Manage patient expectations in cosmetic dentistry
Dentists are urged to consider the clinical risks associated with cosmetic dentistry, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.
Case of the month: Tummy tuck complication
...Mrs H claims Dr R failed to warn her of possible complications and offered no preoperative advice on smoking cessation...
Needle phobia - dental case study
...the patient said that "before she knew what was happening" the dentist was injecting her with a local anaesthetic...
New kind of medics start hospital jobs
A NEW category of health professionals – similar to junior doctors – are starting their hospital jobs.
GMC advises nearly 8,000 licences at risk
JUST under 8,000 doctors have been informed that their licence to practise is at risk having not responded to GMC requests to provide information for revalidation.
General internal medicine should be compulsory
DUAL training with general internal medicine should be mandatory for trainee doctors in all specialties in order to cope with future patient needs, according to a Royal College of Physicians report.
Cash grants for ethics trainees
CASH grants and awards of up to £2,000 are being made available for trainee doctors interested in medical ethics.
Majority of young dentists are female, report shows
MORE than half of dentists under 35 in England are female, with overall numbers up by more than three per cent, a new report shows.
Online revalidation portfolio goes live
A REVALIDATION portfolio intended for use free of charge by fellows and members of several medical Royal colleges is now available.
RCP exam fees frozen but others increase
THE cost of sitting membership examinations for the Royal College of Physicians has been frozen for 2014.