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RRP £4.50 JULY 2015 ScottiShdental ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS IN SCOTLAND PILOT AIMS TO KEEP DENTISTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW Clinical: earn up to four hours of verifiable CPD in this issue GRAHAM OGDEN DAVID CONWAY FIGHTING STEVE BONSOR ADRIAN THE VIOLENCE STEWART TOM Join Christine Goodall in the battle to prevent violence before it happens FERRIS Evolved The new A-dec 300 Designed as a modular solution, A-dec 300 is a whole system that lets you pick and choose the features you want, within the price point you need. And we didn’t skimp on comfort. With pressure mapped, contoured surfaces and virtual pivot back, patients are relaxed and supported. Ergonomic and economic just got better. Experience the New A-dec 300 at one of A-dec’s Premier Dental Showrooms. To book your appointment, please call 0800 233 285 or email [email protected]. 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SDMAG.CO.UK @SCOTTISHDENTAL FACEBOOK.COM/ SEARCH FOR SDSHOW.CO.UK SDAWARDS.CO.UK SCOTTISHDENTAL SCOTTISH DENTAL GDC THE ‘WORST MAKING THE REGULATOR IN UK’ STREETS SAFER CONTACT DETAILS Managing editor: David Cameron A recent PSA report Medics Against [email protected] has put the dental Violence has reached Editor: Bruce Oxley regulator at the bottom more than 17,000 Tel: 0141 560 3050 of a league of nine school children across [email protected] 11 healthcare bodies 32 Scotland since 2009 Advertising sales manager: Ann Craib Tel: 0141 560 3021 MILESTONE FOR RECORD NUMBERS [email protected] CLASS OF 2015 FOR DENTAL SHOW Design: Renny Hutchison, John Pender, Felipe Perez Dundee dean is The 2015 event saw Sub-editor: Wendy Fenemore presented with a pair more than 1,600 Subscriptions: Lauren Adger of white gloves to mark delegates through the Tel: 0141 561 0300 every final year student doors at Braehead [email protected] 13 passing at first sitting 38 Arena in Glasgow PILOT AIMS TO ORAL CANCER SUPPORT DENTISTS DETECTION Deputy CDO With cases of oral introduces a pilot cancer increasing, project that aims to dentists have a crucial keep dentists away role to play in the early 28 from the GDC 54 detection of the disease DENTISTRY’S NORTHERN STAR This is another example of the BDA Kirsty Rodger, winner of the DCP Star award in London stepping at the Scottish Dental in to rule over Awards, talks about her 78 career so far Scottish committees 46 and it is exactly why © CONNECT PUBLICATIONS 2015 The copyright I and some others in all articles published in Scottish Dental magazine is resigned reserved, and may not be reproduced without permission. KIERAN FALLON Neither the publishers nor the editor necessarily agree VISIT 14 with views expressed in the magazine. ISSN 2042-9762 WWW.CONNECTMEDIA.CC 03 SCOTTISH DENTAL MAGAZINE SDC Group is a newly-established group of dental practices, providing high quality, patient-focused dental care throughout Scotland. Our portfolio of clinics is continuing to grow over the coming months, with multiple new centres opening across the country. We are currently recruiting for all members of our dental teams, particularly in our newest clinics of Dumfries and Oban. Both of these sites are fully refurbished to the highest standard with computerisation, digital radiography and brand new surgical and dental equipment. SDC Group enables full clinical freedom and support for all of our sta in our modern, compliant facilities. We o er excellent rates of remuneration, CPD support and full administrative assistance to allow our dentists to focus solely on their patients. As part of an expanding group of practices, we also o er opportunities for part ownership in the growing corporate. If you are a committed, enthusiastic individual and would like to be part of this expanding group, please send your CV to [email protected] Looking to sell your practice? Looking to retire from dentistry? Tired of the administrative burden of owning a dental practice? As well as allowing part-ownership of our existing clinics for our dentists, SDC Group is always looking to acquire established dental practices. If you are at this stage of your career, becoming part of SDC Group will allow you to either realise the value of your hard work in retirement, or to continue with your dental career while freeing up your working time to concentrate on what you do best – looking after your patients. If you are interested in selling your practice, or are interested in your practice merging with SDC Group, please email [email protected] “high quality patient-focused dental care” www.sdcgroup.co.uk WITH BRUCE OXLEY, EDITOR Get in touch with Bruce at Editorial [email protected] hatting with dentists at compared to an assessment it carried out the recent Scottish Dental in 2013/14. Show, it was striking just RELIEVING Despite the GDC’s assurances that it how often the conversation is working harder than ever to get its own C turned to the GDC and the processes right, is it really any wonder then pressure under which many practitioners feel THE PRESSURE that that BDA asks how bad it must get they are now working. Even the remotest before someone intervenes? possibility of having to face a fitness to Clearly, government will not intervene practise hearing is enough to strike fear into directly with GDC business. But the the heart of the most skilled and ethical of ON DENTISTS initiative taken by deputy chief dental officer professionals. Tom Ferris and his colleagues, and which is One highly respected dentist, renowned Government-led pilot reported in this issue of Scottish Dental, is for his dedication and commitment to the to be warmly welcomed. They have come highest possible standards of patient care, aims to help dentists up with a 10-point check list through which summed it up when he said: “The thought dentists can benchmark their own, and their of making even the smallest mistake that steer clear of the GDC practice’s, performance. might lead to a complaint to the GDC ramps up the pressure on me every time I walk into The initiative taken my practice. It is like having this huge weight on your shoulders. We are all human and by deputy chief dental mistakes will happen. But to live under this The ever increasing anger and officer Tom Ferris and pressure should not be acceptable.” resentment directed towards the GDC by his colleagues, is to be Of course it is essential to have a the profession is simply fuelled this month regulator. There can be no argument with the news that the dental regulator came warmly welcomed about that. Patients must be protected bottom of a list of nine similar bodies whose Ferris is at pains to point out that this is and the profession must be governed. standards were examined by the Professional not about discipline. This is about education, But consistently, practitioners are arguing Standards Authority (PSA). prevention and supporting dentists to keep that far too many cases involving minor, The PSA highlights that the GDC failed them out the clutches of the GDC. often administrative, breaches of the strict to meet a total of seven of its standards The project is only at the pilot stage and professional guidelines are being brought of good regulation. On fitness to practise, is being trialled in just four health board before the all-powerful disciplinary the GDC fully met only one of the 10 areas. But the potential is huge. committees where entire careers, standards, and failed to meet six others, It is a bold step and one that the professional reputations and indeed representing what the PSA describes as profession should applaud and give its livelihoods are at stake. a significant decline in its performance full support to… for everyone’s sake. WE COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT... TOM1 FERRIS GRAHAM2 OGDEN STEVE3 BONSOR ADRIAN4 STEWART (ON THE NEW GOVERNMENT PILOT) (ON ORAL CANCER DETECTION) (ON MATERIALS SELECTION) (ON ENDODNOTICS) Deputy CDO Tom Ferris formed Professor Graham Ogden is a Steve Bonsor is an online tutor on the Queen’s University Belfast graduate the working group for the ‘Quality professor of oral surgery and MSc in Primary Dental Care at the EDI Adrian Stewart works in practice and Improvement and Supporting honorary consultant at Dundee as well as lecturing on applied dental limited to endodontics in Edinburgh Better Practice’ pilot. Dental Hospital and School. materials at Aberdeen Dental School. and Northern Ireland. 05 SCOTTISH DENTAL MAGAZINE COMPRESSED AIR | ASPIRATION | IMAGING | DENTAL CARE | HYGIENE I've never seen my patients like this. DÜRR DENTAL · Höpfigheimer AG Bietigheim-Bissingen Straße · 74321 17 VistaSystem, the complete program for digital diagnostics from Dürr Dental. 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