G’day. This is my latest article for The Probe (page 8). issuu.com/purplems/doc...

This is my latest article for @theprobemag I found some of my old diaries. If nothing else, they were thoroughly timelined (page6) issuu.com/purplems/doc...

Night, Gorgeous Girl ❤️❤️❤️ Cleo - 2011 -2025

Just avoid Grimace Dental. That’s all I’m saying.

The latest edition of The Probe tells my sorry tale of trying to survive in the NHS dental service. (page 6) edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/p…

We all make mistakes. This was a big blunder of mine, from the January edition of @theprobemag (Page8) edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/p…

Serves the best gum disease in Birmingham.

🎼🎶🎵🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻🎄🎄🎄 We wish you would all start flossing We wish you would all start flossing We wish you would all start flossing At least for one year! 🎼🎶🎵🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻🎄🎄🎄

🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎄🎄🎄 Oh, the irony. Have had a twinge on biting on the back left for a few days now, after inadvertently crunching on an olive stone. Last night, the lingual cusp fractured off. Why didn’t I seek help sooner? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

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Don’t like to mention….

What has the General Dental Council been up to now? My latest article for The Probe magazine (Page 6) edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...

Did you know, globally, 13% of children experience dental anxiety? We are currently running a 4-year RCT of a guided self-help CBT intervention to reduce dental anxiety in children. The trial includes 600 children in 30 primary dental care sites in the UK #academicsky #behaviourchange #dentistry

I reckon the Tories knew full well that the ‘recovery plan’ would fail. It was the old “Look, we’ve offered the greedy dentists all of this money and yet it’s not enough for them.” The last notable time this happened was under Labour in 2006. Governments don’t recognise the value of dentistry

To clarify, NHS dentistry in England is definitely not a franchise

GP Crisis NHS Dentistry model? 1990s just 6% of Dentists were private providers (mainly London) now it’s 70% NHS GP contract needs massive funding increase as it’s been cut 20% in 8yrs UK already seeing increasing adverts for Private GP appts £50-£100 #NHS GPs get £115/yr/patient for everything

Interesting article about fluoride, prompted by the forthcoming new Presidency. I still think there’s a need for supplements in the water in areas where OH is poor due to lack of access, poor understanding or frank poverty. news.sky.com/story/the-us...

These days with all of my post-retirement ailments, I no longer describe myself as an ex-dentist when I’m asked what I do for a living. (Amazing isn’t it? I still look young enough that people believe I might be capable of work). The best description I can give is - ‘I’m a symptom.’ Does the trick

Evening

Have you ever known someone for nearly 25 years, then forgotten their name? It happened to me last night in a theatre - a couple of ex-patients. I was too embarrassed to go up and say hello. At one point, I toyed with the idea of posing as a kiosk vendor in the hope I wouldn’t be recognised.

Us retirees must stick together.

At last! Now the party has really started.

I’ve just had to explain to hygienistdirect what Bluesky is. Don’t know whether he’s tempted yet.

I’ve missed you! The voice of sanity in dentistry

We’re in trouble now.

Finally, he’s here. Bluesky is now properly home 😎

Phew! Have just escaped from X. I don’t think I was followed.