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31/08/2014

A different dental graduates perspective

A different dental graduates perspective

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Andrew Fieldhouse makes a very positive statement in changing from an unsatisfying career path to achieving his dream of becoming a dentist.

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31/08/2014

Full dentures

Full dentures

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Although new techniques and new materials are creating new opportunities, and new challenges for clinicians to meet and overcome - not to mention new dentolegal risks to deal with - there are still plenty of familiar 'old chestnuts' that crop up with monotonous frequency in claims and complaints against dentists.

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31/08/2014

Respect

Respect

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At first sight, respect for patients might seem to be just common sense behaviour, rather than one of the basic ethical principles by which the dental profession is bound.

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31/08/2014

The self employed dentist

The self employed dentist

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Neil Morrison gives advice on making the change from salaried employment to self employment. Neil is a partner with Campbell Dallas LLP, Chartered Accountants - specialists in the Healthcare market.

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31/08/2014

Dentists need patient feedback

Dentists need patient feedback

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Feedback may be either positive or negative but, either way, we can learn important lessons about our dentistry that are equally important.

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31/08/2014

Audit on Doctors' assessment of Mental Capacity

Audit on Doctors' assessment of Mental Capacity

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Lauren's project won her 2nd prize in the Postgraduate category of the 2011 Dental Protection and Schülke Premier Awards.

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31/08/2014

Crunch time for dentists

Crunch time for dentists

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Exploring the unseen risks of providing dental care in times of economic turmoil.

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31/08/2014

Dentistry in Paradise

Dentistry in Paradise

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Fiona McDonnell (BDS Ncl) writes about her voluntary dentistry in the Cook Islands which she discovered was an extremely worthwhile experience.

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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

Trauma

Trauma

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There can be very few practitioners who have never been faced with a shocked and tearful child, who has just suffered an injury to their front teeth.

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31/08/2014

Ecuador Dental Missionary Trip, Quito

Ecuador Dental Missionary Trip, Quito

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Francine Fletcher and Surrinder Poonian write about their ten day trip to Quito in Ecuador providing dental aid for the Dental Community Fellowship during March 2012.

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31/08/2014

Third molars

Third molars

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Patients usually attend for removal of their 'wisdom teeth' fearing the worst.

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31/08/2014

DF1 Reflections

DF1 Reflections

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Alex Holden gives advice on how a young dentist should handle themselves when embarking on a DF1 (Dental Foundation Training Year 1) scheme.

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31/08/2014

Dental Community Fellowship Mission Trip Ecuador March 2012

Dental Community Fellowship Mission Trip Ecuador March 2012

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Francine Fletcher and Surinder Poonian write about their experiences working at the Dental Community Fellowship Mission as dentist volunteers abroad in Ecuador.

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31/08/2014

Improving communications in the dental surgery

Improving communications in the dental surgery

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Are you giving your patients enough information? Whenever a new topic is discussed with a patient in the dental surgery, the bulk of the verbal discussion will be forgotten very quickly, almost 80%...

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31/08/2014

Honesty

Honesty

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There are many reasons why it is important that the honesty of a healthcare professional can be consistently relied upon.

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31/08/2014

Personal conduct

Personal conduct

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There are many reasons why the personal conduct of a healthcare professional should be consistently of an appropriate standard.

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31/08/2014

E-risks in dental practice communication

E-risks in dental practice communication

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R U E-AWARE? It is not always appreciated that these new forms of communication are required to conform to the same professional and ethical standards as the more traditional media.

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31/08/2014

How dental graduates can avoid financial mistakes

How dental graduates can avoid financial mistakes

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This article explores five common financial pitfalls and gives tips of ways a newly qualified dentist can overcome them and explores the temptation of spending money unwisely.

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31/08/2014

The road to dental graduation

The road to dental graduation

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Andrew Wilson recently graduated and he shares his experience in the lead up to that all important degree.

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31/08/2014

Calling all final year dental students

Calling all final year dental students

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Christine Gordon, a dental student in her final year at the University of Sheffield, explores the possibilities of making the transition from undergraduate to foundation training an easier process.

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31/08/2014

Endodontics

Endodontics

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Recent advances in endodontic instrument design and obturation techniques have made the outcome more predictable, but not guaranteed.

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31/08/2014

Confidentiality

Confidentiality

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Being a dentist gives us many privileges. Perhaps the most important is the right to ask our patients questions of a confidential nature, and to expect truthful answers.

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