assessor
Overview page. Subjects: Education — Dentistry.
An independent person working within the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) framework who ensures that a trainee dental nurse is competent in their area of work.
Bayne, Thomas
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: US Politics; Manufacturing; History of Manufacturing and Construction; Dentistry; Medical Dentistry; Social and Cultural History; Society and Culture. 1197 words.
Bayne, Thomas (1824–1889), dentist and politician, was born into slavery in North Carolina and was known as Samuel Nixon before his escape from bondage in 1855. He was sold several times...
body corporate
Overview page. Subjects: Business and Management — Dentistry.
A corporation consisting of a body of persons legally authorized to act as one person, while being distinct from that person. For example, the shareholders of a company are separate from...
Colyer, Sir (James) Frank (1866–1954), dental surgeon and museum curator
in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Dentistry; Medical Dentistry; Conservation, Preservation, and Care of Artworks; Museums, Libraries, and Information Sciences. 999 words.
Colyer, Sir (James) Frank (1866–1954), dental surgeon and museum curator, was born on 25 September 1866 at 2 Loughborough Villas, Loughborough Road, Lambeth, London, one of the sons of...
Delany, Annie Elizabeth “Bessie”
in American National Biography Online
P ublished online January 2001 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Dentistry; Medical Dentistry; Education; Biographical Studies. 1549 words.
Delany, Annie Elizabeth “Bessie” (03 September 1891–25 September 1995), and Sarah Louise “Sadie” Delany (19 September 1889–25 January 1999), dentist and schoolteacher, were born in Raleigh,...
Delany, Sarah Louise “Sadie”
in American National Biography Online
P ublished online January 2001 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Dentistry; Medical Dentistry; Education; Biographical Studies. 5 words.
See Delany, Annie Elizabeth “Bessie”
one-tailed test
Overview page. Subjects: Economics — Dentistry.
(in statistics)
A test of a directional hypothesis. A two-tailed test is a test of a non-directional hypothesis.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
Overview page. Subjects: Dentistry — Human Resource Management.
(RIDDOR)
These regulations came into force in 1995. They give effect to European legislation in the UK and require employers to report injuries, illnesses, and dangerous...
