
Effective Referral for Mouth Cancer
It's spooky season! Which means its almost Mouth Cancer Awareness month. This week I thought I'd do a little post about mouth cancer...

Revisiting general arrangements when doing extractions
Since I haven't extracted any teeth in a while, I thought it would be good to visit some sometimes overlooked points Operator position:...

Drop in confidence due to the reduction of quality and quantity?
In the history of science, there is suppression by dictation from the Church and political legislation. The NHS was once seen as a 'low...

More Children Visiting Dentists due to the Starting Well Drive
30,000+ children 0-5 years have registered with a dentist due to the Smile4Life initiative (started in 2018), designed to reduce oral...

5 Thinking Points for Extra Provisions for Patient Care during Covid
Covid talk has donned many articles recently, and here is another...yay! I am not sure if these/ how many of these points have already...

Exploring options for a stronger back
Hey there! So I have noticed that I can no longer sit cross-legged for a short period of time due to pain and discomfort with my back :(....

Homelessness on the undergrad curriculum
The homeless will unfortunately suffer as part of the post-covid depression. It is my humble opinion that community volunteering with the...

Some points in A Review of AGP's
63 guidance documents from 58 countries were included in the CoDER working group review. 98% of countries said AGPs could be provided for...

What I know about FFP3 fit tests
All masks should abide by 2016/ 425 RSSS regulations, meaning essentially it will do what it is meant to do. As far as I know, masks are...

At University: Covid thoughts
I've been back to uni our external training practice (ETP) for induction now. I can't help feeling an overwhelming sense of being behind...

Kindness in Chaos: Late night thoughts
Just a quick one. I was thinking about how the dental team is taught and loves to follow process. However, the system doesn't allow for...

Learning: Dental Radiography- Fixer solutions and Troubleshooting in Wet Film
This is what I've learnt/ re-capped this week: Fixer solution= removes undeveloped Silver Halide crystals from emulsion in films. The...

About Associates
Loss of income has been a real concern for associates, along with a change of working hours or the possibility of not having jobs to...

Syphilis on the rise
With syphilis on the rise, its dental health professionals, we are well placed to keep a look out for the signs . Syphilis may be more...

Loss of Smell and Loss of Taste
Anosmia= Loss of smell Ageusia= Loss of taste - These are the symptoms, lasting a few days to weeks, that were identified in patients in...

COVID crisis: What's happening in Scotland?
The First Minister has announced that dental practices are able to offer routine care using non-aerosol generating procedures from July...

Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome is where you have an overwhelming urge to move your legs constantly. You may also have a crawling/ creeping...

Tetralogy of Fallot
This week I learnt about an interesting syndrome in Dr. Bradley's Syndrome Sundays. Tetralogy of Fallot is a rare cardiac syndrome,...

Why Probe Implants?- What I've learnt
Implants- why should we probe?





















