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31/08/2014

Top Tips for Your Dental Foundation Training

Top Tips for Your Dental Foundation Training

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Graduating dental school brings the feeling of relief and excitement that you have finally succeeded. The long stressful journey of exams, case presentations and trying to find patients to complete your treatment quotas is now over, you've finally done it, and you have obtained your BDS qualification.

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31/08/2014

Never make assumptions during your dental career

Never make assumptions during your dental career

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The people we work with, the materials, instruments and equipment we use and the dental laboratories with whom we work, and professional colleagues to whom we refer patients or who refer patients to us, are all part of our clinical routine and ‘comfort zone’.

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31/08/2014

Going into private dental practice

Going into private dental practice

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There are many young practitioners who seem to think that working in private dentistry must be the equivalent of living in Utopia.

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31/08/2014

Starting out as a foundation dentist

Starting out as a foundation dentist

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Finbar O'Mahony reflects on his first six months in dental practice and gives advice on overcoming the challenges both in performing the dentistry and dealing with your patients.

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31/08/2014

Getting through the VT minefield

Getting through the VT minefield

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General Dental Practice is an area of work that demands a complex set of skills and knowledge. Vocational Training (VT) in Scotland or Foundation Training (FT) in England and Wales is the established means of developing these skills in newly qualified dentists.

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31/08/2014

Tips on talking money

Tips on talking money

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Asking for payment, explaining costly treatments and broaching the subject of bad debts can all be difficult and unfamiliar in the early years of practice. Whilst at dental school, many undergraduates transform the business of asking for money almost into an art form; with the bank manager's direct line stored prominently in the mobile in case urgent funding for an emergency (such as an elective in Aruba) is instantly required! However, on graduating and moving into practice, some dentists find themselves feeling strangely uncomfortable when it comes to asking for payment.

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31/08/2014

Planning your careers in dentistry

Planning your careers in dentistry

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Leaving one dental practice and starting afresh is an exciting time, especially when you have a long career in front of you that is full of opportunities. It may therefore seem odd to be thinking about how you are going to leave a practice when some of you are only just beginning to settle in, but there are some important considerations to keep in mind for the future.

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31/08/2014

Working for a dental corporate - Is it for you?

Working for a dental corporate - Is it for you?

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Corporate dentistry has taken an increasing share of the NHS dental market since the inception of nGDS in 2006. The largest player, IDH, has slowly and quietly acquired more and more practices and contracts.

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31/08/2014

Rural versus metropolitan dental practice

Rural versus metropolitan dental practice

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This article critiques working in a regionally based versus a metropolitan practice in the early phase of your dental career, highlighting the adventures, advantages and pitfalls of each.

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31/08/2014

Hints and tips from a graduate who's been there, done that, worn the...

Hints and tips from a graduate who's been there, done that, worn the T-shirt and got a job at the end of it all

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Hints and Tips Final year is a lot more relaxed than 4th year but still it doesn't mean that you don't need to do any work. Get your revision started in plenty of time as most of the clinics will not finish until half 4 or 5 so if you are on outreach then you won't get back home until quite a bit later. Time is precious so use it wisely.

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31/08/2014

Preparing for purchasing a dental practice

Preparing for purchasing a dental practice

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Raising finance for purchasing a practice is becoming more difficult, despite funds being available and European finance guarantees in place to assist.

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31/08/2014

Top Ten Tips to get your perfect job!

Top Ten Tips to get your perfect job!

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The VT process is always changing and it is always under review. Do not make any assumptions and especially don't rely on information from last years candidates.Thoroughly research into the different Deaneries/Postgraduate Centres and their procedures

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31/08/2014

What is a Trainer looking for when appointing an FD?

What is a Trainer looking for when appointing an FD?

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Many students have limited professional interview experience, so applying for a job as an FD can be a little scary. Your future rides on a 20 minute interview! So, how to maximise your chances of getting the job you really want? Let’s start by asking what a Trainer wants in an FD?

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