ISSUE 2, VOL. 4
Awards debate Editor’sdesk
with Bruce Oxley
With the shortlist for the Scottish Dental Awards being announced recently (see page 6), I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to continue the debate that continues to rage in the profession. I have to say that I agree with many of the points that have been raised by the FGDP (Scotland)’s campaign against what they describe as ‘unprofessional’ awards. We recently held our first judging meeting and, before any votes were cast, there was a long and detailed discussion of the aims and objectives of the awards themselves and an in-depth debate about the criteria that the nominees should be judged against.
The judging panel were at pains to point out that, by being involved, they are
essentially putting their names to the awards, so we needed to make sure that everyone was happy to be involved from the outset. We have made some subtle but important changes to the category names and judging criteria, and the judging panel has generously agreed to meet up after the awards to help us move them forward. We want these awards to be as respected as possible and we will be outlining our plans to revamp the awards in the near future.
Be assured, we do not see this as a cash cow, we do not want to exploit the
profession and we are willing to listen. Watch this space.
® Bruce Oxley is editor of Scottish Dental magazine. To contact Bruce, email
bruce@connectcommunications.co.uk
Contents
NEWS> 05 Column: Biting back with Arthur Dent 06 Scottish Dental Awards shortlist is announced
08 Illegal whitening campaign takes off 09 PSD clawback is criticised 13 Direct access decision is ‘misguided’
FEATURES> 17 Paul Tipton and Ashley Latter explain why they are returning to the 2013 Scottish Dental Show
20 Stamp it out! Illegal whitening challenged by campaign
26 Dr Ammar Al Hourani describes his aid work in a Syrian refugee camp
CLINICAL> 41 All-on-4 – Maintenance and problems 57 Trauma reconstruction in a digital age 63 Balancing the costs of care
Front cover shows just a few of the world-class speakers on show at Hampden. From top (l-r) Carol Tait, David Jones, Arshad Ali, Stephen Jacobs, Constanze Boesel, Paul Stone, Helen Kaney, Ashley Latter, Paul Tipton, Jayne Clifford, William McLean, Martyn Amsel, Graham Ogden, Neil Morrison, Ian Jackson, Neil Taylor, Roy Hogg, Pierluigi Coli.
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