Medico-legal issues: a focus on preventable nerve injuries

Medico-legal issues: a focus ...

Working as a team prevents medical errors and increases patient safety, hence the importance for the dental nurse and their team to understand how to maximise patient safety and minimise medicolegal consequences. This article focuses on the legal ramifications of preventable nerve injuries

Understanding the use of acupuncture in dentistry

Understanding the use of ...

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese therapy that has seen a renaissance in the west over the last 20 years. Many practitioners offer acupuncture for a range of conditions, and dental patients may benefit from acupuncture to facilitate treatment and improve outcomes for a range of dental issues

Revascularisation of immature teeth

Revascularisation of immature ...

Risk of aerosol contamination around the dental chair

Risk of aerosol contamination ...

Most procedures performed by the dental team have the potential for creating contaminated aerosols and splatter. These aerosols represent an infection hazard due to their gross contamination with microorganisms and blood. This article outlines how aerosol contamination can be reduced

Looking back and looking forward

Looking back and looking ...

Over the last 5 years there have been a considerable number of changes in dentistry that have irreversibly altered the course of the profession. Sam Ball looks at these changes, and predicts their impact on the future of the industry

An evaluation study of a clinical supervision programme

An evaluation study of a ...

Clinical supervision (CS) was implemented in the Community Dental Service within an NHS Trust. Dental nurses, community dentists and dental therapists participated in clinical supervision sessions over a nine-month period. An evaluative research study was undertaken into staff’s engagement with CS,

Buried teeth–identification, causes and management

Buried teeth–identification, ...

Impacted teeth have several causes and can lead to problems if left untreated. Their management includes extraction, long-term orthodontic treatment or monitoring for problems, and depends on both human and clinical factors

Online booking systems for dental appointments

Online booking systems for ...

In today's modern era, patients expect easy and instantaneous methods of booking a dental appointment. The days of waiting on the telephone to speak to the receptionist are becoming a thing of the past. This article introduces some of new software available for managing bookings electronically

Oral feeding difficulties and dilemmas

Oral feeding difficulties and ...

Making decisions about oral feeding when patients cannot clearly give their views can be a minefield. Harriet Gordon outlines how a recent report can help with making the best decisions

UK-wide regulations for care quality and safety

UK-wide regulations for care ...

This article looks at the regulatory bodies responsible for monitoring standards for health provision in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and their interpretation of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. It goes on to demonstrate that a whole team approach is required to meet the relevan