Dentists

We are very fortunate as general dental practitioners, if we have toothache – and many of us have – it’s usually a matter of getting a friend/colleague to have a…

I recently attended a memorial event for a good friend and colleague. This was a moving occasion, but was more concerned with celebrating his life and achievements than mourning his…

The BBC today featured a story about a tiger needing dental treatment. The heading said: “A Harley Street dental surgeon stared danger in the mouth when he operated on a…

I can see the sea from where I’m blogging, somewhere exotic and enjoying a chilled drink in the last of the afternoon sun. Well, actually it’s a hot chocolate in…

A long time ago, because I’m quite old, I remember getting an abscess on my arm after a minor cut. It was huge and painful, I couldn’t move my arm…

Understanding the narrative, or `life story`, of a patient is way more important than we tend to credit to. We blithely put headings in the notes such as `Social History`,…

Language, accent and local dialect, can be a challenge even within different areas of the UK. Areas as diverse as Yorkshire, Cornwall and Shetland jokingly publish their own phrase books…

About twenty years ago, I called the weekend duty GP because I was worried about our young son who had a sore throat and a temperature. The doctor turned up…