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With her wide readership and sympathetic and intelligent handling of dentists and dentistry in her detective novels and short stories, it is probable that Dorothy Leigh Sayers(1893-1957) influenced the public perception of dentists favourably, as being true professionals, particularly after the 1921 Act made it a fully closed specialty. Her encounter with a dental automaton seen when she was very young is acknowledged by her as a formative influence. Key points Looks at dentistry through the eyes of authors of detective fiction, particularly D. L. Sayers. Records an aspect of the social history of dentistry. Comments on professional advancement after the 1921 Dentists Act and the introduction of NHS dentistry.

This paper investigates the truth values of modal sentences within fictional discourse. I investigate the consequences of (im)possible worlds–based theories of truth in fiction for the truth, in fiction, of (explicit) modal sentences. I elaborate on the consequences of explicit reliable (modal) sentences within the truth-in-fiction operators if we embed the normal modal logics. I prove that the current main possible worlds theories of truth-in-fiction make explicit reliable sentences within fiction truth-value equivalent to their possibility. This has non-intuitive consequences if we employ normal modal logics. These consequences are shown to be contradictory. The main argument of the paper thus concerns the inconsistency of embedding the systems of normal modal logics within the truth-in-fiction operators provided in the discussion.

Background The lack of evidence for the effective management of carious lesions in children’s primary teeth has caused uncertainty for the dental profession and patients. Possible approaches include conventional and biological management alongside best practice prevention, and best practice prevention alone. The FiCTION trial assessed the effectiveness of these options, and included a qualitative study exploring dental professionals’ (DPs) experiences of delivering the different treatment arms. This paper reports on how DPs managed children with carious lesions within FiCTION and how this related to their everyday experiences of doing dentistry. Methods Overall, 31 DPs from FiCTION-trained dental surgeries in four regions of the UK participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences of the three treatment arms (conventional management of carious lesions and prevention (C + P), biological management of carious lesions and prevention (B + P) or prevention alone (PA)). A theoretical framework, drawing on social practice theory (SPT), was developed for analysis. Results Participants discussed perceived effectiveness of, and familiarity with, the three techniques. The C + P arm was familiar, but some participants questioned the effectiveness of conventional restorations. Attitudes towards the B + P arm varied in terms of familiarity, but once DPs were introduced to the techniques, this was seen as effective. While prevention was familiar, PA was described as ineffective. DPs manage children with carious lesions day-to-day, drawing on previous experience and knowledge of the child to provide what they view as the most appropriate treatment in the best interests of each child. Randomisation undermined these normal choices. Several DPs reported deviating from the trial arms in order to treat a patient in a particular way. Participants valued evidence-based dentistry, and expect to use the results of FiCTION to inform future practice. They anticipate continuing to use the full range of treatment options, and to personally select appropriate strategies for individual children. Conclusions RCTs take place in the context of day-to-day practices of doing dentistry. DPs employ experiential and interpersonal knowledge to act in the best interests of their patients. Randomisation within a clinical trial can present a source of tension for DPs, which has implications for assuring individual equipoise in future trials.

Young woman's charred body found in culvert near Albury. (Border Morning Mail) She did not live there, but from the first day of September 1934 when her burnt and battered body was discovered, her shocking death made headlines in the local paper. When, ten years later, a second dentist re-examined the dental moulds taken straight after the discovery of the body, he found evidence of porcelain fillings which the Albury dentist, inexperienced in forensics, had missed. Did they pop a bottle of champagne, were they at the Registry Office to wish the happy couple well?

What once seemed like science fiction is now becoming reality in health care. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a fast-moving technology that enables machines to perform tasks previously exclusive to humans.The field of artificial intelligence has experienced spectacular development and growth over the past two decades. With recent progress in digitized data acquisition, machine learning and computing infrastructure, AI applications are expanding into areas that were previously thought to be reserved for human experts'.Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in healthcare for decades and has the potential to revolutionize dentistry by solving multiple clinical problems and making the work of clinicians easier. In this article we shall discuss use of AI in various branches of Dentistry.

Nicholas Royle delivered the following lecture in Winnipeg on 22 October 2013, in connection with his Mosaic-sponsored Distinguished Visiting Lecturer visit to the University of Manitoba. Mosaic is pleased to publish the lecture here.

Bloom revisits the works of British writer V. S. Pritchett. He examines journal entries and correspondences Pritchett made during World War II. He describes Pritchett's feelings of detachment when he was not allowed to serve in the military--and how he became indirectly involved with the war doing writing jobs in the BBC, British Ministry of Information and Ministry of Transport. He also discusses Pritchett's frustration at not being able to write serious fiction during the war.