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While the case of six year-old Jack Adcock relates to a hospital medical ward, there are still learning points for the dental profession, says Stephen Henderson, a dental adviser at MDDUS
Dr Jalpesh Patel, advanced facial aesthetic practitioner and qualified dentist, argues the dental profession should ensure there is greater accountability and transparency in the growing aesthetics sector and a register of practitioners is a good place to start.
Following the article in September's BDJ Team on identifying child abuse, Jenny Harris, Chair of the expert group which produced the Child Protection and the Dental Team guidance, outlines how to identify and respond to dental neglect.
Michael Wheeler, past president of the British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists, outlines the controversial history of the role of the dental hygienist and describes why they have good cause to celebrate their profession in 2018.
Tackling inequalities is at the core of dental public health. Through the prism of the Welsh Designed to Smile initiative, Maria Morgan, an authority on dental public health, illustrates what excellence might look like.
Paediatric dentist Laura Gartshore, speaking at the annual BADT conference, discussed how the dental profession can give optimum care to children taking into account the needs of Generation Alpha as well as those in hard-to-reach communities.
In the first of a series of articles outlining the basics of life support training, Emma Hammett describes how to get a collapsed patient into the recovery position.
Two years ago, a very different kind of dental group was formed. Smile Together is a community interest company (CIC) delivering ‘dentistry with social impact’. Here Managing Director Paul Critchley describes how he and his team go above and beyond.
The theme of the British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) in 2018 was Orthodontics 360 and a team of writers led by Sally Dye, chair of the Orthodontic National Group, give us a whirlwind tour of the two days dedicated to orthodontic therapists and nurses.