British dental journal
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British dental journal · Jun 2016
Surgical safety checklists and understanding of Never Events, in UK and Irish dental hospitals.
Aim To identify the procedures in dental hospitals where a surgical safety checklist is used and in addition, in England, to identify the understanding of hospitals regarding patient safety incidents requiring reporting as Never Events to NHS England. Method A self-completed questionnaire survey asking about the use of checklists was distributed to 16 dental hospitals associated with undergraduate dental schools in the UK and Ireland in the summer of 2015. For hospitals in England (10), additional questions regarding their understanding of incidents to be reported as Never Events were asked. ⋯ The majority of English hospitals thought that the reporting of a 'Never Event' was required following wrong tooth extraction in whatever setting it occurred, including general dental practice. Conclusion Surgical safety checklists are increasingly used in dental hospitals, especially for oral surgery procedures. Beyond 'wrong tooth extraction', English dental hospitals have different understandings of what other oral and dental procedures require reporting as Never Events to NHS England.
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On 23 June 2016, eligible UK voters will be asked to decide whether to vote in the EU referendum. The EU impacts on our daily lives in more ways than many people realise. Dentistry is affected by EU legislation. ⋯ There are attempts underway to increase the ease by which professionals can work in other member states, especially on a temporary basis. This too is likely affect dentistry at some point. Workforce planners and policy makers should factor in the impact of the EU in future dental policy.
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British dental journal · Mar 2016
Biography Historical ArticleThe place of James Arnott (1797-1883) in the development of local anaesthesia in dentistry.
Dental disease in the form of caries and abscesses has been known since antiquity. Before the advent of anaesthesia, operations upon the mouth were painful. ⋯ He waged a long campaign and his method received recognition and was used in France and the USA. His method stimulated the development of pharmacological anaesthesia.