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The monster from 20,000 fathoms

April 8, 2015
For those who haven’t seen the 1953 film of the above title – and even I wasn’t old enough to see it on release – it is a horror film…
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The King is Dead…

March 31, 2015
Long live the King! This conundrum always used to mark the death of one monarch by celebrating the life of the next, all in one sentence. This week, the old…
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Poison

March 25, 2015
“Everybody’s got their poison, and mine is sugar.” This quote is from one of America’s hottest athletes, basketball player Derrick Rose, and I have to own up to being with…
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The Sister Test

March 18, 2015
I tend to use the ‘Sister Test’ to check my ethical position or my clinical standards at work. You know those moments of doubts, when a little warning voice is…
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Caught out!

March 12, 2015
I used to service my own cars when I was younger. That was in the days when cars were mostly mechanical and had no computers attached. Oil and filter change,…
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Knowledge is power?

March 4, 2015
According to a survey of dental practices by WhatClinic, Bournemouth is the most expensive city in the UK to have a private dental check-up, costing £47 on average. If you…
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!

February 26, 2015
Every so often we have to deal with the aftermath of new concerns about fluoride in drinking water. We all have our own views about this subject but, whether we…
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What are we doing here?

February 18, 2015
Recently, I was sharing the staff room of a practice whilst having my lunchtime sandwich, and there was some chatter about patients who had been in. Some of this revolved…
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