Category Archives: Education

Course News – Anterior and Posterior Composite course in South West.

I was fortunate to be one of the speakers at the recent launch of  the BDA South Western Branch, Young Dentist Group.  Making far more of an impression on the delegates was Dr Andrew Chandrapal. Andrew is returning to the South West on May 15th and 29th to present a 2-Day Intensive Course “Mastering theContinue reading “Course News – Anterior and Posterior Composite course in South West.”

Per-Ingvar Branemark – R.I.P.

I was very sorry to hear of the death of Per-Ingvar Branemark who died on December 20th. at the age of 85. He had been ill for some time. The discovery in 1952 that titanium would integrate with bone flew in the face of conventional thinking at the time. The finding which was by chance, asContinue reading “Per-Ingvar Branemark – R.I.P.”

Colin Hall-Dexter, R.I.P.

Colin Hall-Dexter, whose death has just been announced at the age of 84, was one of the finest dentists and teachers I met in my career. Not for his clinical skills which were excellent, not for his qualifications which were BDS, LDSRCS the basic ones needed to practice dentistry and certainly not for seeking highContinue reading “Colin Hall-Dexter, R.I.P.”

Practice Management Conference 2014 – a great offer for you.

Practice Plan are well known for providing quality meetings and conferences and this year’s Practice Management Conference is no exception. Featuring 4 accomplished speakers Sheila, Scott, Krishan Joshi, Nigel Jones and Kevin Lewis this is a day that should not be missed. Whether you attend in Bolton on June 6th or Reading on June 27thContinue reading “Practice Management Conference 2014 – a great offer for you.”

The Incisal Edge Podcast Interview #3 – “the Dhrucast” with Dhru Shah of Dentinal Tubules

The interviewee on the Incisal Edge Podcast this week is Dr Dhru Shah. In addition to being a specialist periodontist Dhru is the founder of Dentinal Tubules which has grown from a board for advertising job vacancies to huge resource for continuing professional development.

I do wish I had written that…#1 – Learning Outcomes (and the Golgafrinchans)

First in an occasional series. The surname of the writer may be familiar to you. I was told off last week at a course that I had organised that as the “learning outcomes” were shown on neither the feedback form nor the attendance certificate then the Genera Dental Council might look unfavourably on the validityContinue reading “I do wish I had written that…#1 – Learning Outcomes (and the Golgafrinchans)”

Newcastle Dental School & Hospital, Founders & Benefactors Lecture

This event used to be one of the highlights of the Newcastle Dental School year – I remember being thoroughly intimidated having to walk in procession in my plain black, short undergraduate gown with all the silks and ermines of the “high hiedyins” of the Dental School. In the past it was called the FoundersContinue reading “Newcastle Dental School & Hospital, Founders & Benefactors Lecture”

BDA warns that dental degree students face study-related debts up to £60,000

Press release from the BDA – judging from my anecdotal evidence £60K is a modest estimate. I know it’s the same in every other country in the world but what are the new graduates faced with on graduation? The nightmare of FD1 selection. Having to jump through NHS hoops thus reducing their abilities to earnContinue reading “BDA warns that dental degree students face study-related debts up to £60,000”