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31/08/2014

Just relax. A guide to stress free exams

Just relax. A guide to stress free exams

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Ideas to help you through your exams in a relatively calm and relaxed manner, before you reach that final coffee and chocolate filled night of last-minute revision.

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31/08/2014

Learning from mistakes

Learning from mistakes

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Susan Willatt argues that everyone can make mistakes but the important thing is to learn from them.

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31/08/2014

A case study highlighting your professional responsibilities as a stu...

A case study highlighting your professional responsibilities as a student

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The week before the spring break was one not to be forgotten for the five dental students who shared a flat in a rough but economic part of town. Although the week had started perfectly normally things started to go downhill on Monday night

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31/08/2014

Professional behaviour as a dental student

Professional behaviour as a dental student

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Recent guidance from the GDC has focused attention on to the professional behaviour that is expected from Dental students both in and out of dental school. You may not yet be qualified however your behaviour will be measured against standards that apply to the profession

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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

Tempted to change the records?

Tempted to change the records?

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John Tiernan, Director of Educational Services at Dental Protection explains the importance of the original patient record when your clinical skills face a legal challenge and emphasises the consequences if a dental professional changes a clinical record in an attempt to cover up a mistake.

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31/08/2014

Breaking point

Breaking point

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Moments arise in all of our lives when reactions occur or decisions are made in an instant but which will have repercussions for months or years to come.

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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

Don't let Dentistry cause you pain!

Don't let Dentistry cause you pain!

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A significant number of today's dentists experience musculoskeletal pain and are at risk of developing serious Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD's).

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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

Eating well

Eating well

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Embarking on a new career is an exciting and challenging time, full of opportunities and demands. The learning curve is steep and we are anxious to prove ourselves, make friends and of course, maximise our social lives.

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31/08/2014

Whistle Blowing

Whistle Blowing

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David Croser advises a cautious approach to ‘blowing the whistle’ on standards of dental treatment.

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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

Are you sitting comfortably?

Are you sitting comfortably?

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You may think it unusual to be reading an article written by a chiropractor however, for the last 15 years I have been associated with the dental profession in various ways.

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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

Happybacks

Happybacks

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A pain in the neck and the back is not the way you want to perform in the dental profession. Too many of its professional members suffer unnecessarily whilst trying to apply their mix of clinical, business and communication skills whilst running a dental practice.

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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

Brief encounters in dentistry

Brief encounters in dentistry

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The Dental Council's guidance 'Professional Behaviour and Dental Ethics' states that a dentist has a duty to provide emergency treatment for their patients outside normal surgery hours and patients must be advised on how to contact the dentist should an emergency arise.

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