Case study 04/12/2019 Aligning your ethics Preview Article Aligning your ethics Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Beware of a demanding patient with high aesthetic needs – do not be pushed into providing treatment you do not feel is clinically appropriate or potentially damaging to the patient. Read more Tagged in... Orthodontics
Articles and features 01/05/2019 Alternative orthodontics Preview Article Alternative orthodontics Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview In some areas of dentistry, the divergence of opinion leads to significant conflict. Orthodontics is one area that has provoked substantial dispute within the dental profession. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthodontics
Case study 12/02/2016 Measure twice, cut once Preview Article Measure twice, cut once Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A guide to help prevent extraction of the wrong tooth on referral from an orthodontist by Dr Steven Burlinson Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Managing Clinical Risk Orthodontics Handover Professionalism
Case study 11/11/2015 Orthodontics 101 - Tips for the new graduate Preview Article Orthodontics 101 - Tips for the new graduate Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Children can often be the foundation stone of a successful dental practice as how you treat and look after someone’s child will often influence the attendance patterns of the parents and other family members. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthodontics Professionalism Dental Records Managing Clinical Risk
Case study 14/10/2015 Are we there yet? Preview Article Are we there yet? Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview I don’t think that I was taught orthodontics very well at an undergraduate level. That is to say, I think our lecturers scared us off it, telling us that it was best left to ‘the experts’ and so I didn't leave dental school feeling in any way confident to treat orthodontic patients. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record Keeping Managing Clinical Risk Communicate Orthodontics Patients
07/09/2014 Cosmetic Dentistry Preview Article Cosmetic Dentistry Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview The good, the bad and the ugly. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Periodontics Orthodontics Whitening/Bleaching
Case study 15/07/2014 The writing (should be) on the wall Preview Article The writing (should be) on the wall Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Patients cannot be relied upon to second-guess your treatment plans. Making sure they understand what is reasonably expected of them along with any consequences of non-compliance is essential... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Communicate Record Keeping Consent Dental Records Orthodontics
Case study 15/07/2014 Great expectations Preview Article Great expectations Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview As a dentist you always aim to do the best you can, but if you don’t effectively manage your patient’s expectations, they might have good grounds for a claim... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Orthodontics Communicate Patients Consent
Case study 15/07/2014 Reviewing a referral gets it right Preview Article Reviewing a referral gets it right Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Mistakes can be made when writing referral letters, double checking the details can only help avoid anything like this happening... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Orthodontics Communicate Negligence Competence Dental Records
Case study 14/07/2014 Out of sight, out of mind? Preview Article Out of sight, out of mind? Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview As this case illustrates, referring a patient doesn’t end your supervision of their progress... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Dentures Communicate Reputation management Competence Orthodontics Professionalism
Case study 11/07/2014 A serious case for indemnity Preview Article A serious case for indemnity Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview In those rare cases where tragedy strikes, the support of Dental Protection is invaluable in several ways, as this case demonstrates... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing System Errors Maxillofacial surgery Handover Orthodontics Record Keeping