This case is a good example of what I do on a daily basis. The tooth in question is a lower premolar which has suffered extensive decay but is currently not causing any pain. (It should always be remembered by dentists and patients alike that tooth aches is a hopeless early warning system and almost always comes too late. The absence of pain does not = the absence of problems!) As with every … [Read more...]
Time to Reflect
There's nothing like a ruptured disc in L2,to give you time to reflect. Actually there is also nothing quite like it for giving you an opportunity to lie on the floor screaming in pain as well. (It's maybe not a bad thing for health care workers to experience emergency pain once in a while to help us understand the nature of suffering but I would stress the "once" in a "while" nature of this … [Read more...]
Dispatches – stating the obvious
Channel 4s "documentary" program endeavors to go undercover to expose wrong doing in various institutions and highlight the inequalities in systems throughout the UK. As with most of these types of programs it starts with an agenda to show the bad side of a situation so feels no need to balance its presentation. The recent program on NHS dentistry stuck to form but did not really show anything … [Read more...]
Another fine mess the government have got us into
Recent press articles may have been suggesting that tooth whitening is to be banned in the UK. Fortunately this is not currently the case but their is serious cause for concern that the department of trade and industry may be about to stick it's oar into the debate by instructing leading dental suppliers to stop supplying it. The whitening industry in the UK is a multi million pound business and … [Read more...]
National Smile Month
It is fair to say that National Smile Month rarely grips the nation in say the royal wedding does but on this occasion the British Dental Health Foundation have come up with a interesting bit of home diagnosis to help people rate their dental health. It should be stressed that this is not an alternative to visiting the dentist but may help spur people on to go for a check up when they otherwise … [Read more...]
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