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• When a formal complaint becomes a professional threat in orthodontics
  Consultant orthodontist and researcher Dr Farnaz Parvizi explores how a formal patient complaint can impact clinicians, from wellbeing to professional identity, and the role workplace culture can play in helping them cope. Consultant orthodontist and researcher Dr Farnaz Parvizi has spent the last few years studying one of the most universal yet least discussed experiences…
• Five steps from ClinCheck confusion to confidence with Invisalign
  The Aligner Dental Academy presents a five-step guide to getting the most of your Invisalign cases and building clinical confidence. Many Invisalign clinicians find that one of the biggest hurdles to treating more complex cases isn’t the treatment itself, it’s having the confidence to critically review and optimise the ClinCheck before treatment begins. ClinCheck should…
• Complex care pathways: is the NHS model fit for high-need patients?
  Complex care pathways could improve care for patients with high levels of disease, says Ian Gordon, but questions remain over prevention, remuneration, clinical complexity, patient disengagement and the financial risk transferred to NHS dental practices. In a previous article, I explored the clinical rationale, operational reality and practical risk underpinning the decision to use or…
• Moving from NHS to private dentistry? Make replacing your benefits a priority
  Christian Darnell explores the often-overlooked financial implications of moving from NHS to private dentistry, and why dentists should prioritise replacing pensions and protection benefits from day one. Given the changing landscape of primary care dentistry in recent years, many practices across the UK have moved away from NHS contracts and transitioned into fully private models.…
• Dental experts back NHS England move to reduce record-keeping burden
  From AI-assisted paediatric dentistry to tackling the clinical record-keeping burden, this week’s updates highlight how technology, workforce investment and changing models of care are reshaping dentistry across the UK. Dental Protection and the British Dental Association (BDA) have welcomed NHS England’s new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for clinical record keeping, describing them as a step…