Dentistry
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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010I was asked to contribute 150 words for an article on Key Performance Indicators in Dentistry, as I was addressed (probably tongue in cheek) as a “thought leader in dentistry” I wrote this opinion piece only to have it “spiked” as the editor wanted my “top” 3-6 KPIs – that will follow. I was happy [...]
Funding for NHS dentistry – draw your own conclusions
Monday, August 23rd, 2010From today’s BDA Executive Update Figures highlight mounting expenses of dental practice warns BDA New figures published by the NHS Information Centre today highlight the increasing expense of providing dental care, the British Dental Association (BDA) has warned. The Information Centre’s report, Dental Earnings and Expenses, England and Wales 2008/09, shows expenses borne by dental [...]
“Reducing Dental Errors Using Pilot Safety Protocol”
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010I 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’ll [...]
A Dentist’s View of Baghdad or You think dealing with a PCT is “challenging”?
Thursday, August 5th, 2010I 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 an [...]
Richard Emms wows LDC conference
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010I 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 say [...]
NASDA Goodwill survey reflects rising dental practice values
Sunday, June 20th, 2010Time 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 continues [...]
Great Plate for a Dentist
Sunday, June 13th, 2010I 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 a [...]
Damning comment from the BDJ
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Good, 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 to [...]
From the USA but of interest here too – “Opposition to Midlevel Providers” aka Dental Therapists
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010From 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. [...]
Our National Smile
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Our 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 single [...]
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