| BIDST News |
19th January 12
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 GDC to meet registrants in Scotland |
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| Your BIDST Council |
11th January 12
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 Click here to find out who your local BIDST Council Member is! |
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| Find out more about BIDST |
11th January 12
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 With over 70 years of history, BIDST is the longest serving organisation for Dental Technologists |
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| BIDST CPD |
11th January 12
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 BIDST will soon be announcing the 2012 CPD programme |
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| PTC Prosthodontics |
20th July 11
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 BIDST Chair Steve Taylor FBIDSTdemonstrates Construction of Full Dentures using the PTC system |
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| Team Study Day |
10th June 11
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 South Yorkshire/East Midlands Deanery workshops and trade exhibtion |
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| Dental Photography and Shade |
16th May 11
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 In this presentation we will be looking at what SLR camera to buy, the lenses, the flash and all the settings required |
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| Technical Dentistry |
7th April 11
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 BIDST CPD Master Class in Manchester - the Art and Science of Engineering |
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| Medical Emergencies |
8th March 11
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 Professor S Crean presents a free CPD lecture at UClan, Preston |
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| Veneering materials & metal |
22nd February 11
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 A presentation by Olaf Glück, Bredent Gmbh. "A must for every dental techncian involved in implantology' |
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| Pilots, Practice & Promotion |
16th February 11
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 Richard Daniels, CEO of the DLA presents the DLA's position on the newly announced NHS Dental Contracts. |
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| Effective team managment |
25th January 11
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| Free event for Practice Managers; a practice managers toolkit for simple but effective team management |
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| 74th BIDST AGM |
8th January 11
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 Members are invited to join council of management at the forthcoming AGM |
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| Complete Prosthodontics |
2nd December 10
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 We regret that this lecture has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions |
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| Trouble Shooting Tips |
9th November 10
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| A further dynamic, hands on style of presentation from Mick Fothergill |
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| Transformation Leadership |
4th November 10
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 Mark Gilbert FBIDST presents the first in a series of Master Classes in the Art and Science of Technical Dentistry |
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| Bondontics - stick with it |
5th October 10
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| Professor Brian Millar Hon Consultant, Restorative Dentistry and Bill Sharpling, Clinical Dental Technician |
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| Restoring an Edentulous Arch |
8th September 10
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 Mick Fothergill will demonstrate how to restore an Edentulous Arch using the Cresco Implant System |
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| Implantology |
14th July 10
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| John Foster presents the latest BIDST lecture in Cleveland |
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| Smile Design from Communicati |
1st July 10
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| Gain an insight into creating the perfect smile. BIDST Chair Steve Taylor FBIDST presents in Nottingham |
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| Full Implant Restorations |
3rd June 10
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| For Prosthetic and Crown & Bridge technicians. This will teach you how to achieve incredible results |
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| Ethics and Professionalism |
13th May 10
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| Dental Laboratories Chief Executive Richard Daniels covers the latest statistics available within the Industry |
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| CPD with a difference |
21st April 10
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 BIDST member and orthotic specialist Peter Schweiger presents a series of lectures in central London |
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| Principles of Partial Denture |
11th March 10
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 Aspects of partial denture design, cast cobalt framework, technician/dentist communication and methods |
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| BIDST 73rd AGM |
6th March 10
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 Members are invited to attend the 73rd AGM to be held at Leyland, Lancs. |
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| Occlusion and Articulation |
11th February 10
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 Anthony Beale will demonstrate the Kois Dento-Facial Analyser during this presentation |
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| An Introduction to PTC Smile D |
3rd February 10
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 The 2010 North East Region Lecture Programme commences with a lecture from new BIDST Chairman Steve Taylor |
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| Dental Lab Marketing |
10th December 09
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 By the end of the presentation you will have a clear idea of how to take your marketing forwards in your laboratory... |
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| Digital Dentistry |
12th November 09
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 An insight into the latest technology, Ian Taylor LBIDST presents "Digital Dentistry including Impression Taking" |
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| Partial Denture Design |
5th November 09
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| MADEL – Partial Denture Design (Theory & Practical) for the GDP & Dental Technician |
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| Latest Job Opportunity |
21st October 09
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 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust have a vacancy for a Dental Technician to join the Specialist Surgery Laboratory Team |
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| Zirconia and CAD/CAM |
15th October 09
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 The eagerly awaited 2009/2010 BIDST Accredited CPD Lecture programme begins with an overview of CAD?CAM systems for Zirc |
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| Introduction to Deaf Awareness |
30th September 09
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| Presented by Sheffield Regional Postgraduate Dental Education Office, the whole dental team is welcome to take part |
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| NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programm |
2nd June 09
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 BIDST accredited CPD full day seminar at Bordersley Hall, West Midlands, is designed to provide you with specific tools |
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| First Aid responsibilities |
13th May 09
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 This BIDST accredited CPD lecture will help you fufill legal requirements and to provide effective first aid |
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| Complete Denture Systems |
8th April 09
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| Council member Colin Dean FBIDST discusses complete denture systems from the Clinical Dental Technician's point of view |
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| Dental Technicians' Conference |
20th March 09
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 BIDST Council member Steve Taylor presents one of the lectures at the forthcoming Conference in Nottingham |
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| Communication & Conflict |
11th March 09
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 Gardy Edgar of UK dental consultancy and coaching company 'Confidentally' presents the latest of our accredited cpd lect |
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| 'Dental Aesthetics Course' for |
9th March 09
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| Techniques of assessing a smile and dealing with tooth colour change through whitening and restorative techniques |
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| Team Study Day |
13th February 09
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 Prominent speakers and an impressive venue promise a special day for Dentists, Techncians and DCP's |
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| Saturday morning breakfast cou |
17th January 09
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| Regional Postgraduate Dental Education Office presents GDC recomended CPD topic for Dental Technicians & laboratories |
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| 72nd BIDST AGM |
30th December 08
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| The 72nd Annual General Meeting of the Institute will take place on Tuesday 30th December 2008 in Manchester |
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| Smile Design from construction |
10th December 08
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| BIDST Council member Steve Taylor FBIDST presents "Smile Design from comunication to construction using PTC" |
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| Ethical Guidance for working i |
12th November 08
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| "Ethical Guidance for working in the REAL World" Chris Maryan presents the second of our accredited cpd lectures |
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| Ethics,Trust & Profit/Dental L |
31st October 08
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| South Yorkshire/East Midlands Post Graduate Dental Education Lectures: Ethics,Trust & Profit plus Dental Law & Ethics |
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| 2008/2009 Lecture Programme |
8th October 08
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| To start our new lecture programme BIDST chair Mark Gilbert FBIDST presents "The Best Kept Secret in Dental Technology" |
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| New - Dental Blog |
22nd September 08
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 Member Mark Oborn LBIDST discovered that utilising technology transformed his business. Mark invites you to join |
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| Management of Violence & Aggre |
29th August 08
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 A one day hands-on course provided by South Yorkshire/East Midlands Postgraduate Dental Education Centre |
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| Hands-on course for Dental Tec |
19th April 08
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 This new one day hands-on course is aimed at dental technicians wishing to use the ANKYLOS implant system. |
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| New Jobs - Prosthetic Technici |
20th February 08
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 A qualified Dental Technician is required to work in the busy Prosthetics Laboratory at the Dental Hospital in Liverpool |
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| New Jobs -Maxillofacial & Orth |
8th January 08
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 A vacancy has arisen at Rotherham Foundation NHS Trust for a full-time Maxillofacial & Orthodontic Technologist |
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| 71st AGM |
24th November 07
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| The 71st BIDST Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 24th November at MMU, Manchester |
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| Ankylos Introductory Course |
10th November 07
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| Limited to a maximum of 10 participants, a combination of lectures with practical sessions. |
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| 7th Annual NHF Wilson Lecture |
20th June 07
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 "Changing Roles in Primary Dental Care" Speaker: Mr R Hayward, Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) |
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| 70th AGM |
18th November 06
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 The70th BIDST Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 18th November at MMU - Manchester |
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| DENTS Teamwork UK |
16th March 06
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 Pictures from the recent DENTS-Teamwork UK International Spring Symposium at the Brewery, London |
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| GDC Consultation Document |
29th January 06
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| BIDST Members are encouraged to complete this document before the deadline of Friday, March 31st |
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| BIDST Study Club |
3rd March 05
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 Pictures from the recent lecture night of the Nottigham BIDST Study Club |
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BIDST council member John Wibberley FBIDST presents a techncians perspective
The relationship and interplay between occlusion & restorations
BIDST Council member and former Chair Mark Gilbert FBIDST presents his new lecture in Cleveland
Topic includes mastering the Dental Casting Technique and how to avoid common mistakes
Dr Rebecca Taylor presents "Cross infection control in the Dental Laboratory" at Manchester MMU
Combined Medical Emergency & Basic Life Support Course at Education Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester
One day introductory course for technicians with limited or no previous experience
25% discount for BIDST Members at the forthcoming AvMA / GDC Conference in May
Larry Browne gave a very interesting lecture on implants in October. Members may see a recording here
Tony Byrne unveils the latest developments at Nobel Biocare
Read the recent BIDST Q&A Session with GDC Chief Executive Antony Townsend