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National Smile Month 2014
May 2, 2014
National Smile Month is back – between 19 May and 19 June. The British Dental Health Foundation say this is the UK’s largest oral health campaign and is designed to…
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Been There, Done That, Got the T-Shirt!
April 25, 2014
Do you feel as though you’ve got a lot of experience that you could share? Do you look around the team and see people making mistakes you made years ago? …
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No One Told Me That
April 17, 2014
Sorry, this is a technical blog with a lot of ‘dentist speak’ in it, but others might be interested in the gist of it. Today, I saw a patient with…
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Dental Tourists Stay in the UK (and it’s not Because of the Weather)
April 9, 2014
We recently treated a patient who had been abroad for implants. On examination, it was found that several recently fitted implants were mobile and the whole prosthesis had to be…
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Template Temptation
April 2, 2014
I am old enough and grey enough to be a ‘silver surfer’, this puts me in the age bracket of someone who still associates mice with furry animals that eat…
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Going ‘Cheap’ – Financial Pressure in GP Dental Practices
March 26, 2014
Things are tough at present, the financial pressure is turning up in General Dental Practice and nearly hitting the red for many Principals. We are all looking for ways of…
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Could Do Better?
March 19, 2014
The GDC have published the results of their regular survey of public opinion regarding dentistry and the regulation of the profession. Core questions include confidence in regulation, along with –…
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A Shift of Perspective
March 14, 2014
Last week, I had the good fortune to be struck down with an acute dental problem. For several days I was in pain which could not be fully controlled and…
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