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Case study 13/01/2016

The day my patient nearly died

The day my patient nearly died

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I was working as a young graduate dentist some years ago. I had three years of experience since graduating, and like many dentists starting their careers I worked at two different practices. I had recently started doing three days per week at a practice unsupervised and I felt confident in my clinical experience to do this, comforted by the knowledge that I could refer if required...

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Press release 05/01/2016

Industrial action going ahead

Industrial action going ahead

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On Tuesday 5 January the BDA announced that talks with the Department of Health around the doctors in training contract dispute had ended and that it would proceed with industrial action. The first full strike is due to start on 12 January.

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Case study 15/12/2015

My first year in practice: a country change

My first year in practice: a country change

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The prospects for 2015 became exciting and far more concrete when I was given the opportunity to take up a full-time position in Roma with the South West Hospital and Health Service. After a quick Google search of how far away Roma actually was, I decided on a country change; from the white sandy beaches of Gold Coast to the red soil of south-west Queensland...

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08/12/2015

Over 300 dentists attend 15th Premier Symposium

Over 300 dentists attend 15th Premier Symposium

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Over 300 dental professionals attended the joint Dental Protection and schülke conference – Premier Symposium – for an insight into the challenges of complex clinical, ethical and dentolegal issues.

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05/12/2015

Dental Protection appoints 17 new dentolegal advisers

Dental Protection appoints 17 new dentolegal advisers

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Dental Protection has appointed 17 additional part-time dentolegal advisers in response to the increased demand for our services. This will bring the total of full-time and part-time advisers to 68 as we head into the New Year. The new advisers met together for the first time at the end of November for a two-day training session in central London.

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12/11/2015

How to Give Back: A Guide to Dental Volunteering

How to Give Back: A Guide to Dental Volunteering

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Natalie studied at The University of Newcastle and qualified June 2014. Natalie says "I wanted to share my experience volunteering as a dentist abroad and to encourage others to consider doing so"

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11/11/2015

Fitness to practise changes are fairer for dentists, says Dental Prot...

Fitness to practise changes are fairer for dentists, says Dental Protection

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Following the launch of the General Dental Council’s (GDC) consultation on the 2016 Annual Retention Fee (ARF), Dental Protection plans to continue dialogue with the GDC to help embed the recent encouraging improvements to fitness to practise procedures.

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Articles and features 09/11/2015

Local anaesthetic batch numbers

Local anaesthetic batch numbers

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Dental Protection is regularly asked about the obligation of the clinician to record the batch number of each local anaesthetic cartridge when providing dental treatment.

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27/10/2015

Leading line-up of dental experts announced for 15th annual Premier S...

Leading line-up of dental experts announced for 15th annual Premier Symposium

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Dental Protection, in partnership with schülke, has announced an outstanding line-up for the 15th annual Premier Symposium, which will take place on Saturday 28 November. The speakers will provide delegates with compelling insight into the challenges of complex clinical, ethical and dentolegal issues.

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Case study 14/10/2015

Are we there yet?

Are we there yet?

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I don’t think that I was taught orthodontics very well at an undergraduate level. That is to say, I think our lecturers scared us off it, telling us that it was best left to ‘the experts’ and so I didn't leave dental school feeling in any way confident to treat orthodontic patients.

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06/10/2015

Erasmus and Elective - A dental student's experience abroad

Erasmus and Elective - A dental student's experience abroad

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Studying abroad is now a given part of tertiary education worldwide. Final year dental student, Fathima Patel recounts her experiences on her Erasmus and elective programmes.

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06/10/2015

'Work the World' dental elective in Arusha, Tanzania

'Work the World' dental elective in Arusha, Tanzania

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Pritesh Narsinh is a dental student who volunteered to do a dentistry elective in Tanzania with 'Work the World' and he writes of his experiences.

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06/10/2015

'Work the World' dental elective in Pokhara, Nepal

'Work the World' dental elective in Pokhara, Nepal

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Dental student Kerry Bargelli reflects on undertaking a dental elective with 'Work the World 'when she went to a small village in Nepal and brought much needed dental care to the inhabitants.

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06/10/2015

'Work the World' dental elective in Kandy, Sri Lanka

'Work the World' dental elective in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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As a fourth year dental student at Newcastle University Renna Mahsoub was given the opportunity to do a dental elective placement in her summer break before entering final year. Work the World have always had a good reputation at Newcastle and she had heard fantastic stories from the year above. She writes about her dental voluntary experience.

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06/10/2015

A young dentist journeys from Dublin to Killiney (Singapore)

A young dentist journeys from Dublin to Killiney (Singapore)

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My name is Shawn Shelley and I graduated from Trinity College Dental School in 2012. A Montana native, I now work as an Associate Dental Surgeon in a private practice in Singapore.

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