For Professionals

I like the concept of a personal development plan (PDP) in which I can map out how I will evolve as a clinician and practice-owner.

I was intrigued to learn recently that at one dental school last year, nearly twice as many MSc students graduated as dental students.

Anyone who has been for treatment here will know how important my orthodontic nurses are to me and to the whole treatment process.

It has come as quite a surprise to me to learn that as a dentist I should comply with a duty of candour not once, but twice.

An antique mouse mat sits beside my computer......

For several years there has been widespread concern about the GDC's operations - not just among the profession but shared by the regulator's regulator, the Professional Standards Authority.

Are orthodontists being de-skilled by new digital technologies? No!

Three and a half centuries ago, Robert Hooke was born. He was the author of Micrographia, a book which revolutionised scientific thinking.

Full marks to the British Dental Industry Association (BDIA) which is tackling the proliferation of fake materials and equipment.

Of all the dental specialties, orthodontics has been most influenced by digital advances

There was talk of little else among dentists in December. What chance did, the British Dental Association, have in challenging the legality of the General Dental Council's 63% increase in the Annual Retention Fee (ARF)?