Scottish Dental

• We can see you now, virtually

  

  To say that Gregor McPherson’s journey to becoming a dentist – aged 30 – was unusual, is an understatement. “I… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• Can simulation really be the future?

  

  he middle of March found me travelling to Kuala Lumpur as part of a Member of the Faculty of Dental… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• Why we will have to adapt

  

  he profession watched with concern as healthcare workers battled coronavirus across the globe. In early March we were preparing for… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• Practice faces drastic change

  

  y diary from February to June of 2020 was busy. It encompassed formal duties in my role as an FGDP… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• Anxious, scared and upset

  It has been a very difficult and challenging time. I’m a dental nurse working cross-site between the Paediatric Department at… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• I felt guilt, at home, conducting virtual clinics

  Do I like working from home? I can’t say I do, beyond the lack of commuting. Despite putting in my… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• Already isolated, support for the homeless is on hold

  What’s been your experience of the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown? Professionally, it has been a challenge to manage the crisis,… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• The industry looks ahead

  

  ith conventional high street dentistry closed down for more than two months, the UK’s dental industry has seen a massive… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• A dental family; stronger together

  

  very dentist has had a different experience of the COVID-19 outbreak. Some have seen their incomes evaporate almost overnight. Others… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

• An opportunity for renewal

  feel both hopeful and nervous,” said Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland’s National Clinical Director and, arguably, the public face of Scotland’s… Read more

  June 15, 2020 / indepth

In Depth

• Revealed: the big gap between NHS and private practice

  

  This month sees the inaugural launch of the NASDAL Scotland (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Benchmarking Statistics.… Read more

  April 8, 2020 / indepth

• A spirit of quiet effectiveness

  

  Alan Whittet, Senior Dental Adviser for Practitioner Services Division of NHS NSS.

  The payment regulator’s focus is on partnership and working with dentists to improve the system For those of us who… Read more

  April 7, 2020 / indepth

• Inspired to teach

  Sarah Pollington will bring both experience and new ways of thinking to dental education The Royal College of Physicians and… Read more

  April 7, 2020 / indepth

• Spotlight: Philip Byrne

  

  Why dentistry? I don’t come from a medical family – my mum was a waitress and my dad, a hotel… Read more

  April 7, 2020 / indepth

• Profession’s future hangs in the balance

  

  Early morning a deserted Aberdeen

  As urgent care hubs were readied to provide emergency dentistry,practitioners were left wondering about their future The School of Stomatology… Read more

  April 1, 2020 / indepth

• For Generation Childsmile

  

  The design of a new model of oral health care in Scotland, which would transform the treatment of adult NHS… Read more

  April 1, 2020 / indepth

• GDC probes Practitioner Services

  

  Regulator to investigate allegations that dentists were forced to repay fees ‘under duress’ As outlined in our news story, the… Read more

  February 17, 2020 / indepth

• Scottish Dental Show 2020 Register now!

  

  Earn up to 10 hours of continual professional development Registration is now open for the Scottish Dental Show 2020 (sdshow.co.uk).… Read more

  February 17, 2020 / indepth

• The art of dentistry… a search for identity

  

  How creativity could improve wellbeing, clinical practice and public health Rachel Jackson was six months into a four-year BDS programme… Read more

  February 17, 2020 / indepth

• Replacing the Dental Practice Board

  

  A new national dental governance structure is taking shape “The role of the Scottish Dental Practice Board (SDPB) has been… Read more

  February 17, 2020 / indepth