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Category Archives: Dentistry
Word of the day – Mediocracy & a video to match….
MEANING: noun: Rule by the mediocre. ETYMOLOGY: A blend of mediocre + -ocracy (rule). Earliest documented use: 1845. USAGE: “Why are gifted individuals always forced out by the mediocracy?” Christopher Fowler; The Victoria Vanishes; Bantam; 2008. IDEAS: (I notice that comments are now disabled for the video, a shame because I would like to see if there was anybodyContinue reading “Word of the day – Mediocracy & a video to match….”
The new reformation or just a course adjustment?
The university must be the site of the next Reformation – here’s why. “Nevertheless, both students and their potential employers are led to believe that academic credentials confer on students that what they have learned at university constitutes knowledge that is more durable than it really is. And all of this is made possible simply becauseContinue reading “The new reformation or just a course adjustment?”
Education, education, education or have I missed the point?
From The Times via BDA, the words of another one of those Johnson boys. Universities urged to make more money from research Universities are to be measured on how well they work with business, collaborate on research and development and sell their intellectual property. Jo Johnson, the universities minister, will say today that a “knowledgeContinue reading “Education, education, education or have I missed the point?”
Should you lie in the sun?
I periodically share information gleaned from a well know dermatologist. This time there’s also a video where, to celebrate an auspicious birthday, my little brother shows the results of his experiments in cloning. It is well worth a watch, or two.
Dental Sedation Adult and Paediatric Immediate Life Support course
Lynn Fox has asked me to promote her course on Dental Sedation Adult and Paediatric Immediate Life Support. As someone who practiced sedation I believe that on going training and updates on sedation techniques and particularly Life Support are essential. Details: For clinical dental staff who wish to provide / assist with conscious Inhalation SedationContinue reading “Dental Sedation Adult and Paediatric Immediate Life Support course”
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,”
In case you missed – TGBSL #31
TGBSL explained: 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 these. I insist that I have a hugeContinue reading “In case you missed – TGBSL #31”
The unexpected political power of (US) dentists…
Interesting article in The Washington Post about the reaction of the dental profession to the introduction of alternatives to provide dental care in poor and rural areas. The alternatives include such innovations as dental therapists and “open access” to hygienist care. The bill establishing a new provider type ultimately passed, but “it was brutal, veryContinue reading “The unexpected political power of (US) dentists…”
In case you missed – TGBSL #30 – Life’s a beach and other research.
TGBSL explained: 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 these. I insist thatContinue reading “In case you missed – TGBSL #30 – Life’s a beach and other research.”
The Incisal Edge 