ISSUE 6, VOL.3
Editor’sdesk Debate it out
with Bruce Oxley
There seems to have been a bit of a backlash of late among some sections of the profession towards the subject of dental awards. While the criticism may seem harsh to some, others may well feel it doesn’t go far enough. For me, the truth – or the general consensus of opinion – will lie somewhere in between and the fact remains that if these awards were not entered and attended by the profession, then they simply wouldn’t exist.
There seems to be an element of bad humour about the whole subject – and I’m not talking about ‘funny’ cartoon strips here. If you don’t like them, don’t enter. If you don’t think your colleagues should enter, tell them. I’ll happily print any correspondence for and against awards in the magazine. But be prepared to have your point of view questioned.
Debate is good. But in order to have a debate there
must be at least two sides to an argument.
I’m pretty sure that there is an appetite for dental awards, but if there isn’t then the proof will be in how many entries we get for the Scottish Dental Awards that we are hosting on 16 May 2013.
We are not doing this to make money, or to exploit the profession. In fact, entry to our awards is free and we are holding it at Hampden on the evening of the first day of the Scottish Dental Show to kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. We see this as a way to celebrate good practice and good practices. To reward your colleagues, your staff and your friends for their hard work, dedication and overall commitment to fantastic patient care. We are very lucky in Scotland to have some of the best practices, practitioners and teams in the country and in some cases the world. I think that
is something to celebrate and if anyone out there can tell me of a better way to do that, then I’m all ears. I won’t pretend for one second that our awards are more important than postgraduate or specialist qualifications, and I’m sure the winners of these awards don’t think like that. If you are good at what you do, your patients and your peers will know that. However, I’d like to think that our awards will help the rest of the dental team get some recognition, not just the ‘celebrity dentists’. That is why we have categories for nurses, student nurses, hygienist/ therapists and dental business managers as well as practices themselves. Turn to page 7 for more details and let me know what you think...
® Bruce Oxley is the editor of Scottish Dental magazine. To contact Bruce, email bruce@
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