Where dentistry meets medicine
Looking for a broad and challenging specialty at the interface of dentistry and medicine? Oral medicine might be for you
Mission to Malindi
Dentist Hari Lal talks about helping deprived children and learning Swahili on an eventful trip to Kenya.
Above suspicion
"Bending the rules” to boost your bank balance is a slippery slope to professional trouble.
Self defence
Do trainees really need to join a dental defence organisation?
Your teeth are fine... but the gums will need to come out
MDDUS dental adviser Doug Hamilton highlights some common clinical pitfalls in periodontics from a dento-legal perspective
Case study - Bleeding gums... again
Dental case study concerning the missed diagnosis of a dental abscess
Case study - Broken smile
Dental case study concerning failed veneers
Festive Facebook risks
Doctors are urged to beware of festive social media risks when attending their Christmas work night out, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Is your practice social media savvy?
Medical and dental practice staff are urged to consider their actions on social media sites this Christmas.
Warning over portable dental X-ray unit
THE Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning concerning a portable dental X-ray unit with inadequate shielding that could give rise to unsafe radiation doses in both patients and dentists.