Last week I attended the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry annual meeting in Birmingham.  On the Thursday I listened to Dr Tom Trinkner and Mr Matt Roberts. Tom is a dentist in Columbia, South Carolina and Matt is a very well known Dental Ceramist (he makes the crowns) in the United States. The full day lecture was very entertaining and gave an insight into the way they communicate when they are on opposite sides of the country. Matt works with a large computer screen in front of him which has an enlarged photograph of the patients teeth he is designing a crown for. They also use iChat on Apple Macs to communicate. Unfortunately I only have messenger on the PC. Not the same thing.

On the Friday the talk was on ‘Dawson Functional Aesthetics’ or how to make the teeth look good and fit well without causing the patient jaw problems. Very well presented by Dr William “Bo” Bruce and Dr Dave Newkirk, both very eloquent speakers.

On Saturday I should have still been in Birmingham but it was my Mothers 80th Birthday. So it was up to London to see Mamma Mia. I have seen the film and I did wonder if without the beautiful Greek scenary it would be as good. What you do not have in the film is the energy of the cast, which is amazing. The cast really comunicate with the audience. It was great. Unfortunately my wife  enjoyed it so much, particularly the end when we all got out of our seats for a sing along with the cast, she has booked us seats for the sing along at the New Park Centre!! Help!

The practice news is that Maureen’s back is getting better after falling over and injuring her coccyx. This has made it very painful for her to sit down. I know it is getting better because she is back to keeping me under control.