Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

January 23-28, 201222 United Kingdom EditionDCPs T hings are a bit tight for many of us just now and with the economy in such a mess it may well get worse before it gets better. Many of the profession agree with me when I say we all have to run twice as fast to stay in the same place. There is a real temptation to moan and point fingers at this stage. Someone has to be to blame right? I am imploring us as a dental profession to stop the bickering, back biting and moaning (especially in public and on forums) and work in a united manner to survive this tricky time. Recently I have witnessed real aggression to- wards fellow professionals who are not in your field. Den- tal nurses bemoaning the fact that hygienists, therapists and dentists are not supporting them enough; hygienists are whining that dentists do not appreciate them; hygienists and therapists feeling disgrun- tled that no-one knows what they do; dentists whinging that their staff members are not motivated enough; and the dental technicians, clinical and non-clinical, working quietly and politely for the most part and being segregated slightly by other groups. Everybody is blaming everyone else for their dissatisfaction with their cho- sen career. I really doubt that any profession is without its frustrations and although I ap- plaud our drive for change and solution I am saddened and embarrassed when we turn on our fellow professionals and team members in an attempt at solutions. If we are to change as a pro- fession, and change the way the public perceives us, then our attitude has to change. Yes, we all have issues that are im- portant to our individual roles. Yes, we all want respect and recognition for what we do. But, do you really think that moaning, whinging and attack- ing others is the way to do this? Isn’t it just a bit playground bully like? A wonderful friend once said to me “you catch more bees with honey than you do with vinegar” She was com- pletely correct. If we can unite in our problem solving, be it political or in practice, and work hard to earn the respect and recognition we all feel we deserve then things can only get better. Too many of us feel Will the teams that work together succeed together? Mhari Coxon ‘I am imploring us as a dental profes- sion to stop the bickering, back biting and moaning (especially in public and on forums) and work in a united manner to survive this tricky time’ The Art of Perfection LEADING REGENERATION The natural collagen structure of Geistlich Bio-Gide® > provides high therapy safety > leads to less dehiscence > underlies the perfect aesthetic outcome Covering the augmentation with Geistlich Bio-Gide® . (PD Dr. R. Jung, University Zurich) Excellent soft-tissue healing and a perfect aesthetic outcome. (PD Dr. R. Jung, University Zurich) Geistlich Biomaterials Geistlich Sons Limited Tel. + ( ) Fax + ( ) info@geistlich.co.uk www.geistlich.co.uk Cross-linked collagen membraneGeistlich Bio-Gide® Casesin . . Complication-free healing Soft-tissue dehiscence Based on Tal et al. .