Changing pace
After 12 months of neck stabbings and facial trauma, dentist Kuljit Kaur recalls how she managed the transition from maxillofacial surgery back to dentistry
Beyond oral health
Professor Ruth Freeman talks about her innovative work in using oral health as a vehicle for social inclusion
Picking up the pieces
Treating new patients with extensive treatment needs poses many challenges for dentists. SoundBite editor Doug Hamilton offers practical advice
MDDUS board member receives CBE
MDDUS board member Professor Jason Leitch has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
GMC uncovers factors in high BAME referrals
INADEQUATE job induction and support along with isolating work patterns and poor feedback are all factors in higher GMC referrals for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) doctors, new research suggests.
Substandard RCT alleged
...Dr N is alleged to have failed to clean/fill the patient’s root canals at UR8 to an appropriate standard and had to ask for help during the treatment...
Eye test error
...Dr B is accused of failing to fully explain the consequences of the test scores and is held responsible for the patient's loss of income during the period his licence was revoked...
Burnout is also a patient safety issue
THERE is well-established evidence of a causal relationship between reduced wellbeing of clinicians and patient safety risks within secondary care – and a recent study suggests the same is true in primary care.
Campaign to support reflective practice
NEW guidance and resources have been published in a bid to encourage doctors, dentists and other clinicians to take part in reflective practice.
MDDUS welcomes GMC Fair to refer? report
Responding to today’s published GMC report Fair to Refer?, commissioned by the regulator to investigate the disproportionate number of referrals of BAME doctors to the GMC, MDDUS medical adviser Dr Susan Gibson-Smith said: