I have a client who is both a dentist and a pilot, on his recommendation I read a book called “Air Accident Investigation” which examines (as you would gather) air accidents. My client has long been a fan of checklists in his practice in order to practice preventively, in this case to prevent mistakes. He’llContinue reading ““Reducing Dental Errors Using Pilot Safety Protocol””
Category Archives: Dentistry
A Dentist’s View of Baghdad or You think dealing with a PCT is “challenging”?
I had archived this link and forgotten about it, I think it gives some perspective on HTM01-05, PDS plus and the vagaries of government policies here in the UK. It comes from January 2009 and was first published in Iraq Tomorrow. A Dentist’s View of Baghdad Two recent stories from an Iraqi blogger provide anContinue reading “A Dentist’s View of Baghdad or You think dealing with a PCT is “challenging”?”
Richard Emms wows LDC conference
I have never met Richard Emms but I would like to shake his hand after reading his speech to the LDC Conference, UK Dentistry needs more people like Richard. I have no idea if I am “out of order” by publishing this here but as long as Richard has no complaint then I can’t sayContinue reading “Richard Emms wows LDC conference”
NASDA Goodwill survey reflects rising dental practice values
Time for an exit policy? The latest NASDA survey in which Alan Suggett, partner in charge of the unw Dental Business Unit and editor of the quarterly survey, comments on the continuing rise in the goodwill value of dental practices. NASDA goodwill survey reflects rising dental practice values The goodwill value of dental practices continuesContinue reading “NASDA Goodwill survey reflects rising dental practice values”
Great Plate for a Dentist
I like personalised number plates and own two of them, A14 LUN & A15 AKR which are on my car and motor bike respectively. The former came into my life a few months after my father’s death; I had just managed to sell his old car, a 12 year old Ford Granada for not aContinue reading “Great Plate for a Dentist”
Damning comment from the BDJ
Good, brief paper in the current BDJ by Jim Page, John Weld & Edwina Kidd on “Caries control in health service practice.” Summary states:It is suggested that it makes sense for dentists providing care for individual patients to take account of caries risk (as assessed by presentation of active, non-cavitated lesions) when deciding how toContinue reading “Damning comment from the BDJ”
From the USA but of interest here too – “Opposition to Midlevel Providers” aka Dental Therapists
From DrBicuspid.com. I’m in two minds about this, DHATs are doing a good job in areas where no dentist wants to practice so “that’s OK then” but it seems that as soon as they come close to the mainstream dental communities there is a fear of loss and the “NIMBY” sense of survival kicks in.Continue reading “From the USA but of interest here too – “Opposition to Midlevel Providers” aka Dental Therapists”
Our National Smile
Our National Smile – It couldn’t happen here? THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN MOUTH: DENTISTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURYBy Alyssa Picard Piscataway (NJ): Rutgers University Press; 2008. 312 pp., $45.95 On 17 June 2007, Clark Hoyt, ombudsman for the public at the New York Times, wrote an entire column about a singleContinue reading “Our National Smile”
Steele – mushroom time for GDPs
The last four front pages of Dentistry magazine sum up beautifully why the “poor bloody infantry” of British (or should that just be English) dentistry feel so confused. How on earth have things been allowed to come to this state where a profession hasn’t got a clue where its future lies? I know that JulianContinue reading “Steele – mushroom time for GDPs”
Paddi Pages No 13 – Into the surgery
I may lose friends in the dental equipment business but this newsletter from Fletcher Potanin resonates with me. In 1988 I borrowed £8,000 from my father and set up my first cold squat practice. The only brand new bit of kit in it was the autoclave – which to the best of my knowledge isContinue reading “Paddi Pages No 13 – Into the surgery”
The Incisal Edge 