Sir, in the current climate of worry over cross infection, manpower, funding, and registration, how refreshing it was to be updated on the latest must-have maxillofacial kit. (BDJ 2005; 199: 129).

I too have my own dental kit receptacle which I also believe to have not been previously described in the literature.

In design it has all the necessary features. It is compact, light-weight, multi-purpose, and weather-proof. It also has the advantage of being disposable, and it claims to be degradable.

It measures 300 mm × 300 mm and has a single opening with two handles cleverly located at its top for the purposes of carrying. Please see photograph.

It has a large capacity for holding a multitude of instruments and materials, and a many other things besides. It comes in a variety of colours, with or without logos, and is available from most stores throughout the UK. And for those of us working under the constraints of the General Dental Services, here's the best bit: it comes free of charge!