Vignette: Innes Hope Pearse (1889-1978)
Co-founder of the Peckham Experiment that studied health in a social context
Ethics: On broken teapots and “holding” to account
Professor Deborah Bowman considers the case of a broken teapot and what it means to be accountable for one’s mistakes.
Book choice: Many different kinds of love - A story of life, death and the NHS
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
Dental case study: Alleged wrong extraction
...The dentist believes a translator may have helped avoid confusion over the patient's proposed treatment plan...
Referrals - who, why, when, how?
Dental adviser and Insight editor Sarah Harford offers advice on common challenges dentists face when referring patients
Practice management: Menopause and the workplace
Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice on supporting employees experiencing menopause
Call log
These cases are based on actual calls made to MDDUS advisers and are published here to highlight common challenges within dental practice. Details have been changed to maintain confidentiality.
Risk: Disclosure of dental patient records
Knowing how to respond appropriately to different types of access requests poses an ongoing challenge for busy practices.
Advice: Snakes and ladders – the path to success
Dental business coach Alun Rees looks at some of the challenges clinicians face including hubris, humility, hypocrisy and happiness.
Coping with Covid – the top 6 challenges
Dental teams continue to face unprecedented challenges during the pandemic – but could psychological science provide practical solutions?