Case study 18/09/2015 Would you like Endone on the side? Preview Article Would you like Endone on the side? Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview As a fresh graduate, I started working in the public system in a small country town with another graduate and a mentor/senior dentist who would come by a few times a month to extract wisdom teeth. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Generic Dentistry
07/08/2015 Prosthodontists - Aditya Naidu Preview Article Prosthodontists - Aditya Naidu Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on prosthodontists written by Aditya Naidu. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Foundation Years - Joanna Christou Preview Article Foundation Years - Joanna Christou Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Foundation Year 1 as a dentist written by Joanna Christou. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Endodontics - Kreena Patel Preview Article Endodontics - Kreena Patel Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Post Graduate Endodontics written by Kreena Patel. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Orthodontics - Leila Khamashta-Ledezma Preview Article Orthodontics - Leila Khamashta-Ledezma Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Orthodontics written by Leila Khamashta-Ledezma. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
07/08/2015 Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Mishal K Sachdev Preview Article Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Mishal K Sachdev Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on periodontics and implant dentistry written by Mishal K Sachdev. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
Case study 15/07/2015 Would you like to rinse? Preview Article Would you like to rinse? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview An innocent enough question but, when an adverse incident occurs, make sure the patient’s welfare is your main priority... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate System Errors Professionalism Generic Dentistry
02/06/2015 Reflections - A Powerful Tool for Your Professional Development Preview Article Reflections - A Powerful Tool for Your Professional Development Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Ohsun Kwon graduated in 2013 from King's College London. After completing Dental Foundation Training last year, Ohsun is now working as a Dental Core Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Salisbury District Hospital. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
02/06/2015 Working for a corporate; is it really that bad? Preview Article Working for a corporate; is it really that bad? Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Adele graduated from Newcastle University in 2013 and has been working in general practice ever since. I have written this article to try and give an insight into my experience of working for a dental corporate, which can often be given a bad name. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
02/06/2015 The value of dental volunteering Preview Article The value of dental volunteering Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Mary Connolly studied at the University of Sheffield and graduated in 2012. She has undertaken a two year foundation training scheme in Newcastle upon Tyne and is now over half way through a year as an SHO in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Sunderland. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
01/06/2015 Reflection of a Foundation Trainee: Managing the Difficult Patient Preview Article Reflection of a Foundation Trainee: Managing the Difficult Patient Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Katy Martin studied at University of Sheffield and qualified in 2014. She is currently a foundation trainee in London on the UCL Eastman training scheme. Katie is starting a dental core training post in Thames Valley in September 2015. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate
01/06/2015 Volunteering in Malawi - The Warm Heart of Africa Preview Article Volunteering in Malawi - The Warm Heart of Africa Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Radhika Kotecha studied at the University of Manchester and graduated in 2013. She is currently working in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department in Derby. Radhika has written this article to share her experience and inspire other young dentists to embark on a journey of a lifetime. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
01/06/2015 A Crash Guide to the DF1 Application Preview Article A Crash Guide to the DF1 Application Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Reshma Ratansi is a Final Year dental student at King's College London, starting foundation training in London from September. This article provides a guide to applying students regarding what to expect and when, as a timeline. It breaks down the key components of the process and how to prepare, to make the entire application process less stressful. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
29/05/2015 What to expect from your Dental Foundation Year 1 Preview Article What to expect from your Dental Foundation Year 1 Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Basmal Ria and Emma Wates both studied dentistry at Kings College London and qualified July 2014. They wrote this article in the hope that their experiences so far in DFT could help future DFTs understand what to expect in their year to come. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
29/05/2015 When things don't go to plan - dig deep! Preview Article When things don't go to plan - dig deep! Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Toyin studied at The University of Manchester and qualified in July 2014. She has written this article for both dental students and qualified dentists; to encourage them in difficult situations. She has used her own experience as an example of how to overcome challenges. It is a non-clinical article, but she feels it covers important issues which are often overlooked in this profession. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
28/05/2015 Where Dentistry Meets Social Media Preview Article Where Dentistry Meets Social Media Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Scott Wright is a fourth year dental student currently studying at the University of Glasgow. His reason behind writing this article was to inform other students and young dentists about the impact social media can have on them both personally and professionally. Additionally Scott hopes to give professionals some advice regarding online activity. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Reputation management Professionalism Communicate
Case study 28/04/2015 Simply the worst day of my practising life Preview Article Simply the worst day of my practising life Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Nobody gets up in the morning intending on harming someone, I know that, and I am no different. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Maxillofacial surgery Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk Competence Oral Surgery Negligence
15/04/2015 Dental Care for the Young Patient with Special Requirements Preview Article Dental Care for the Young Patient with Special Requirements Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Jon Benton is a 4th Year dental student at Manchester. 'My article is designed to give advice and some helpful tips for the first time a young dentist begins treating their new paediatric patients with special requirements, based on my own experience. The purpose of this article is to share my knowledge by giving a helping hand on how to deal with patients with autism, ADHD and other mental health disorders.' Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism
Articles and features 31/03/2015 How Dental Protection can help you prepare for a CQC inspection Preview Article How Dental Protection can help you prepare for a CQC inspection Close Preview Here are the Dental Protection resources which you may find helpful as part of your preparation for your inspection. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC Compliance
20/03/2015 Community Dentistry - What It Really Is Preview Article Community Dentistry - What It Really Is Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Nikki Patel graduated from Kings College London in 2010. Having completed her foundation training year within the Oxford Deanery, she then spent two years as an associate in general dental practice. Following this she decided to gain secondary care experience working as a dental core trainee in oral and maxillofacial surgery, before securing a post as a community dental officer. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
12/03/2015 Different Generation - Different Techniques Preview Article Different Generation - Different Techniques Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Rosie studied at the University of Sheffield and qualified in 2011. "Having been qualified for over three years, I've worked in five different practices, along with many older dentists. I'm always interested to see how other dentists work, and what works for them. I have written this article to share the different techniques and approaches used by dentists trained at different times." Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism
Case study 10/03/2015 Broken endodontic instruments and the importance of radiographs Preview Article Broken endodontic instruments and the importance of radiographs Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Radiographs are vital tools to determine what is happening in a patient’s mouth. Without this knowledge, problems can arise... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Generic Dentistry Professionalism Consent Negligence
09/03/2015 Foundation Dentistry - Are You Unsure Of Which Path To Choose? Preview Article Foundation Dentistry - Are You Unsure Of Which Path To Choose? Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Katherine qualified from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2010 with BDS and gained her MFDS from The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in May 2012. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
Press release 02/03/2015 CQC consultation on regulatory fees Preview Article CQC consultation on regulatory fees Close Preview This consultation relates specifically to the proposed fee structure for all health care and adult social care providers that will be registered under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Generic Dentistry Compliance