Dental students who are active representatives can influence education by identifying training needs. 📘 Learn more: go.nature.com/3a0Cukt

FREE TO READ: Interprofessional learning for dental and pharmacy professionals: can learning together change how you work together? go.nature.com/3NN1idL

Early defibrillation and #CPR can more than double a person’s chances of surviving an out of hospital cardiac arrest. Our CEO, @DrJamesCant urges for all #defibrillators to be registered on #thecircuit so that many more lives can be saved. bit.ly/3uUzdun

Developed by CDA & CSDH, the Dental Treatment Case Complexity Form & Recommendations is an assessment tool to help dentists & their team in making referral decisions for persons with #specialhealthcareneeds: cda-adc.ca/assessment #Autism #Alzheimers #Dementia

There's nothing better than knowing you are a valued and respected member of a good team. Creating that environment in your workplace is a wonderful contribution to staff well-being - and to patient safety.

Salivary lactate dehydrogenase as a possible marker for oral cancer and oral and potential malignant disorders buff.ly/3IN76mD

Delighted to see the new generation of surgeons coming through are so accepting of the need to embed a Human Factors approach to healthcare. Peter has made huge progress in a short time and has much more in the pipeline. 👏 Barry Kirby CIEHF Mark A Taylor Alan Stout Department of Health

This is also a chance to reset what staff are entitled to expect (a sustainable working environment with proper facilities for food, breaks, IT systems etc) and are entitled to expect from us (understanding that errors are inevitable and not a sign of incompetence).

A top 10 worth reading - and definitely worth adopting. Follow Peter Brennan for more! rcpsg.ac.uk/college/speaki…

Some great tips from Peter, many of which can be summed up by ‘show good manners to everyone’, a trait he displays in abundance..!! An essential component of his drive to implement Human Factors in healthcare.Peter Brennan @SCTSINSINC @SCTSWiCTS SCTS UK Barry Kirby The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Are antibiotics an effective way to prevent infection following tooth removal? cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Our new FREE to down load book on oral and maxillofacial surgery will be available very soon!! Written for anyone interested in head and neck problems including medics & allied healthcare professions Included red flag warnings of sinister features as here with a tongue cancer

Things that can help us thrive at work: 1. Freedom & choice 2. Access to knowledge & information 3. Trust & mutual respect 4. Knowing how what we do fits into bigger picture 5. Feeling like our work matters 6. Problems viewed as opportunity for learning & growth #sketchnote

Here's our paper just published on applying human factors to facilitate productivity & inclusivity at hybrid meetings (both face to face & online) Great to see so much interest in HF as this one & another on hierarchy are the top two downloaded papers! 👇 bjoms.com/action/showPdf…

Review of in-vitro studies showed that oral cells exposed to e-cigarettes had aberrant cell morphology, reduced cell viability, and increased apoptosis and/or necrosis buff.ly/3OGmmCX

Does treatment for gum disease help people with diabetes control blood sugar levels? #Cochrane evidence from 30 trials: cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

Medical card holders 'missing out on dental care' as dentists leave scheme irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4096…

November is Mouth Cancer Action Month While not one of the commonest cancers, it can be deadly if not caught early A non healing ulcer for more than 3 weeks or persistent white or red patch ? Most will not be cancer but please get checked urgently Here is a late presentation

With only a few weeks to go, Santa will be actively preparing for the busiest night of the year Delighted that Royal College of Surgeons of England will host a free festive webinar about learning threat & error management from him Open to all & will post details soon! 😀

Going to a side-dentist to clean my teeth right before my actual dentist appointment so my real dentist will be impressed with me