When I was a newly qualified dentist, an older gentleman attended for his 6-monthly routine dental check-up. He had no complaints. He lay back in the chair and I began the check-up. He had an upper...

Within a busy NHS practice it can sometimes be challenging to take a moment to be holistic with our care. With examination appointments pushing a mere 10 minutes, efficiency is key when it comes to...

I attended a male patient in his mid 70s on a domiciliary basis in his nursing facility. He had a medical history of dementia, but nothing else was recorded. Nursing staff had requested the visit as...

Here are a couple of dental situations where my assumptions have landed me in various temperatures of hot water!.

My orthodontic colleague asked me to see a patient ASAP. She had finished her ortho treatment and was getting married in 10 days. He had tried to whiten her previously root-filled UL1 and it was not...

My orthodontic colleague asked me to see a patient ASAP. She had finished her ortho treatment and was getting married in 10 days. He had tried to whiten her previously root-filled UL1 and it was not...

I am a final year student at a UK dental school. I was in our oral surgery clinic having already seen a patient prior to the one with whom this incident took place. The previous patient had been a...

Our profession is constantly under scrutiny from patients and colleagues. Human nature means that we can be fast to pass judgement. We are always told ‘you shouldn't criticize another colleague's work...

Thank you for this initiative: here is one to help start it off. The patients' names have been changed..