Category Archives: Clinical

Peri-implant Disease

From The Blog of the Campbell Academy. – a routine “must read”. “….It is absolutely crystal clear the patients who attend for routine maintenance get very little amounts of Peri-implant disease and the disease that they get is hugely treatable. Whereas it is also absolutely clear that if they don’t attend the incidents of Peri-implantContinue reading “Peri-implant Disease”

Why wouldn’t you?

I have a hoard of unpublished blogposts, some half written, some one line ideas, they are the result of experiences, ideas, conversations, things read, seen or thought. This one came about after talking to a client about his team routinely recording their patients’ blood pressure and pulse. Increasingly dentists ought to be seen as OralContinue reading “Why wouldn’t you?”

Yerkes-Dodson is still relevant – if you want to enjoy your clinical career

Why should a “law” described first in 1908 be relevant to everyday Dentistry (and more)? Robert Yerkes and John Dillingham Dodson described their tests with rats that could be encouraged to complete a maze when stimulated with slight electrical shocks. When the strength of the shocks was increased however the rats just ran about lookingContinue reading “Yerkes-Dodson is still relevant – if you want to enjoy your clinical career”

HPV vaccination – isn’t it time?

The science is there, isn’t it time the political will was there? Dear Dr Rees, I wanted you to be the first to know. We’ve just got word that the UK Government’s scientific advisors have finally listened, and have recommended expansion of Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme to cover school-age boys. HPV has beenContinue reading “HPV vaccination – isn’t it time?”

Roy Lilley speaks…sense.

I often disagree with Roy Lilley (especially when he discusses dentistry) but his newsletter today makes a few points well, particularly these. …the only way to achieve that is to de-pompous the GMC and NMC, strip them back to maintaining a register and stop hounding clinicians with all the masonic, legal palaver of hearings… CliniciansContinue reading “Roy Lilley speaks…sense.”

…same sh*t, different profession…

I write mostly about what happens to dentists and the business of dentistry…but let’s not forget that the UK is a pretty lousy place for a lot of professions at the moment, especially the ones that put patient care at their core. This from the BMJ via reestheskin “Why do doctors feel the need toContinue reading “…same sh*t, different profession…”

An unregulated industry that’s exploiting people, including children,

How ethical is the cosmetic surgery market? “We’ve got largely an unregulated industry that’s exploiting people, including children, by promoting often untested and unproven products and procedures. We need better regulation of the quality and safety of these procedures, the people who carry them out, and where they are carried out.” These were strong concludingContinue reading “An unregulated industry that’s exploiting people, including children,”

New research discovers way to eliminate needles for dental anaesthetic and other stories. In case you missed it TGBSL #28

New research discovers way to eliminate needles for dental anesthetic A new study from the University of São Paulo found that there might be no need for needles when administering anesthetic for dental procedures. Continues HERE Bioengineered tooth restoration in a large mammal Researchers at Okayama University report in Scientific Reports successful tooth regeneration inContinue reading “New research discovers way to eliminate needles for dental anaesthetic and other stories. In case you missed it TGBSL #28”

Robotics on the way…

Dr Marc Cooper a dentist turned business consultant, understands all elements of the business of dentistry. Never afraid to be provocative and often way ahead of the curve, his newsletter is amongst my top ten regular must reads. He has written in recent times about the transformational nature of technology and the growth of robotics and AIContinue reading “Robotics on the way…”