A fantastic evening on aesthetic implant dentistry in Nottingham

On July 5th in Nottingham the ITI will launch it Nottingham Study Club with it’s first evening and an amazing lecture by Shakeel Shadad from Kings in London. Shakeel is internationally renowned in the provision of aesthetic implant cases and … Continue reading →

12 Albums for 2012…Number 5

12 Films for 2012…Number 3

12 Albums for 2012…3 and 4

Bon Iver VS Benjamin Francis Leftwich In my quest this year to listen to some music that I have not listened to before I downloaded both these albums after hearing snippets on Radio 1 of both artists.

12 Books for 2012…Book 3

Book – K-Pax Author – Gene Brewer My wife has a cousin called Beth who is a science graduate from the University of Sheffield and she is now aged 22 or 23.

An ADI Master Class

A couple of weeks ago I travelled to London with my friend and colleague, Neil Posyer, to listen to a master class provided by American clinician Dr Michael Pikos.

A Lesson from JFK…

I like to read quotes and inspirational quotes from other people. I am not absolutely sure why quotes are inspiring but I think its because they are generally an amazing summary of a fundamental philosophical point that just reminds us … Continue reading →

How to change your practicing life.

In 2007 I approached my then boss and practice principle Andrew Keetley and told him I wanted us to purchase a cone beam CT scanner for the practice.

Clinicians who inspired me… Part 3

After I left my junior house jobs at Glasgow dental hospital I travelled south to Nottingham to become a senior house officer in maxillofacial surgery.

Clinicians who inspired me… Part 1

At a recent ITI Course at the ITI Centre in Crawley, we were asked to consider and write down some notes about people who have inspired us in our careers. The point of this exercise (this was a mentor training … Continue reading →

The problem is…

“The problem is not that we aim too high, it is that we aim too low and hit”      anonymous

Help us raise £1000

12 Films for 2012…Number 2

Starwars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace 3D  

12 Books for 2012… Number 1

12 Albums for 2012…Number 2

The Karen Green Foundation

As you may be aware, if you have read these posts before, I like to ride bikes.

12 films for 2012… Number 1

Haywire

The ITI AGM London 2012

If you read these blog posts regularly then you will realise that I am heavily involved with the ITI UK and Ireland Section.

A trip to a Michelin Star Restaurant

At the turn of the year my wife and I were lucky enough to go to a local Michelin star restaurant (it infact has 2 stars – we didn’t know that at the time)

Standing out from the crowd

It pays to be different. I am sure it pays to be different.

We DO have the right equipment.

I am essentially a dentist or oral surgeon who receives referrals for the treatment of patients.

A new procedure in Oral Surgery?

Sometimes it’s difficult to write lectures around oral surgery because there are times when little seems to change and you seem to be teaching ‘the same old stuff’

The Apicectomy as a benchmark.

When I was starting out in my surgical training I was a senior house officer at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham with an amazing guy called Iain McVicar who I still consider a friend to this day.

12 Albums for 2012 (Number 1)

New Years Resolutions…Part 4

So….the last 3 blog posts give you some indication of the road map that I am writing with my team and all my sights for 2012.

New Year’s Resolutions…Part 3

2012 looks to be an amazingly exciting year for me on the professional front with massive opportunities lying in wait.

New Year’s Resolutions…Part 2

I like to keep my New Year’s resolutions divided into personal, family and professional. For the moment I’ll perhaps keep the family ones to myself but I would like to share my personal and professional goals for 2012.

New Year’s Resolutions…Part 1

I am the type of guy who, at this time of year, likes to look back on the year that has passed and look towards the next year to see how I can improve things and make things better, both … Continue reading →

Asking patient’s what they want.

We recently had some building work carried out at our house which involved builders, plumbers, electricians etc. being on site for a considerable amount of time.We have a fire in our living room which has never been quite right and … Continue reading →

Ride the wave of change.

In 1999 I was lucky enough to be Chairman of the Nottingham Local Dental Committee. During my 2 years as Chairman, there was much discussion about the possible future onset of “local commissioning”.

The future of CDP in dentistry, look to the past.

You may have seen from my social media outlets that I was at the ITI UK and Ireland Congress in Liverpool last week. The benefits of attending these national and international meetings are massive to anybody in clinical dentistry and … Continue reading →

Who is doing who a favour?

Everywhere I look now people seem to be banging  on about customer service in dentistry. It seems that we have come to this really late and only now realise that patients actually appreciate being looked after in a polite and genuine way.

The importance of the quality of your equipment

The picture in this post is the main chain ring from my best bike, which hangs in the garage.

Technology… who needs it?

Recently I had a problem with iTunes on one of my Apple computers. I had to contact Apple customer services in an attempt to get things fixed.

Busting the Myths

Recently at Campbell & Peace we completed a large market research project in conjunction with our implant supplier, Straumann.

Treating Patients as Members of your own Family

I have been providing implant treatment and oral surgery to patients in primary care since 1997.

The European Association of Osseointegration Basic Research Prize for 2011 goes to…

Colin-Campbell.co.uk is getting a makeover

We have our design team working on a brand new layout and we will also be introducing some new features to make the website easier to use.

10 reasons why I am writing my blog

Does social media work?

Today I have been asked by an experienced surgery/implant nurse if we have any jobs.