Articles and features 17/08/2015 Teledentistry guidance Preview Article Teledentistry guidance Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview As an international organisation, Dental Protection will often have gained experience from one country, which can highlight potential problems to drive and support members, when a similar situation arises in another country. One such topic is the remote provision of professional dental services, sometimes referred to as 'teledentistry'. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk
10/08/2015 A review on Dental Protection's Mastering Consent and Shared Decision... Preview Article A review on Dental Protection's Mastering Consent and Shared Decision Making Workshop Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Shania Seewoonarain qualified from Newcastle University in 2014. She is currently in her Foundation year on the Basildon Scheme. "I decided to write this review to let dentists know what this informative workshop is all about." Read more Article contains Text
07/08/2015 Prosthodontists - Aditya Naidu Preview Article Prosthodontists - Aditya Naidu Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on prosthodontists written by Aditya Naidu. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Foundation Years - Joanna Christou Preview Article Foundation Years - Joanna Christou Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Foundation Year 1 as a dentist written by Joanna Christou. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Endodontics - Kreena Patel Preview Article Endodontics - Kreena Patel Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Post Graduate Endodontics written by Kreena Patel. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Orthodontics - Leila Khamashta-Ledezma Preview Article Orthodontics - Leila Khamashta-Ledezma Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Orthodontics written by Leila Khamashta-Ledezma. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Mishal K Sachdev Preview Article Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Mishal K Sachdev Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on periodontics and implant dentistry written by Mishal K Sachdev. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
21/07/2015 PSA report provides grounds for optimism for the GDC - says Dental Pr... Preview Article PSA report provides grounds for optimism for the GDC - says Dental Protection Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dental Protection believes the dental profession will be disappointed to see that the General Dental Council (GDC) remains at the bottom of the league table of UK healthcare regulators in the Professional Standards Authority’s (PSA) 2014/15 Performance Review Report that accompanies the latest Annual Report and accounts of PSA. Although this is an unsatisfactory situation, Dental Protection is urging the GDC to act on the feedback and continue taking steps in a sensible direction. Read more Article contains Text
Case study 15/07/2015 Would you like to rinse? Preview Article Would you like to rinse? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview An innocent enough question but, when an adverse incident occurs, make sure the patient’s welfare is your main priority... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Generic Dentistry Professionalism System Errors
16/06/2015 Dental Protection responds to Which? report on NHS appointment availa... Preview Article Dental Protection responds to Which? report on NHS appointment availability Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Further to the Which? report into NHS dental appointments, which has featured in national press this morning. Read more Article contains Text
02/06/2015 Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer Preview Article Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Ewan MacKessack-Leitch graduated in 2011 from Dundee Dental School. Ewan is currently a CT2 in Paediatrics at Dundee Dental Hospital. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Pathology & Radiology
02/06/2015 Getting Your Teeth into Photography Preview Article Getting Your Teeth into Photography Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Daniel is a first year longitudinal foundation dentist qualified from Newcastle University in 2014 and is currently working between York hospital and general dental practice. Read more Article contains Text
02/06/2015 Reflections - A Powerful Tool for Your Professional Development Preview Article Reflections - A Powerful Tool for Your Professional Development Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Ohsun Kwon graduated in 2013 from King's College London. After completing Dental Foundation Training last year, Ohsun is now working as a Dental Core Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Salisbury District Hospital. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
02/06/2015 Working for a corporate; is it really that bad? Preview Article Working for a corporate; is it really that bad? Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Adele graduated from Newcastle University in 2013 and has been working in general practice ever since. I have written this article to try and give an insight into my experience of working for a dental corporate, which can often be given a bad name. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
02/06/2015 Oral Surgery: When to extract, extirpate or refer... the dilemma Preview Article Oral Surgery: When to extract, extirpate or refer... the dilemma Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Claire has written this article to share her experience of surgical extractions during her dental foundation training. She hopes that this will provide advice for newly qualified dentists when undertaking surgical extractions. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Oral Surgery
02/06/2015 The value of dental volunteering Preview Article The value of dental volunteering Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Mary Connolly studied at the University of Sheffield and graduated in 2012. She has undertaken a two year foundation training scheme in Newcastle upon Tyne and is now over half way through a year as an SHO in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Sunderland. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
01/06/2015 Reflection of a Foundation Trainee: Managing the Difficult Patient Preview Article Reflection of a Foundation Trainee: Managing the Difficult Patient Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Katy Martin studied at University of Sheffield and qualified in 2014. She is currently a foundation trainee in London on the UCL Eastman training scheme. Katie is starting a dental core training post in Thames Valley in September 2015. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate
01/06/2015 Volunteering in Malawi - The Warm Heart of Africa Preview Article Volunteering in Malawi - The Warm Heart of Africa Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Radhika Kotecha studied at the University of Manchester and graduated in 2013. She is currently working in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department in Derby. Radhika has written this article to share her experience and inspire other young dentists to embark on a journey of a lifetime. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
01/06/2015 Dental Volunteering in The Philippines Preview Article Dental Volunteering in The Philippines Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Veronica Pletiak completed her Bachelor of Oral Health at the University of Adelaide, Australia graduating in 2014. She has written this article to share her time volunteering overseas during her degree; she highlights the positive impact this opportunity can have on clinical skills. Read more Article contains Text
01/06/2015 A Crash Guide to the DF1 Application Preview Article A Crash Guide to the DF1 Application Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Reshma Ratansi is a Final Year dental student at King's College London, starting foundation training in London from September. This article provides a guide to applying students regarding what to expect and when, as a timeline. It breaks down the key components of the process and how to prepare, to make the entire application process less stressful. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
29/05/2015 What to expect from your Dental Foundation Year 1 Preview Article What to expect from your Dental Foundation Year 1 Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Basmal Ria and Emma Wates both studied dentistry at Kings College London and qualified July 2014. They wrote this article in the hope that their experiences so far in DFT could help future DFTs understand what to expect in their year to come. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
29/05/2015 When things don't go to plan - dig deep! Preview Article When things don't go to plan - dig deep! Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Toyin studied at The University of Manchester and qualified in July 2014. She has written this article for both dental students and qualified dentists; to encourage them in difficult situations. She has used her own experience as an example of how to overcome challenges. It is a non-clinical article, but she feels it covers important issues which are often overlooked in this profession. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
29/05/2015 Are dentists replacing the family doctor (GP)? Preview Article Are dentists replacing the family doctor (GP)? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Sana Sadiq is a BDS3 student at King's College London, with a previous Masters in Chemistry, from Queen Mary University of London. Read more Article contains Text
29/05/2015 Dental Students - from Cardiff to the Caribbean! Preview Article Dental Students - from Cardiff to the Caribbean! Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Joshua Brian Scaife is a fourth year dental student at Cardiff University. Joshua was elected to lead the annual volunteer trip working with the Global Brigades charity. This role involved organising and administrating a trip for twenty, fourth year students to Honduras to provide free dental care. Joshua has written this article to share his experiences and hopefully to inspire other dental students to take opportunities to use their valuable skills to help those in need across the world. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning