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31/08/2014

A guide to successful poster patient selection and presentation

A guide to successful poster patient selection and presentation

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Final year looming, exams stress starting to rise, revision is taking its toll, but there's one little itty bit more you need to prepare: the dreaded poster presentation!

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31/08/2014

Foundation dentists in the community

Foundation dentists in the community

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'Rocks' may not be quite the answer that you expect when you ask a group of children the question; 'what can harm your teeth?'

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31/08/2014

My life so far as a young dentist

My life so far as a young dentist

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I was lucky to be in a large practice, which had two foundation dentist trainees (we were known as vocational trainees then). My foundation dentistry year was such fun! A lot of my university friends were in my foundation dentistry scheme and we socialised a great deal and did not think about our future's much.

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31/08/2014

Stress reduction = risk reduction

Stress reduction = risk reduction

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The use of hypnosis to counteract stress in dentistry. Stress means pressure - a test of your coping resources.

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31/08/2014

Missed appointments and how to minimise no-shows

Missed appointments and how to minimise no-shows

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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.

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31/08/2014

Securing Your First Job as a Dentist

Securing Your First Job as a Dentist

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Rachel Pino is a recent dental graduate in Australia. In this article she offers her words of wisdom and encouragement in seeking that first employed role as a young dentist.

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31/08/2014

Foundation Training - The First Six Months

Foundation Training - The First Six Months

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The life of a dental student isn't easy. They really make you work for it if you want those letters after your name.

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31/08/2014

An ethical Dilemma!

An ethical Dilemma!

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Over the recent years the UK has become a significantly litigious country. Litigations faced by dentists are far more common now than what they used to be.

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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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