Partnership with private sector only way to tackle waiting lists properly
Government plans for five to ten years ahead tend to be affected by deep discounting and great uncertainty about future funding. Even a prime ministerial assurance may not be worth much against the global market place. Long term plans have their place, but should be thought of as a process with a series of steps. The key question is about the first phase: can we get momentum going in making a real difference to the problem?
Consuming health care
Another year winds itself up like a scroll. As the final few days stretch out before the festive season, managers throughout the country will be hoping that the seasonal flu remains as it is at present: mainly of the least virulent strain. The prayer must be that, if not ‘the season to be jolly’, this winter will not be the cause of misery for patients and for all the team of staff throughout the health service.
Correlation between Fluoride Release, Microhardness and Solubility of High viscosity Glass Ionomers
This study was to measure and compare the amount of fluoride, microhardness and solubility of high viscosity glass ionomer and resin-reinforced glass ionomer during 84 days. Fuji IX GP EXTRA, Fuji IX GP, Fuji II LC and FiltekTM Z350XT stored in deionized water for 84 days to measure fluoride release, microhardness and solubility. As a result of measurement of fluoride release, all the glass ionomers showed the highest amount of fluoride release on day 1 and gradually decreased. Fuji IX GP EXTRA showed the highest amount of fluoride release and cumulative release. And Fuji IX GP and Fuji II LC showed no significant difference. Microhardness measurements showed that all experimental groups decreased 1 day after exposure to water. After 84 days, microhardness showed no significant difference between Fuji IX GP EXTRA and Fuji IX GP, and Fuji II LC was the lowest. In the solubility measurement, Fuji IX GP EXTRA, Fuji IX GP, and Fuji II LC increased rapidly to 21 days. After 21 days, there was no significant difference in the three groups. As a result, short term fluoride release affects solubility and microhardness, but long term fluoride release has no correlation. Through this study, the amount of fluoride, microhardness, and solubility of various glass ionomers were evaluated, and these properties could be applied clinically.