Jack of all Trades, Master of Some
Around three years ago I entered my first small triathlon and began training regularly to participate in multi-sport events…
It seemed a natural progression as I’d always done a little bit of running, enjoyed cycling (although my swimming was a little bit rubbish). Recently when I was out on a bike ride I was bemoaning to myself about how difficult it is to improve any of the three triathlon disciplines without neglecting the other two and therefore generally going backwards. It struck me that this is very similar to the dilemma posed to many really good general dental practitioners who are expected to be “experts” in every aspect of dentistry.
I can vividly remember the difficulty of balancing all the plates as a general dental practitioner working in Bilborough in Nottingham and jumping between root canal treatments, severe periodontal disease, reasonably large restorative cases and oral surgery, often all in the same morning. We do like to think at Campbell and Peace that we understand the difficulties posed by general dental practitioners, and consider this to be the hardest job in dentistry. It seems to us much easier to focus on one area and try to be as good at that area as possible and we often discuss how difficult it must be for the modern general dental practitioner trying to excel in every area of dentistry.
With that in mind we’re always here to help, for any cases that causes difficulty, or for any aspect of advice in any of the cases in your practice. Jason Bedford does Endodontics all day, and Neil Poyser provides Restorative dentistry without dabbling too much in the other disciplines of dentistry. Ian Peace provides Periodontal advice and treatment and my area is restricted to Oral Surgery and Dental Implants. We’re always available to discuss cases with colleagues in order to make the difficult life of a general dental practitioner a little bit more straightforward. If you ever send cases to us and you wish to follow them up carefully or be in attendance when treatment is carried out in order to try and improve the skills you already have then please feel free to ask as we are always delighted to welcome our colleagues to the practice. Since my first triathlon things have moved on with my training and I suppose I have become a little bit better in all three disciplines. I do understand the difficulty of “keeping all the balls in the air at once” and we at Campbell and Peace are always here to help with any difficulties you might encounter. Best wishes, Colin
