Placing implants where patients can see the results.
Teaching practitioners how to place implants appropriately and well is complicated.
The ITI Study Club.
In 2010 the ITI (International Team for Implantology) worldwide launched the concept of the ITI study club.
Do we have the right equipment?
I am essentially a dentist or oral surgeon who receives referrals for the treatment of patients.
Dates for your diary…
Courses coming up which may be of interest to dentists who are involved or wish to be involved in implant dentistry as follows:
Introducing dental implants into general practice
I have been lecturing and travelling around the country for educational events for over a decade and without a shadow of a doubt, the question that I have been asked the most is “which course should I do to get into implants?”
A new procedure in Oral Surgery?
Sometimes it’s difficult to write lectures around oral surgery because there are times when little seems to change and you seem to be teaching ‘the same old stuff’
The Apicectomy as a benchmark.
When I was starting out in my surgical training I was a senior house officer at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham with an amazing guy called Iain McVicar who I still consider a friend to this day.
New Years Resolutions…Part 4
So….the last 3 blog posts give you some indication of the road map that I am writing with my team and all my sights for 2012.
New Year’s Resolutions…Part 3
2012 looks to be an amazingly exciting year for me on the professional front with massive opportunities lying in wait.
New Year’s Resolutions…Part 2
I like to keep my New Year’s resolutions divided into personal, family and professional. For the moment I’ll perhaps keep the family ones to myself but I would like to share my personal and professional goals for 2012.
New Year’s Resolutions…Part 1
I am the type of guy who, at this time of year, likes to look back on the year that has passed and look towards the next year to see how I can improve things and make things better, both at work and at home.
Asking patient’s what they want.
We recently had some building work carried out at our house which involved builders, plumbers, electricians etc. being on site for a considerable amount of time.We have a fire in our living room which has never been quite right and we were keen to have a wood burning stove installed.
Ride the wave of change.
In 1999 I was lucky enough to be Chairman of the Nottingham Local Dental Committee. During my 2 years as Chairman, there was much discussion about the possible future onset of “local commissioning”.
The future of CDP in dentistry, look to the past.
You may have seen from my social media outlets that I was at the ITI UK and Ireland Congress in Liverpool last week. The benefits of attending these national and international meetings are massive to anybody in clinical dentistry and probably to anybody in any profession.
Who is doing who a favour?
Everywhere I look now people seem to be banging on about customer service in dentistry. It seems that we have come to this really late and only now realise that patients actually appreciate being looked after in a polite and genuine way.
The benefits of large industry meetings.
Today I will be travelling to the ITI Congress in Liverpool, which begins tomorrow 1st December, and runs until Saturday 3rd December.
The importance of the quality of your equipment
The picture in this post is the main chain ring from my best bike, which hangs in the garage.
Lessons to learn from British cycling
In 2008 at the Beijing Olympics, the Great Britain cycling team won a record haul of medals beyond the expectations of anyone in the cycling world.
Technology… who needs it?
Recently I had a problem with iTunes on one of my Apple computers. I had to contact Apple customer services in an attempt to get things fixed.
Busting the Myths
Recently at Campbell & Peace we completed a large market research project in conjunction with our implant supplier, Straumann.
Dentistry with Implants – ITI Courses 2012 Education Programme from the ITI
The 2012 education programme from the International Team for Implantology is out and available for you to read & download.
Treating Patients as Members of your own Family
I have been providing implant treatment and oral surgery to patients in primary care since 1997.
ITI Education Weeks
After just two years, the ITI Education Weeks have become a permanent feature of the ITI’s education landscape.
Colin-Campbell.co.uk is getting a makeover
We have our design team working on a brand new layout and we will also be introducing some new features to make the website easier to use.
Press Release: The ITI provides research funding for implant dentistry projects.
Over 320 research projects supported with a total of more than 36 million Swiss francs
Press Release: ITI membership tops 10,000.
Recent surge in membership growth driven largely by the ITI Study Club concept
Campbell and Peace presents…
The implant restorative course for GDP’s
Following the success of the recent restorative course at world service in Nottingham we are delighted to announce the date for next year.
Does social media work?
Today I have been asked by an experienced surgery/implant nurse if we have any jobs.
Jack of all Trades, Master of Some
Around three years ago I entered my first small triathlon and began training regularly to participate in multi-sport events…
