Professor No.1 for dental professionals in Scotland Mike Wise October-November 2013 hosts a study day on aesthetics Page 21 On the ball We talk to East Kilbride dentist and Clyde FC director David Macpherson page 22 BOOKMARK THIS DID YOU KNOW? Your Scottish Dental magazine is available LINK TODAY… www.scottishdentalmag.co.uk online with new and exclusive content PLUS regular news updates www.irelandsdentalmag.ie ISSUE 5 VOL. 4 Welcome Editor’s desk with Bruce Oxley Whose business is it? The recent announcement If the individual was level (i.e negligable) then that the ban on HIV positive working outside the rules, the patients involved were dental professionals then he/she will probably no more at risk than they Contents undertaking ‘exposure face some sort of sanction, would be at any other dental October-November 2013 prone procedures’ was to regardless of the outdated practice. be lifted was, as expected, nature of the legislation. The question is this: with NEWS> received favourably by the However, the subsequent the new rules allowing 05 Biting back profession. coverage in the newspapers dentists with HIV to practise with Arthur Dent Dentists, like their medical – with the Daily Mail running again, do patients have a 08 BDA issues colleagues, recognise with the headline ‘More right to know that their budget warning that the advances in anti- than 3,000 patients may dentist is HIV positive, or is 11 A ‘victory for retroviral therapy, allied to have been exposed to it none of their business? human rights’ 15 How to avoid the strict infection control HIV after Scottish dentist My personal feeling is burnout and decontamination contracted infection’ – that, as long as all the protocols employed within raises an interesting, and precautions are being taken, FEATURES> every dental practice, worrying, question. there should be no need for 22 Interview with means that any risk to I appreciate that the these public panics to be David Macpherson patients is negligable and health boards involved issued through the press 26 A life-changing has been for some time. in this latest ‘scare’ have in future. experience However, a matter of a duty of care and saw I suppose only time will 29 Practice profile days after the Department it as their responsibility tell if public perception will –Fergus & Glover, of Health announcement, to contact all patients come round to the same Glasgow a story broke in Scotland involved. However, if the way of thinking. that thousands of dental dentist in question – and CLINICAL> patients in Dumfries and this is me hypothesising, I 40 Intra-oral scanners Paisley had been contacted have no insider knowledge ® 47 Crawford Bain - after a dentist had been of the case – was on Bruce Oxley is the editor of Implants in a year Scottish Dental magazine. and a half ‘outed’ as being HIV medication and his viral To contact Bruce, email bruce@ positive. load was at a manageable connectcommunications.co.uk 52 Periodontics Scottish Dental magazine 3 Column Biting back with Arthur Dent Bullied and blackmailed n my previous column I that it was PSD’s inefficiencies that with a serious discussed the paltry 2.5ı per created the problem and this has dilemma. cent uplift in NHS fees which been exacerbated by SG’s policy of It did not Scottish Government (SG) continuous registration of patients, wish to yield was proposing – the first fee dating back to 2006. to threats and Iuplift in over three years and one BDA Scotland sought legal bullying from which will not remotely address opinion on the matter and was Scottish Government, the spiralling increases in dental advised that there was a strong especially when BDA/ practice expenses. case to challenge at least part of SDPC had a sound legal I have also previously discussed the recovery – that relating to the case. However, it also SG’s proposal to reclaim alleged period 2006-08. This accounted for had an obligation to act in ‘overpayments’ to GDPs resulting around £2 million of the total £3.5m the best interests of GDPs from duplicate registrations, i.e. proposed clawback so would be a in Scotland. I have learned that the two dentists being simultaneously significant win on behalf of Scot- “The whole meeting lasted several hours while paid capitation or continuing care tish GDPs. episode the SDPC agonised over this diffi- payments for the same patient. In the light of this opinion, the leaves a cult decision. When a patient registers with a new BDA duly notified SG that it was In the end, pragmatism prevailed GDP the computer system at Prac- considering taking the matter to bitter taste and SDPC decided to withdraw the titioner Services Division (PSD) judicial review in order to prevent and has legal challenge; it reasoned that the should remove that patient from the the recovery of the £2m from the further majority of GDPs would benefit more list of the previous dentist and stop period 2006-08. SG responded with soured from receiving the fee uplift than they registration payments. the threat that if the BDA took such relations“ would lose from the clawback. However, it appears that the legal action then the offer of a 2.5ı per However, the whole episode system was inefficient in doing this cent fee uplift would be completely leaves a bitter taste and has further and that, for a number of years, some withdrawn and there would again be soured relations between Scottish duplicate payments were made out- NO FEE INCREASE. SG’s position Government and the dental profes- with the knowledge of the dentists. was that it needed the money from sion. For SG to threaten to renege The BDA’s Scottish Dental Prac- the recovery in order to finance the on a previous agreement does it no tice Committee (SDPC), which fee uplift, effectively giving with one credit and will further deepen the represents the interests of GDPs in hand and taking with the other! mistrust. Scotland, has vigorously challenged SDPC held an emergency The dental profession in Scotland SG’s attempts to reclaim these meeting to discuss the SG ulti- deserves better than bullying and monies from dentists. SDPC argues matum. The committee found itself blackmail. DETAILS AND CONTRIBUTORS Scan this QR code with your smartphone Editor Design and Subscriptions to see all of our social Bruce Oxley production Ann Craib media offerings Tel: 0141 560 3050 Lindsay Neill Tel: 0141 560 3021 is published by bruce@connect ann@connect communications.co.uk Advertising communications.co.uk sales manager Senior sub-editor Ann Craib 1 year, 6 issue The copyright in all articles published in Scottish Wendy Fenemore Tel: 0141 560 3021 subscriptions: UK £60; Dental magazine is reserved, and may not be ann@connect overseas £75; reproduced without permission. 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At the time of writing, more than 40 interest for every BRAEHEAD: Featuring more than per cent of exhibition stands have been sold, one million square feet of retail, having been on sale only since the beginning member of the catering and leisure space, of September. Braehead is one of Scotland’s The lecture programme will again offer up team to take back largest shopping centres and to eight hours of verifiable CPD and, for 20ı4, retail parks. Situated on the we have expanded our scientific committee to their practice” south bank of the River Clyde in to include Blackhills Clinic’s clinical director Renfrewshire it is home to more Paul Stone and GDP Stuart Campbell who to take back to their practice. than 150 retailers and has an is a partner at Loanhead Dental Practice We are also hoping to include a series annual footfall of 17 million. in Midlothian. They will join our scientific of parallel workshops to run alongside the Braehead Arena was built in chairman Kevin Lochhead, clinical director main speaker programme. Details are yet 1999 and is located within the at Edinburgh Dental Specialists, who has to be confirmed but are likely to include Braehead complex. It was a agreed to help shape the programme for a hands-on sessions, product demonstrations venue for the 2000 World Curling second year. and small group seminars. Championships and is the home The talks will focus on four main streams: The website for the 20ı4 Scottish Dental rink of the Braehead Clan UK Elite Dentists, Dental Team, DCPs and Business/ Show is currently in development and will Ice Hockey League team and Financial. The final programme of speakers be ready to launch within the next few regularly plays host to concerts, will be announced in the near future but we weeks. We are also planning on opening events and ice shows.