My role as treatment co-ordinator
The job is still in its infancy but may become as common as that of practice manager words: SUSIE ANDERSON…
Categories for Management
The perils of wilful blindness
Open your eyes, practice a bit of self-honesty and self-awareness to re-energise yourself and your practising career Wilful blindness is…
Recruit, induct, develop
Assembling an effective team is vital for both growing a practice and building a group Following on from JUNE’S article,…
MDDUS Case Study: Slow Perio
Mr K should have been offered smoking cessation advice and referred to a periodontist DAY ONE A 42-year-old long-term smoker…
There’s no “just a…” in dentistry
Every visit to the dentist – no matter how minor – is important to the patient, who should fully understand…
Problem Patients come with greater risks
MDDUS Case study Mr D, a young male adult patient, has a history of poor dental care. He had a…
Outsource, automate, delegate
Does this sound like you? You receive texts from 6.30am from nurses telling you they are sick and can’t work…
MDDUS Case study: Instrument failure
DAY ONE Mr Z attends the dental surgery of Ms J complaining of pain in a lower right tooth, 46.…
MDDUS CASE STUDY: Permanent nerve injury
DAY ONE Mr T attends his dental surgery complaining of pain in his lower left canine tooth. The dentist –…
Get ahead. Start your 2020 vision now
My grandmother described New Year’s Resolutions as “piecrust promises – easily made, easily broken”. With dawn of 2019, probably with…