For many, volunteering provides an unforgettable experience. Volunteering is an opportunity to travel and live in different communities making new friends and learning exciting things along the way.

Karen Grealis graduated from Dublin in 2012. In this article she shares some of her tips for starting working in a dental practice.

Cassie graduated from Bart's and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry in 2012 and completed her first year of dental foundation training in London. She is currently in her second year of dental foundation training which involves working within the community dental services as well as dental hospitals in London and Essex.

Dental clinicians may prescribe drugs less frequently than their medical colleagues, but the implications for a patient are the same.

Laura Thorne shares her experience of having to make that ever so tough decision of deciding what to do after dental foundation training. In this article she discusses the different options that are available to dental graduates.

Over recent years, the range of diagnostic aids available to the dental clinician has been revolutionised by dramatic advances in technology.

Reena Wadia studied at Barts and The London. She wrote this article about speciality training as she feels there is a lack of clear guidance on entering the speciality training process. There are so many factors to consider and it can be a daunting thought. It is probably one of the most rewarding career pathways to choose from so young graduates should be confident in applying if they feel it is right for them.

Shandy qualified from Barts and the London 2010, she has since worked in various general practices, and is currently at a practice participating in the pilot scheme.

It is unwise to begin any surgical procedure unless one is prepared for and able to deal with any complications that might arise.

When I graduated from Birmingham in 2003 the dental career pathway was simple. Either you would practise in hospital as a specialist via the (previously) insular MFDS route or you would work in general dental practice.

A sizeable proportion of the dento-legal problems in restorative dentistry and prosthodontics arise in connection with the restoration of compromised teeth.

Great care needs to be taken to avoid 'talking a patient' into any dental procedure.

Dr. Andrew Wong is a recent graduate of the University of Sydney and is on the Young Dentist Committee in Australia. He is currently working in public and private practice in Sydney.

Sonia Khela qualified from Birmingham Dental School in 2010. She then undertook vocational training in the South Yorkshire East Midlands Deanery and opted to go into general practice rather than apply for a DF2 post.

Dental undergraduate training teaches many things; knowledge of dentistry and the associated practical skills is central to the ability to treat patients. Unfortunately there can sometimes be a temptation to rely solely on our skills and knowledge to provide the answers to every problem that comes through the surgery door.

Leentje gives an alternative view on dentistry, enticing young dentists to explore different options and combine their passion with their profession. 

Aoife O'Neill is in her final year of study at Cork University College. She has written this article because she feels that it is such a relevant important topic in today's world. The article is about Dentistry in a social media world and the impact it has on us as dental professionals.

A young dentist discusses her thoughts on how patient management should be managed in the transition from university to general practice.

Crown and bridgework is responsible for a large proportion of cases involving claims against dentists. Along with endodontics and periodontics, they account for a significant proportion of the total cost of claims made against the dental profession.

Steve Conteh Studied at KCL and graduated in July 2014 He will be working as a foundation dentist in Marlborough starting in September. Steve wrote this article to share the information he has learned to help others.

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Helpful tips for planning a successful elective, volunteering or working abroad.

Each and every January, many of us scribble down our New Year's resolutions and pledge to join a gym, learn a new language or find true love. Sometimes though, we forget that our careers deserve New Year's resolutions too. Make the promise to yourself that 2014 will be a fantastic year for your personal life and career too.

My undergraduate exposure to paediatric dentistry was 'patchy' at best. I was the student assigned the child that failed to attend or the child that needed impressions for an orthodontic appliance. Three years ago, I would have described my paediatric specialities as the acclimatisation visit and the general anaesthetic consent form. Still, I passed my competencies and graduated, despite never having given a child an ID block nor taken out a tooth from a conscious patient.