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31/08/2014

The Transition from Dental School to Foundation Training

The Transition from Dental School to Foundation Training

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The first day of foundation training can be daunting. It will be the first day when you introduce yourself as 'the dentist' and no longer a student. With this comes new found responsibility and freedom to make your own treatment plans.

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31/08/2014

Emily Hooper - Dental Volunteering in Nepal

Emily Hooper - Dental Volunteering in Nepal

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Emily Hooper volunteered for two weeks in Nepal, to experience and practise dentistry in a foreign country in order to gain further clinical experience in a different working environment.

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31/08/2014

I told them it might fail

I told them it might fail

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James Foster explains why you should be extremely careful about what treatment you agree to provide for your patients when there is a poor chance of long-term success. Warning them of the risk alone is not sufficient.

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31/08/2014

Self-employment in the dental industry

Self-employment in the dental industry

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It is often the case that when you become an associate for the first time, you may not fully understand the implications of being self-employed. The associate ship arrangement is unique to the dental industry and therefore you shouldn't be afraid to ask questions about the arrangement with your practice owner.

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31/08/2014

Whose problem?

Whose problem?

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Simon Quelch discusses the boundaries of responsibility that exist between the trainer and the foundation dentist.

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31/08/2014

How to Make Your Practice a Little More 'Fun'

How to Make Your Practice a Little More 'Fun'

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Theesan Vedan studied at the University of The Western Cape in January 2013. He has since taken up a position as a Military Dentist for the South African Defence. Theesan is dedicated in pursuing a career in dental education and has a keen interest in writing, especially if it is dental related.

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31/08/2014

Dental Volunteering

Dental Volunteering

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A recent graduate talks us through her experiences of volunteering and the understanding she gained.

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31/08/2014

Dental volunteering at the Special Olympics

Dental volunteering at the Special Olympics

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Tom Dudding studied dentistry at Bristol and graduated in 2012 following a degree in Biochemistry at Birmingham.

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31/08/2014

Working as a Senior House Officer and as a Dental Officer in a commun...

Working as a Senior House Officer and as a Dental Officer in a community setting

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My appointment was split in to two posts: one as an Oral Surgery Senior House Officer at Cardiff University School of Dentistry and one as a Dental Officer at Barry Community Clinic.

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31/08/2014

A guide to a successful patient case presentation

A guide to a successful patient case presentation

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For any final year dental student, the thought of standing up and presenting a case in front of tutors eager to pick your brains and home in on even the tiniest of areas you might not know about, can be a daunting prospect. Fortunately, tutors are not all as terrible as we think and neither are the presentations… if you know what they are looking for.

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31/08/2014

Working as a dental student in Norway

Working as a dental student in Norway

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She had the choice of a number of different countries including Sweden, Norway, Paris, Turkey and Latvia. She chose Norway and here she tells us all about it. Above is an image of the Northern Lights that she captured!

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31/08/2014

Complex cases

Complex cases

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There can be very few of us who have not benefited from the wisdom of hindsight in the course of our clinical career.

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31/08/2014

NHS Dentistry and Its Future amongst Newly Qualified Dentists

NHS Dentistry and Its Future amongst Newly Qualified Dentists

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This young dentist studied at King's College in London and qualified in 2010. They have written an article about NHS dentistry and its future amongst newly qualified dentists. This article will explore the benefits of hospital training post qualification.

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31/08/2014

The emergency treatment

The emergency treatment

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A revealing measure of a dentist's level of care and commitment to patients' needs can be found in the way they deal with emergencies.

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31/08/2014

Undertreatment and supervised neglect

Undertreatment and supervised neglect

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An interesting contrast between legal cases which involve dental practitioners, and those which involve medical practitioners, is that medical practitioners are often accused of 'failing to treat' or of 'delaying treatment' but rarely 'over treatment'.

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31/08/2014

Volunteering in Cambodia

Volunteering in Cambodia

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Ayesha Khan is a final year student at Leeds University and she hopes to qualify in 2014. This article focuses on her invaluable experiences gained from carrying out a dental volunteering placement in Cambodia.

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31/08/2014

Starting work in a new practice

Starting work in a new practice

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Every new practice is an opportunity to gain new experiences, meet new patients, work with new professional colleagues, try different things and hopefully learn and develop in some way.

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31/08/2014

Composites

Composites

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Patient interest in obtaining a pleasing aesthetic result shows no signs of diminishing.

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31/08/2014

Don't worry, don't panic, about complaints

Don't worry, don't panic, about complaints

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Raise your hand if you've ever had an unsatisfied patient. My guess is that everyone's got their hand up. If you haven't, unfortunately it will happen at some point.

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31/08/2014

Community Dentistry

Community Dentistry

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Sarah graduated from the University of Leeds in 2012 she is currently undertaking a DF2 post in Primary Dental Care. Sarah says "I want to encourage others to consider a community position as a great deal can be learned and experienced."

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31/08/2014

First encounters of the close kind

First encounters of the close kind

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It has long been recognised that there are particular risks associated with treating patients who we know little or nothing about.

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31/08/2014

Overtreatment

Overtreatment

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Allegations of overtreatment take many different forms, but the majority of such allegations imply an improper motive on the part of the clinician.

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31/08/2014

Royal Flying Doctor Service in Rural Victoria

Royal Flying Doctor Service in Rural Victoria

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Jen Cheah is a 3rd year dental student from Victoria, Australia. His article tells of a dental student's experience into the wide world of rural and remote dentistry faced against the challenges and limitations of cultural barriers and a lack of electricity and water supply to overcome the dire oral health issues that face Mildura and Robinvale in rural and remote Victoria.

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31/08/2014

Good Dentists Don't Drill

Good Dentists Don't Drill

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Alexandra Lyne (Lexy) qualified from Manchester University and is currently doing a DF1 year in London.

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