Prepared for practice? UK Foundation doctors' confidence in dealing with ethical issues in the workplace.

This paper investigates the medical law and ethics (MEL) learning needs of Foundation doctors (FYs) by means of a national survey developed in association with key stakeholders including the General Medical Council and Health Education England. Four hundred sevnty-nine doctors completed the survey. The average self-reported level of preparation in MEL was 63%.

Exploring the perceived medical ethics and law training needs of UK foundation doctors.

Foundation doctors (FDs) encounter a wide range of ethical and legal issues during their first two years of work. Despite ethics being a key part of most modern undergraduate curricula, FDs can struggle with the issues they see. This study is based on results from an on-line survey answered by 479 UK FDs regarding their medical law and ethics learning needs, and their undergraduate training in this area.

The impact of cantilevers on biological and technical success outcomes of implant-supported fixed partial dentures. A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the biological and technical success outcomes of implant-supported fixed dental prostheses with and without cantilevers, after a minimum of one year loading.

Material And Methods: One hundred and seven subjects with 128 cantilever FDPs (cFDP) supported by 132 implants were compared with 99 individuals with 144 non-cantilever FPDs (ncFDPs) supported by 203 implants. Outcomes such as marginal bone loss from FDP insertion to final follow-up as well as frequency and extent of biological and technical complications were investigated and correlated with patient, site, implant and FDP design characteristics.

Management of a patient with severe postbleaching cervical resorption. A clinical report.

This report suggests a treatment alternative for replacing a maxillary lateral incisor, and identifies the complication of cervical resorption after bleaching.

Use of the acid-etch technique to maintain antimicrobial-containing acrylic resin strips in situ.

A technique that utilizes acid-etched composite resin to maintain antimicrobial-containing acrylic resin strips in situ is described. The advantage of this technique is that placement of a periodontal pack is unnecessary, so control of supragingival plaque is not hindered at the site of the local antimicrobial delivery. The technique described may improve the effectiveness and the clinical acceptability of local antimicrobials in the treatment of periodontal disease.

Effect of overhang removal on increasing patients' flossing frequency.

The aim of this study was to show that by removing overhanging margins, flossing frequency can be increased. Patients with multiple overhangs were sent questionnaires six to 24 months posttreatment. Of the 77 patients that were mailed questionnaires, 59 returned the completed form.

A radiographic study of chronic periodontitis in 15 year old Queensland children.

A retrospective study was carried out to determine the frequency of early periodontal bone loss in 15 year olds as seen in bite-wing radiographs. A total of 468 radiographs of 15 year olds was examined, 246 from 1970-74 and 222 from 1978-80. The alveolar bone crest on the mesial and distal of the first permanent molar teeth was examined for radiographic evidence of early chronic periodontitis.