Category Archives: Dentistry

Do you check social media on new employees?

From CIPD mini polls Social media for recruitment Do you check potential job candidates’ profiles on social media sites? Total votes: 451 23.06%:   Yes, as soon as we get the application 17.96%:    Yes, but only at the final stage 58.98%:   No, we never check social media sites What do you do?

Private buyers and small groups gaining ground over large corporates in practice sales

From the most recent bulletin from Alan Suggett at UNW. Private buyers and small groups gaining ground over large corporates in practice sales The latest NASDAL goodwill survey reaffirms the ongoing appeal of an NHS contract, with NHS practices and mixed practices still commanding higher prices. In the quarter ending April 30th the average goodwillContinue reading “Private buyers and small groups gaining ground over large corporates in practice sales”

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.”

Sir Humphrey was briefing the minister (episode 3).

Today’s Ezine. BDA slams GDC proposal to raise the annual retention fee by 64 per cent   The chair of the British Dental Association’s Principal Executive Committee, Mick Armstrong, met with GDC leaders this morning and expressed his alarm at the dental regulator’s plans for a 64 per cent rise in the annual retention fee.Continue reading “Sir Humphrey was briefing the minister (episode 3).”

The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #21 – Tooth-rebuilding treatment hailed

In the second book of the semi-autobiographical series describing the progress of an Edinburgh medical graduate, Colin Douglas describes his hero, David Campbell’s, involvement with medical research. The book’s title is “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime“ and the cynic in me always remembers it when I read headlines like this one From The Press AssociationContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #21 – Tooth-rebuilding treatment hailed”

GDC “extremely disappointed” at lack of Bill on professional regulation in Queen’s Speech

I said in a talk last week that no UK government gives a fig about dentistry – it is a nuisance at worst.There are no votes in it. I am referring to governments of all shades. Governments are more than ready to send young people into harms way with less than adequate equipment on dodgyContinue reading “GDC “extremely disappointed” at lack of Bill on professional regulation in Queen’s Speech”

The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtine #20 – Lasers ‘could prevent’ need for root canal treatment

In the second book of the semi-autobiographical series describing the progress of an Edinburgh medical graduate, Colin Douglas describes his hero, David Campbell’s, involvement with medical research. The book’s title is “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime“ and the cynic in me always remembers it when I read headlines like this one from BBC Health. LasersContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtine #20 – Lasers ‘could prevent’ need for root canal treatment”

Doctors suicides investigated. Now it’s time for someone to take dentists’ deaths seriously too.

A recent article on the BadMed blog site by ‘Dr No’ made me think – The piece opened with, “It emerged last year that doctors facing General Medical Council Fitness to Practice hearings have a remarkably high death rate. Over the last decade, these doctors have been dying at between fifteen and thirty times theContinue reading “Doctors suicides investigated. Now it’s time for someone to take dentists’ deaths seriously too.”