Orthodontics: Fast and furious

Abstract

competent (or adequately knowledgeable in dental anatomy) to perform this double check safety verification. Furthermore, when dental/oral surgeons operate under general anaesthesia, dental nurses are NOT allowed to assist in an operating theatre environment and the assistant nurses are always general nurses.Current rules do not allow dental nurses to attend the operating theatres, as their training syllabus does not fulfill the requirements for operating room attendance. 3 I believe this needs to be debated by educators and regulators if we are to eliminate the possibility of future never events. B. A. Beyqi, by email1. Saksena A, Pemberton M N, Shaw A, Dickson S, Ashley M P. Preventing wrong tooth extraction: experience in development and implementation of an outpatient safety checklist. Br Dent J 2014; 217: 357-362. 2. Gawande A. The checklist manifesto: how to get things right.

Student burnout

“…Students are at just as much risk, with a recent survey of medical students reporting that one in three had experienced a mental health problem while at university. 2 Worryingly, more than 80% felt that the support for such issues at university was poor or moderately adequate. Burnout is described as comprising three dimensions: increased emotional exhaustion -fatigue caused by the stress of work; increased depersonalisation, with the development of negative and cynical attitudes; and reduced levels of personal accomplishment, accompanied by feelings of diminishing competence and self-achievement.…”

Dental trauma: Splinting with wire and composite

“…2 Unfortunately, their notion that orthodontic brackets may be better than composite and wire splints for repositioning avulsed teeth is definitely not our experience, nor is it evidence based.…”

“…2 Graphs and tables are useful but maps give a unique perspective. Using publicly available data from the GDC specialist's register and a modified postal area map, a 'UK Specialists in Paediatric Dentistry Map' was possible.…”

Orthodontics: Fast removal of claims

“…1,2 In the letter the authors mention a number of aspects of the management of dental trauma and in particular the use of orthodontic brackets for splinting traumatised teeth. 2 Unfortunately, their notion that orthodontic brackets may be better than composite and wire splints for repositioning avulsed teeth is definitely not our experience, nor is it evidence based.…”