughout their two-year research projects, so keep an eye on this site, and especially the members forum, to see if you can be of assistance in any way.
The other prize given out at the Congress was to the the poster presentation winner. Dr Aparna's contribution focussing on the 'Identification and characterisation of salivary proteins on titanium abutments in an in vivo model' won favour with the ADI Scientific Committee, who judged the entries. Dr Aparna was at the Congress to receive her trophy and prize of £1000.
30 May 2007
ADI Press Release - Training Standards
The General Dental Council's working group on "Training Standards in Implant Dentistry for General Practitioners" has just released its findings. Click here for a full report and the PDF of the findings.
12 April 2006
ADI Elections
The results of the Committee elections were annnounced at the AGM on 7 November. These are now posted on the Members Only section of the website.
9 November 2005
New Course Directory for Members
We now have a course directory online available to members looking for non-ADI implant courses. To visit the course calendar go to the Members Only, log on and click Implant Courses and Implant Course Calendar.
The Members' Forum also features a section where members can add comments, suggestions and opinions on non-ADI courses attended, which will hopefully help those looking to enrol on an implant course to decide on a suitable conference, training programme or course.
21 September 2005
ADI Congress 12-14 May 2005
ADI Edinburgh Congress a resounding success.
Over 1,000 delegates and exhibitors participated in the ADI team event in sunny Scotland. Delegate response to the science and social events has been overwhelmingly enthusastic.
Details of speakers, abstracts and company exhibits now available from home page.
20 May 2005
Members National Forum and AGM Saturday 30 October 2004
Thank you to those many many members who supported this inaugural event. In spite of the initial power problems, the day was voted a great success by the near 300 participants. It is obvious from the questionnaires that the event would be welcomed on a regular basis.
A tremendous vote of thanks to all speakers for coping so well in the face of adversity!
8 November 2004
GDC Implant Dentistry Group Report
4 November 2004
Press Release
Report of the Implant Dentistry Group
At its meeting on 28 October 2004, the General Dental Council's Education Committee considered the report of the Implant Dentistry Group, established earlier in the year to review standards and training in implant dentistry and to make recommendations to the Committee as how best to protect the public.
The report identified that implant dentistry is:
a new and fast growing aspect of dentistry; an invasive procedure which, in circumstances where a dentist has not been adequately trained, poses a risk to patients; an area in which there is a lack of guidance for dentists.
The Implant Dentistry Group recommended that, for the protection of the public, core guidelines for implant dentistry should be established, and that it should be established as a GDC-recognised specialty.
The Committee endorsed the concerns identified in the report. The GDC requires dentists to practise only within their competence, but the report suggests that dentists are practising implantology without adequate training. Whilst the GDC is not responsible for the setting of detailed clinical standards in particular areas of dentistry, it is clear that action is needed to protect patients.
The GDC will be convening a meeting of the relevant professional groups to facilitate the setting and publication of core dental implantology guidelines, and to establish a longer-term mechanism for the updating of such standards guidance.
The question of the establishment of a specialist list in implantology will be referred to the GDC's Specialist Lists Review Group.
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8 November 2004
Invite for Members
The ADI office has a number of publications i.e. Dental Practice, The Probe, Dentistry, R & AP, Private Dentistry, Dental Dialogue and Dental Products Europe available for members to catch up on industry news and courses.
Many of the publications are back-dated over a number of months. Members are warmly invited to spend time away from the practice bringing themselves up to date with a tea or coffee.
If you would like to visit the office at any time, please contact a member of the secretariat team on 020 8487 5555 or email adi.uk@btinternet.com
27 October 2004
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