Category Archives: Blog

NSPCC’S ‘IT’S TIME’ CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED BY BSPD

My friend and student contemporary Professor Richard Welbury was the first person to present the full horror of child abuse and neglect to me. It is good to see that the British Society for Paediatric Dentistry is getting behind the NSPCC’s “It’s time” campaign. The full article was on Dentinal Tubules. Here it is withContinue reading “NSPCC’S ‘IT’S TIME’ CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED BY BSPD”

Chasing the silver pound.

An article in The Economist, “Shades of grey” (it doesn’t say how many) examines the lot of today’s pensioners with their predecessors and, possibly, their successors. A few highlights: In 2000-2014 spending on restaurants by the over 75s rose twice as fast as the under 30s. For cinema & theatre tickets it rose five timesContinue reading “Chasing the silver pound.”

NICE two-week cancer advice ‘is delaying diagnoses’, claim Oral Surgeons

Fast-tracking GP cancer referrals through the two-week wait pathway has overloaded clinics and caused delays in diagnosis of head and neck cancers, a group of surgeons have warned. The article is here – the comments make interesting reading, but leaves me wondering what the person at the coal face of primary care supposed to do.Continue reading “NICE two-week cancer advice ‘is delaying diagnoses’, claim Oral Surgeons”

Slight Edge Habits

From The Slight Edge a new book by Jeff Olsen in which he talks about how to gain, you’ve guessed it, The Slight Edge by using incremental actions and daily gains rather than world shattering leaps or a quick fix. Worth printing and sticking on your wall – where you can see it. Show Up.Continue reading “Slight Edge Habits”

Orthodontic Retention – what really works?

A rare clinical topic but with a business twist – the patient wants stability and clear direction as to how that will be maintained, if it doesn’t work they’re unhappy and you are duty bound to repeat the treatment without a fee. I spent time as an Orthodontic clinical assistant in Gloucestershire Royal, I worked,Continue reading “Orthodontic Retention – what really works?”

Elections – little changes from Heath to Trump via the Dáil Éireann

The US election campaign and subsequent coronation will grind on for another 10 months and appears from here to be more show biz than content. This time round Donald Trump has given us something to wonder about, marvel at or just shake our heads over. In Ireland the general election was called last week, theContinue reading “Elections – little changes from Heath to Trump via the Dáil Éireann”

“The people who fail try just as hard” – David Hepworth on Henry Worsley

The sad story of the demise of Henry Worsley  passed me by – I was probably too wrapped up in something oh so important. Here’s David Hepworth’s take on things from his blog whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk Henry Worsley’s last message is a rare episode in the narrative of human accomplishment. It’s not often we get to hearContinue reading ““The people who fail try just as hard” – David Hepworth on Henry Worsley”