Sailing to success

It was all hands on deck at Denplan during the recent Hoya Round the Island Sailing race in aid of the NSPCC Full Stop Campaign.

Competing alongside 15,000 sailors aboard 1753 yachts, member dentists and employee teams crewed 11 boats in the race. The event provided a further £550 to money raised for the Full Stop Campaign, which is now in excess of £4000.

Denplan provided a special additional trophy for the event and the winning Denplan boat was 'Grumpy Bear' skippered by Dr Philip Marshall of Basingstoke.

Denplan is not the only company sailing to success. The fourth annual Alkapharm Sailing Challenge took place on the Solent, with willing staff from Henry Schein, Wright Cottrell, Kent Express, Claudius Ash, Red Apple, Dental Directory, Minerva Dental, Glover Dental, Smile-on.com and Alkapharm UK Ltd crewing four 40 foot yachts.

The crews helped to raise over £300 in aid of the R.N.L.I.

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Professional focus for finance provider

Capital Professions Finance Limited aims to provide flexible, competitive leasing and financing solutions for the professional sector.

Since its formation in the year 2000, Capital Professions Finance claims it has rapidly established itself as a leading provider of finance solutions to the professional community.

Capital Professions Finance offers finance lease, hire purchase and practice loans as the main options available to companies looking for the most suitable ways to build their businesses. Capital Professions Finance recognises each client is different and therefore each solution is tailored to meet the specific needs of the individual customer.

A member of the NM Rothschild merchant banking group, Capital Professions says its consultants will explain in straight- forward terms the implications of opting for any particular finance product.

Contact Capital Professions Finance on freephone 0800 169 4690 for an immediate quotation.

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Going loopy with DP Medical and Keeler

D P Medical Systems Ltd are pleased to announce a new range of magnifying loupes from Surgitel (pictured, bottom left). Ergo-Vision loupes are lighter than before, with flip-ups weighing less than conventional through the lens designs.

Ergo-Vision loupes give the user a spectacular depth of focus and an extra large field of view, which D P Medical claims results in crystal clear magnified images. Phone 01372 747334 or visit D P Medical's website at www.dental-loupes.com for details.

Meanwhile, Keeler is offering dental practitioners up to £200 off the price of a new pair of loupes when they trade in an existing pair, which can be of any kind and in any condition. The company's XL prismatic loupes are discounted by £200 while £100 has been taken off all SL galilean loupes. Galilean loupes provide an enhanced field of view and working depth and prismatic loupes combine higher levels of magnification and clarity. Call free-phone 0800 521 251 for details.

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Clogs for clinicians

Pastiche by Design are offering a new range of handmade Italian clogs and shoes to ease the aches and pains associated with life in busy dental surgeries.

Hand crafted from Italian calves leather, Pastelli clogs feature a padded border for extra comfort, handmade twisted seam stitching and removable leather plantar insoles which allow for easy cleaning. Pastiche says the latter are anatomically designed to support the weight of the body in the most correct and natural way. The shoes also feature a pure leather vamp with ventilation holes, which act as shock absorbers and improve natural air circulation around tired feet. For details call 01274 690000.

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