Lakshmi Rasaratnam
Specialist Registrar, King's College London and William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent
Human factors in dentistry: Part 2. Whose fault is a mistake?
Lakshmi RasaratnamThe terms ‘never events’, ‘near miss’ and ‘duty of candour’ are commonly used terms within the NHS. The way in which we report these incidents varies greatly depending on whether you work in primary...
Human factors in dentistry: Part I. Whose fault is a mistake?
Lakshmi RasaratnamIn 2018, the National Advisory Board for Human Factors in Dentistry (NABHFD) was set up at the suggestion of the General Dental Council after registrants felt that patient safety and the role of human...
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ): realities, risks and responsibilities
Lakshmi RasaratnamMany advances in medicine, while they are generally to be welcomed, have led to some unpredicted problems becoming apparent as the ‘law of unintended consequences’7 manifests itself over time and in...
Type-1 dentine dysplasia – diagnostic and clinical challenges in restorative management
Lakshmi RasaratnamAs a result of the above, the teeth are often mobile and premature exfoliation is seen..
The paradoxes of phantom bite syndrome or occlusal dysaesthesia (‘dysesthesia’)
Martin G KelleherThere are many difficult paradoxes in dentistry generally, but phantom bite syndrome is riddled with them. For instance, if a diagnosis of phantom bite syndrome, or occlusal dysaesthesia...