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Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba – a risk to the public or simply a scapegoat?
Neel Kothari says the way the Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba case was handled is worrying for all those working in healthcare.…
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Could this be the time for water fluoridation in Hull?
With water fluoridation currently being discussed in Westminster, Michael Watson wonders whether the campaign for Hull might have a different ending…
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Smoke, mirrors, and sleight of hand
As the Government helped to push Carillion towards collapse, could it be doing the same for NHS dentistry, Kevin Lewis…
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Delegate or die
Dental hygienists and therapists should be embraced in all dental practices, Alun Rees says. Early in my career I heard…
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‘Dire’ child oral health statistics for England
With new figures reinforcing the poor oral health statistics in England amongst children, Michael Watson calls for the Government to…
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Roger Matthews awarded an MBE
Catherine Rutland congratulates Roger Matthews for being awarded an MBE. When I took over writing this column from Roger Matthews…
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What should the BDA’s GDPC be fighting for?
After the latest re-elections for the BDA’s GDPC, Michael Watson looks at what it should be campaigning for this year. First of all,…
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Performer list woes
Dental practice owners are suffering because the NHS and Capita can’t issue performer numbers, Jeff Sherer says. The unfortunate demise of…
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The fajita effect
Many dental practices are forgetting that the customer is king (or queen), Les Jones says. If you’ve ever ordered fajitas…
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The empowered principal: your mindset and potential
Neil Sikka looks at ways of changing your mindset to maximise your potential. The view you adopt of yourself profoundly…
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The Carillion effect
How does the Carillion collapse relate to NHS dentistry? Alun Rees explains. Carillion has gone. Another rude awakening from the easy delusions that ‘bigger…
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Are dental practices ever full?
The profession should stop carrying out adult courses of treatment on the NHS if the epidemic in children’s oral health…
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Will CSR be a focus for your business this year?
Implementing a CSR strategy this year could be very rewarding for your practice, says Nigel Jones. Although different businesses have…
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‘Misleading’ and ‘unfair’ headlines about NHS dentistry
We need to stop playing ‘the blame game’ and get behind local and national initiatives to help promote better oral…
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Cognitive dissonance – again
With increasing expectations from patients, dentists are spending more time worrying about what could go wrong than enjoying the work they do,…
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Reasons to be wary of Dentacoin
As more and more dental professionals become interested in cryptocurrency, specifically the dental sector’s own ‘Dentacoin’, Seb Evans urges caution…
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Coming of age
Kevin Lewis explains why a royal college is so important for dentistry as FGDP looks to become independent. The year…
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Looking forward or backwards
If you don’t reflect on what has gone right last year, how can you look forward to 2018, Catherine Rutland…
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Will the Daily Telegraph letter gather just as much support amongst patients?
The letter in the Daily Telegraph might be a big hit amongst dentists, but will it hit the same chord with patients,…
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