I read the obituary of Sir Adrian Cadbury in the weekend FT. After a distinguished career as an athlete, businessman and administrator he has died aged 86. Long after he left the firm, that was named after his ancestor John Cadbury, the company was controversially taken over by Kraft in 2009. He and his youngerContinue reading “Does this apply to (some) dental corporates?”
Category Archives: Dentistry
What do you tell (medical) students about the future?
Nice piece on UK medicine, those who will work in it and their readiness – or not. I knew little of what I was entering in 1978. How will they see things in 25 years I wonder? Full piece here: reestheskin.so/?p=2010 More about the author here. What do you tell students about the future? IContinue reading “What do you tell (medical) students about the future?”
Want to get a handle on Occlusion?
Want to get a handle on occlusion? The British Society for Occlusal studies has been at the forefront of the teaching of occlusion to dentists in the UK for a quarter of a century. Their three day course to be held in Birmingham is one that I thoroughly recommend. Details are available from the websiteContinue reading “Want to get a handle on Occlusion?”
A Change in Consent
A good article in the BDJ by Messrs D’Cruz and Kaney from Dental Protection about the change in the law regarding consent following the judgement in Montgomery v Lanarkshire in March 2015. The link to the full piece is here for BDA members. I advise any dentist to read it in its entirety but hereContinue reading “A Change in Consent”
The Weekend Read – Better by Atul Gawande
If Atul Gawande is anything like as good a surgeon as he is a writer and thinker then his patients are in good hands. Subtitled, “A Surgeons Notes on Performance” the author looks at medicine in a variety of locations from battlefields in Iraq, through courtrooms to maternity suites and specialities including treating polio outbreaksContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Better by Atul Gawande”
How badly must a regulator perform before someone intervenes, asks BDA
Please see below our response to the PSA’s annual report on healthcare regulators which was published on Friday. PR40.15 26 June 2015 How badly must a regulator perform before someone intervenes, asks BDA The British Dental Association (BDA) is concerned that the General Dental Council (GDC) has come bottom of the league in an assessmentContinue reading “How badly must a regulator perform before someone intervenes, asks BDA”
The Sound of Periodontitis – a great film produced by EFP.
One of the very few things that I miss about clinical practice is helping patients with gum problems to accept that they have a problem. Being the leader of the team in assisting patients to get themselves back to health and then ensuring that they maintained their health was so a source of great satisfaction.Continue reading “The Sound of Periodontitis – a great film produced by EFP.”
Demand and not profitability dominates dental practice values – says NASDA
Demand and not profitability dominates dental practice values says the most recent bulletin from UNW Dental Unit. The latest NASDAL quarterly goodwill survey, for the quarter ending 30th April 2015, indicates that prices achieved on the sale of some dental practices are more indicative of high demand than the profits that can be achieved. TheContinue reading “Demand and not profitability dominates dental practice values – says NASDA”
NHS Confidence Monitor – your voice is needed.
If you are an Dental Professional and you are working under the current NHS contract as either of those demeaning terms provider or performer please take a few minutes to complete the NHS Confidence Monitor. The first of these surveys was commissioned by Practice Plan at the end of 2014. The results can be seenContinue reading “NHS Confidence Monitor – your voice is needed.”
“Which” kicks (NHS) Dentists – so what’s new?…and what to do.
Following on from another Consumer’s Association report. Dentistry is an easy target for any journalist that wants to have a go at a profession. Let’s face it, from Marathon Man through The Little Shop of Horrors via Lemming of the BDA and Robert Lindsay’s misanthropic, cynical and assistant sacking GDP Ben, dentists tend not toContinue reading ““Which” kicks (NHS) Dentists – so what’s new?…and what to do.”
The Incisal Edge 