Great personal reflection and lessons learnt

I would rather have 100% of my targets over the year than the 'compromise' the NHS has offered! This is getting more stressful every time they tell us about the 'great deal' they are offering us! They really are detemined to push us all to our limits! BDA

Excited to be supporting this great lineup coming now in May. Some brilliant speakers and topics and a great start to the new and improved BARD COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE Watch this space for more BARD education! #BARD #dentistry #cpd #dentaleducation lnkd.in/dv2iesZ2

- 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 - Often we see them buccally or palataly (sometimes across the arch) but rarely do we see them going from palatal through to buccal. This is one of those cases where 3D imaging is worthitss weight in gold because it h…lnkd.in/eB2J92ck

Finally uk government has issued a warning about dental tourism. Death of the patient is of course the worst outcome but, as a profession, we see many whose teeth have severely reduced lifespan afterwards: express.co.uk/travel/article…

Triple whammy Covid, Brexit and government underfunding of NHS dental services create a “critical” situation ‘Dental deserts’ form in England as dentists quit NHS, experts warn | Dentists | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2022/m…

Looks to be a great subject and not one I’ve seen discussed before! Worth a sign up!

Wow - thank you The Guardian - the first sentence of your piece is spot on ‘Rotten teeth are rarely life-threatening thanks to antibiotics!’ As antibiotics become less effective die to #AMR, the word ‘rarely’ will need to be replaced with ‘increasingly’. #ProceduresNotPrescriptions

Justin Durham (Justin Durham), our new Chief Scientific Advisor, outlines why we're bringing a wide range of voices together to deliver for patients and the profession.​ bit.ly/3KoHlbi

Further coverage today on the serious issues facing patients and dentists and the marginal changes proposed by NHS England still not announced and meaningful contract reform still seems very distant Maria Caulfield CBE more urgency hopefully can be encouraged

Find me a government that’s interested in getting this right and I’ll find you someone in politics with tooth ache…

Love the fact they’re trying to use leadership-style phrases to describe this: feels a bit like an excuse rather than an explanation? Wicked problems need wicked solutions and agility, not more of the same

Really important piece of work to come out of the new @cgdent Primary care dentistry has been crying out for something like this: prepare for a seismic shift in general dental practice! lnkd.in/eJuQxCnd

Whilst Portsmouth patients suffer, Ministers have failed to tackle the systemic problems NHS dentistry faces. As BDA has said, government plans do nothing to boost access, keep dentists in the NHS or provide a single penny to fix our dental desert👇🏻 stephenmorgan.org.uk/city-mp-says-g…

Excellent news for GDPs Now I wonder if this means an uplift for IMOS contracts too NHS England??

Colleagues please do share. This year there is an addition round of Special care dentistry StR recruitment. Applications need to be in next week Dentistry | dental.hee.nhs.uk dental.hee.nhs.uk/dental-trainee…

So CST doctors in London are being threatened to carry out 90hrs of mandatory unpaid anatomy demonstration.. It's time we stand up and expose these exploitative trusts.

If I still haven’t deterred you from Dental tourism. See below, exhibit a: This is not a dental implant this is a wood screw purchased in a hardware store. I will now need to get a Philips screwdriver so I can surgically remove this from your head. 🤦🏽‍♂️

A phenomenal article by someone who’s thoughts and mind should certainly be listened to. Evidence is often a fraught thing in dentistry and being able to apply a critical mind to understanding the many nuances and biases is so important in how we consider…lnkd.in/etzAnyX4

How ready are you?? #dentistry #dentalpractice #generaldentist #primarycare lnkd.in/emviRk_y