Work pressures negatively impact training
WORK pressures are preventing many junior doctors from taking part in valuable training opportunities, a problem which could spark a specialty recruitment crisis.
Insights on a changing profession
Dentist Judith Husband discusses her varied career and shares her thoughts on the future of dentistry
Is it a melanoma?
Dr Niall Cameron highlights some of the pitfalls in assessing the simple mole
RISK: Bring your own device (BYOD)
Risk adviser Alan Frame discusses risk in the use of personal smartphones at work
The medical textbook is (not) dead
With the iconic Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine now in its 22nd edition, is there a future for student textbooks in the digital age?
Vignette: pioneering forensic odontologist Warren Harvey (1914-1976)
Pioneering forensic odontologist Warren Harvey (1914-1976)
Working within ability
Dr David Cross questions whether regulatory demands for ‘clinical competence’ are explicit enough when it comes to complex dental treatments
A private matter?
MDDUS medico-legal adviser Dr Susan Gibson-Smith considers when it’s okay to disclose patient details without consent
ETHICS: Being good at being good
Deborah Bowman asks what makes somone good at ethics?
ETHICS: A good read
Deborah Bowman offers an alternative summer reading list.