An Evaluation of Attitudes of Midlands Female Dentists to General Dental Practice: Will it Impact upon the Future Delivery of Primary Dental Care?

2001 ◽  
Vol os8 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Work Patterns ◽  
General Dental Practice ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Efficient Delivery ◽  
Stress At Work ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Manpower Shortage

Introduction Both anecdotal evidence and research indicate that there is a developing manpower shortage in the delivery of dental care in the UK. With the predicted increase in registered female dentists, it is possible that future changes in work patterns might occur. If they are occurring, it is important to understand the needs of these female dentists in order to maximise efficient delivery of dental care. The aim of the study was to identify any gender differences that might exist in attitudes to the delivery of primary dental care within general dental practice in the Midlands. Method A Likert-style questionnaire was sent to all private and registered NHS GDPs who worked within the areas covered by three Midland health authorities. Results The results indicated that the clinical practice of female GDPs appears to involve less private work than their male counterparts and they seem less inclined than male GDPs to proactive development of private practise. Females were less likely than males to be principals and also less likely than males to employ other dentists. Female GDP attitudes towards management, net income and stress at work appears to differ to those of their male counterparts. There was little difference in gender attitude towards professional ethics and maintenance of clinical standards.

scholarly journals Facing the future: the FGDP(UK) facial aesthetics masterclass

2009 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-107
Author(s):  
Melanie Hook
Keyword(s):  
Dental Practice ◽  
Facial Aesthetics ◽  
General Dental Practice ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) is proud to announce its innovative facial aesthetics masterclass, due to be launched in July 2009. It is the only facial aesthetics course for dentists in the UK that combines instruction in the performance of practical procedures with dissection exercises on fresh, unembalmed cadaver heads (see also article on page 80).

Private Dentistry after COVID-19 – A Clinician’s Personal Experience

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reginald O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Face to face dental care in the UK was largely suspended from March until June and beyond is very limited still in many cases. Both NHS and Private dental services in the four nations of the United Kingdom aligned with the government in lockdown and dental emergencies could be accessed face to face in specific urgent centres only (UDC’s). Return to dental practice has been challenging for the profession with a lack of clarity from regulators and a gulf between financial support of private practice (almost none) and National Health practice (at 100% of their contact value pre-COVID). Dramatic changes to the provision of dental care are likely to persist and the COVID crisis may precipitate significant change to both private and NHS dental services.

Health authorities, GDPs and TECs: a partnership for general dental practice development

BDJ ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 185 (7) ◽  
pp. 338-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Tickle ◽  
R Whitehall ◽  
M Williams
Keyword(s):  
Dental Practice ◽  
General Dental Practice ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Practice Development

scholarly journals Access to dental care: examining the issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 93 (8) ◽  
pp. 269-269
Author(s):  
Paul Batchelor
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Dental Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The Us ◽  
Access To Dental Care ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
The Uk

The research committee and lay advisory group of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) recently hosted a joint symposium at the College with the aim of understanding issues around access in dentistry. Access – what exactly is the problem? brought together key thinkers with a variety of expertise to give their perspective on what is meant by access and to explore where the main issues lie. Also discussed was how the Department of Health currently views these issues and how patients use dental services in the UK. Clearly, problems concerning access to healthcare are not limited to dentistry; the symposium also included perspectives from medicine and examined issues facing dental care systems overseas, specifically in the US.

Primary Dental Care in Japan: Organisation, Management and Delivery

2000 ◽  
Vol os7 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-123
Author(s):  
Sneha Thakrar
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Western World ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
General Dental Practice ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Organisation Management

The Japanese system of business management and work ethic has been the envy of many in the Western world and many have visited the country to study the methods employed for success. As winner of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK)'s Stafford-Miller Travelling Scholarship, I spent four weeks in Japan visiting various dental institutions and examining general dental practice.1

Reflections on the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) at 20 years

2012 ◽  
Vol os19 (3) ◽  
pp. 128-130
Author(s):  
Julian Scott ◽  
Peter Lowndes ◽  
Shelagh Farrell ◽  
Ario Santini
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
General Dental Practice ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Current Board

This paper presents the reflections of four colleagues who were instrumental in the foundation of the then Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK) in 1992. All four subsequently became members of the first Board of Faculty, of whom one became the second Dean of the Faculty and one became the first editor of Primary Dental Care. Two are members of the current Board. They were asked to reflect on six questions, which were: 1. What were the original hopes at the inception of the Faculty 20 years ago? 2. Have these hopes and expectations that you had 20 years ago been realised? 3. If the original aspirations have been met, what factors made this possible? 4. If some aspirations have not been realised, why? 5. What trends will shape dentistry in the next 20 years? 6. Where would you like to see the Faculty in 20 years’ time?

Acorns to oak trees: the FGDP(UK)'s restorative dentistry programme

2010 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 161-161
Author(s):  
Paul Brunton
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Restorative Dentistry ◽  
General Dental Practice ◽  
Oak Trees ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester

There has always been a need for and demand by primary dental care practitioners to develop their skills in general restorative dentistry. A certificate course in restorative dentistry was an idea that followed from a conversation I had many years ago with the late Malcolm Pendlebury, a previous Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK). I was working at the University of Manchester at the time and initially it was thought that the certificate, now a diploma, would be run by the university though this did not prove possible. The FGDP(UK) was approached and it agreed to develop both the training programme and the qualification.

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