Dentists

There is an increasing provision of dental implants in General Dental Practice.  All for good reasons, as we know that this is the procedure of choice for replacing a tooth. …

Our clinical jobs are sometimes all-consuming and very often stressful and tiring.  Amongst all the demands on our time from running a business, caring for patients and being involved in…

A patient comes in for a check-up.  They may be in pain and upset.  You may be rushed and hassled.  The priority is getting them out of trouble.  However, ‘planning’…

If we were getting everything right, no one would have an issue or be able to moan about our services.  So, when a patient actually goes as far as making…

At last there is a growing movement in healthcare, in general, to rely less on goals and targets as a way of measuring success and to start asking about the…

It was recently announced that The General Dental Council (GDC) has successfully prosecuted another non-registrant for unlawfully practising dentistry, namely tooth whitening.  On 20 December 2013 Hayley Wilding was found…

Most of you won’t remember the old war-time poster that stated (under a wall sprouting an ear) ‘WARNING – Walls Have Ears – be careful what you say!’  Obviously, this…

The new GDC Standards state for the first time that we ‘must’ listen to our patients.  As well as listening, we should be actively encouraging communication.   Successful communication is the…