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Biomimetic dentistry in the NHS?
I was asked recently how biomimetic dentistry could be practised within the NHS, and I fluffed the answer. I’ve never worked within the NHS, and I practice in Scotland, where…
Which tooth first? Treatment planning a mouth full of cracked and weak teeth
According to the flowchart, the first thing we’d treat is caries or pulpitis, but as he was a new patient who hadn’t been to a dentist for years, we agreed…
The tooth I used to monitor
This is the kind of tooth I was leaving every single day. A narrow occlusal amalgam. No symptoms. No signs on the radiograph. The patient had no idea anything was…
The four red flags: how we decide which teeth are at high risk of fracture and caries
Every practice has a set of teeth nobody is treating. A wide amalgam, twenty years old. No pain, no obvious caries, a bitewing that looks acceptable. You tell your patient…
The Dentistry Show
Thank you for finding me If you’re reading this, you scanned a QR code at the end of my presentation at The Dentistry Show, and I’m really glad you did.…
Therapist-led care: The First Year in Numbers
In January 2025, The Gentle Touch converted fully to a therapist-led care model. If you want the story of how that transition felt and how patients responded, that is in…
We changed how 3,000 patients were seen. Here is what happened.
In January 2025, The Gentle Touch converted fully to a therapist-led care model. Over 3,000 private patients were transferred to a new way of being seen: 45-minute appointments led by…