Jonathan Sandler

BDS(Hons), MSc, PhD, FDS RCPS, DOrth RCS, MOrth RCS, Consultant Orthodontist, Orthodontic Department, Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Email: jonsandler57@gmail.com

NICE Guidance on the Extraction of Wisdom Teeth – Time for a Rethink?

NICE was launched 26 February 1999, and although its name has slightly changed over the years, briefly adding H for health to the acronym, the organization has always aspired to provide guidance on...

Comment

Following a complaint by a registered specialist orthodontist, the Advertising Standards Agency investigated claims on a website run by GDC registrants, about the supposed ‘benefits’ of Damon braces..

Managing the transverse dimension

The different methods of correcting transverse discrepancies have been discussed. Clinicians need to be aware of the respective merits and limitations for each of these methods. The method chosen will...

Tricks of the trade — improved communication when referring orthodontic patients for extractions and surgical procedures

At Chesterfield Royal Hospital the Maxillofacial Department staff have found the annotated OPTs to be incredibly useful throughout the whole referral process and their routine use for all Orthodontic...

Orthognathic surgery: what type of ‘information’ is available to patients on the internet?

An initial search was carried out using three of the most popular search engines on the World Wide Web; Google (www.google.co.uk), Yahoo (uk.yahoo.com) and MSN (uk.msn.com).7 The search engine was...

Book review

I have been listening to, and reading John Bennett, the teacher, for nearly 25 years and I never cease to be impressed. His latest contribution to the literature is a simple publication which solely...