Case study: Mea culpa
...The dentist did not accurately chart the upper left quadrant and removed the wrong tooth...
A sporting chance
Dentist Dr Julie Gallagher explains how a simple change of toothpaste could improve the performance of elite athletes
Inclusive care
Building trust is key to providing care to LGBT patients, who often have complex health needs
Understanding candour
Dental adviser Sarah Harford offers a practical overview of UK dentists’ statutory duty of candour
Resilience is a habit
Dentistry can be a stressful job but dental business coach Alun Rees offers practical advice on how to become more resilient
Straight talking
Specialist Robbie Lawson offers advice on managing key risks in orthodontic treatment
Moving on up
Dr Nishma Sharma offers advice to dentists taking the next step in their careers
RCGP sets out roadmap to tackle workforce crisis
GENERAL practice is "running on empty" with ever increasing patient demand and falling GP numbers, says the RCGP in setting out a new Workforce Roadmap.
Bullying of SAS and LE doctors commonplace
NEARLY a third of SAS (specialty and associate specialist) and a fourth of LE (locally employed) doctors have experienced bullying, undermining or harassment at work by colleagues or patients and their families in the last year.
December A&E performance worst on record
DECEMBER 2019 saw the worst performance on record for A&E waiting times in England with 79.8 per cent of patients cared for within the target four hours.