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If you find sitting for even short periods of time can be uncomfortable or that your computer workstation makes your arms ache, or even give you a headache, you are not alone. Tim Hutchful from the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) looks at best practice for ergonomics in the dental practice.
A medical emergency at the practice is something we all hope won't happen to us, however, if it did would you know what to do? Every member of the dental team has a role to play if an emergency should ever occur, as Martin Thornhill explains.
What do you do if you see a colleague being slap dash in their infection control techniques? Or if you suspect someone in your team has abused patient confidentiality? The responsibilities for whistleblowing changes with registration and Julie Ferry investigates what that means for the dental team.
Receiving complaints is part of day-to-day life for many dental care professionals, but dealt with professionally they can actually enhance your service, says Gordon Miles.
The legal position in Europe on tooth whitening can sometimes be confusing because it has different interpretations in different countries. Arveen Bajaj speaks to the British Dental Association and the General Dental Council about the current legal position in the UK.
Digital radiography is becoming more commonly used in the dental practice.1 You may already have digital radiography operating in your practice or may it not be something that you have yet come across.
From October 2004 service providers will have to make reasonable structural alterations to accommodate disabled patients. Peter Fyne looks at some practical steps dental practices can take.
Dental practice systems have developed extensively over the past few years. For those practices that have not yet computerised, it is well worth considering purchasing the necessary equipment and software. But many practice staff ask, where do we start?
