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Ready, aim, fire…Kevin Lewis turns his attention to the politics of dentistry, and why they seem way off the mark. We may not have had the promised full scale inquiry into dentistry, which became a casualty of the dissolution of parliament and the General Election in late 2019. However, dentistry has been the subject of … Continued
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Kevin Lewis reflects on what the year has brought us, including some new additions to our daily vocabulary. As we reach the end of a year like no other, naturally we must pause and take stock. I have a feeling that 2020 will be etched in the memories of most of us for the rest … Continued
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If we shoot for the moon but miss, asks Kevin Lewis, will we all end up seeing stars? Encore un fois. Not quite a lockdown perhaps, but quite a knockdown for morale anyway. The mood differs compared to the spring. With blind faith and optimism supplanted by a divisive cynicism about compliance. Contact tracking and … Continued
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Stars of Dentistry is back! We’re publishing some of our past Stars of Dentistry lectures on Dentistry Online, completely free. This week in the Stars of Dentistry Online series, we look back at Kevin Lewis and his lecture ‘Dentolegal challenges – yesterday, today and tomorrow’. You can see the complete lecture below. Nobody in UK … Continued
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To celebrate 25 years of Dentistry magazine, we’ve asked leading dental professionals for their game-changing innovation that shaped their career. In this article we asked Kevin Lewis what his game-changing product is. Kevin Lewis spent 20 years in full-time general dental practice and 10 further years practising part time. He was the dental director of Dental … Continued
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Kevin Lewis encourages the profession to regain control in the face of the potential oncoming storm Now where have I heard that phrase before? At the time of writing – rather like most other times of writing since that referendum vote in June 2016 – I have no idea what ‘Brexitland’ will look like by … Continued
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UK dentists get a very early lesson in the kind of autonomy (or more accurately, the lack of it) that awaits them if they commit themselves to a future in the NHS, says Kevin Lewis. Portsmouth – a large city with a population not far short of 300,000 people – is the latest part of … Continued
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Kevin Lewis addresses a situation brought to light at the recent British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show involving purchasing new, essential equipment and NHS funding, or lack thereof. Over two days in May, the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show took place at the NEC in Birmingham, attended by an estimated 10,000 people. With more … Continued
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Kevin Lewis voices his concerns with the latest NHS recruitment drive and why so many working in the industry aren’t going to sleep happy At a CPD event the other day I bumped into someone I first met more than 40 years ago, when he attended a lecture I was giving. He reminded me I … Continued
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With all the recent media headlines, are dentists starting to be portrayed as the friend and champion of patients, not the enemy, asks Kevin Lewis Call me paranoid if you will, but I don’t recollect anyone blaming builders for the fact that lots of people cannot afford to buy a house, nor even that there … Continued
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Kevin Lewis describes a stealth heist in UDA dentistry. I have never really thought of myself as much of a serial slasher, let alone a side-hustler, but I stand corrected on both counts. I would like to plead guilty as charged and ask that 47 years of multiple previous offences be taken into account. Expectations … Continued
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Kevin Lewis writes his ideal Christmas 2018 wish list for one and all I received an email advising me that due to unprecedented workload, the elves and the pixies are a bit stretched this year. As any NHS manager will readily confirm, the closer you get to the North Pole, the more acute the winter … Continued
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Sometimes bigger isn’t always better. When it comes to corporates, Kevin Lewis argues that size does matter. The phrase ‘too big to fail’ suggests an echo from a previous generation. A generation that lived and thrived before Lehman Brothers and RBS, before the global financial crisis and before the eclipse and demise of so many … Continued
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Criticism of Mick Armstrong’s private email that was published in the media is missing the point, argues Kevin Lewis. Throughout my professional life I have tapped into the rich seam of answers and amazing insights to be found in the thinking and writing of Edward de Bono, who had started out by studying medicine. The … Continued
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Could the NHS itself be making ‘never events’ more likely, asks Kevin Lewis. Every so often – though it seems like most days – you come across a story that sounds so ridiculous that it cannot possibly be true. And then you discover that it is (both). Like the person who took an umbrella back … Continued
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The current arrangement of dentists only ever being part of wider healthcare when it suits no longer suits, Kevin Lewis says. The place of dentists and dentistry within the expansive panoply of healthcare, the medical establishment, and the NHS has become a mystifying conundrum indeed. One moment we appear to be inextricably embedded as part … Continued
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NHS England’s plans to introduce tier two dentists will devalue GDPs’ status, Kevin Lewis argues. There are several ways to get more done for the same money. In plan A you reduce what you pay for each bit of work, so that workers have to produce more to achieve the same reward. If your workers … Continued
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Stick to the truth when describing your skillset, don’t join the growing number who make themselves out to be celebrities, Kevin Lewis advises. There are some moments in life where a tendency towards modesty and under-playing your hand is rather endearing. It can make a lot of strategic sense too, because it is a whole … Continued
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Kevin Lewis compares the frustrations of UK rail commuters with NHS dental contract holders. Picture a world-weary commuter – probably (but not necessarily) in the north of England – whose trains are cancelled, rescheduled onto a crisis timetable and then cancelled again. Finally, that rarest of all sightings – a train – makes a welcome … Continued
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Does the NHS require special treatment, Kevin Lewis questions. The long-term dilemma of finding a way to fund the NHS has reared its ugly head yet again. The circle that successive Governments have found impossible to square for 70 years is apparently to become a case for special treatment itself. The notional pledge to secure … Continued
