Call for action on antipsychotic overuse in dementia care
The Dementia Action Alliance has called for a clinical review of all UK dementia patients being administered antipsychotic drugs to ensure care is compliant with current guidelines and that alternative medications have been considered.
Dentists must maintain equipment, GDC warns
DENTISTS must make sure dental equipment is properly maintained in order to comply with the law.
Leading the way
A Q&A with Alyson Wray, vice president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
A healthy start
A career in paediatric dentistry
Risky business
An investigator from NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services discusses the work he does in the dental sector.
Consent without capacity
This article explores the legislation in England, Scotland and Wales on who consents for patients who lack capacity.
Inside job
Profile of prison dentist Kieran Fallon
Release the pressure
Coping with the stresses of dental training
BDA concerns over patient safety in teeth whitening
PATIENT safety could be put at risk by a trading standards clampdown on teeth whitening products, the British Dental Association has warned.
GPs sign up to end of life care charter
GPs in England are being asked to sign up to a patient charter pledging to treat patients with dignity as they near the end of their life.