Patient positioning in the dental chair during the second and third trimesters is a key consideration. During these trimesters, women are advised not to lie supine on their backs as the weight of the...

Common conditions that occur during pregnancy may affect the patient's oral health and the dental care that they receive..

CLP is reported to occur in 1 in 600–700 live births in the UK,1 with cleft lip (CL) comprising 23.5%, cleft palate (CP) 44.9% and CLP 31.6% of these live births.4 However, the incidence of CP has...

Although remote working is already used in many industries, it has not previously been widely used in healthcare. During COVID-19 it has been necessary to rethink many conventional ways of working,...

In line with the World Health Organization (WHO) and most governmental organizations, community members remaining at home when possible is the most beneficial method of combatting the spread of the...

‘A collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal...

Sepsis has recently been defined by international consensus as a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a deregulated host response to infection.1 This is associated with a high rate of mortality...

Patient experience measures are more reliable for use to assess quality than patient satisfaction surveys. It is recognized that patients cannot assess the medical competence of the clinician yet...

The Government defines domestic abuse as ‘any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between partners (sixteen years and over)...

‘Clinical audit is at the heart of clinical governance’ and ‘It provides the mechanisms for reviewing the quality of everyday care provided to patients’. In addition, ‘It addresses quality issues...

This final leadership pillar is about the practice moving towards success because the whole team is delivering on the fundamental components of the practice Vision. The key intended outcomes will be...