David Westgarth

What better way to start your Monday than a perusal through the very first recruitment and retention issue of BDJ In Practice. Go on. You know you want to... nature.com/articles/s4140…

Thinking about re-engaging with this platform. Is it still a valuable outlet?

@jocalynclark @bmj_latest @Richard56 Such a huge problem. Thank you for drawing attention to it. @The_BDJ published this paper on the topic in November: nature.com/articles/s4141…

ICMJE has issued a joint editorial about Predatory Journals – saying action is needed by all stakeholders It cites my editorial w/ @Richard56 from 10 yrs ago sounding an alarm We also raised concern about targeting of junior & global south researchers bmj.com/content/350/bm…

My colleague Tim & I have written up our interviews with dentists involved in previous efforts to prototype NHS dental contract reform. Clear that there are lessons to be learned as we try to reform the contract again. nature.com/articles/s4140…

Teams transcript service won’t be taking my job anytime soon. Here’s a clip from a chat this morning… ‘Hey, I don’t think you found this phone, but here at the Terminator, do not forget to. Their tools that really did have already been done’. Can anyone guess the topic?!

Thank you ⁦@The_BDJ⁩ for publishing a summary of our Spring conference. nature.com/articles/s4141…

The contrast in these two images is stark #LDCConf2024

@claire_g_warner Could that be tied in with lack of available access to NHS GDP, Paul?

@BDA_David Yes! Currently the referrals for children is very high and a lot of treatment need and anxiety

Community dentistry friends. Have you noticed an increase in phobic patients after the pandemic?

Miranda speaks to BDJ in Practice about the impact of dental hygienists and dental therapists on the wider team

New issue of BDJ, featuring a rather large announcement… (In the industry they call this a tease) nature.com/bdj/volumes/23…

Thoughts and prayers going out today to all the misplaced apostrophes #NationalDentistsDay

With a huge thank you to @WittonRobert @Ilona_Johnson and Yvonne Dailey for their thought-provoking contributions!

HEY NEW ISSUE DAY! The March feature article of BDJ In Practice has a flashpoint focus on Dental Public Health. Check it out here nature.com/articles/s4140…

@EddieCrouch @TheBDA Not to make you feel old but I wasn’t even born in 83

Lovely to see some colleagues last night at our reunion @KCLalumni 40 years on and still such friendship @TheBDA

A huge thanks to @dentalhealthorg Chief Exec Dr Nigel Carter for his thoughts in a recent issue looking at this worrying topic

Great piece here with new @BDSA_students President Afra Rahim nature.com/articles/s4140…

An extraordinary amount of chocolates and cake in the office today

Happy Friday, Xitter bunnies. I'm looking to speak to someone who is, or has, recently been jobseeking. It can be anon, but keen to hear about your experience of the job market. Slide into my DMs or email me

Tuesday means we’re a day closer to the end of the week than we started, and BDJ In Practice’s private collection is now live! go.nature.com/PrivateDentist…