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Christmas spirit
As the economy sinks further into the gloom and we buckle up for a period of austerity, we may need…
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The art of presenting cosmetic dentistry
Most of the articles that I have written over the years and the lectures I have given usually contain the…
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Image is king
Regular readers of our articles will know that, as far as we are concerned, image is king. The image that…
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Animal Farm
When down on the farm, rule one is ‘always remember to shut the gate’. The whole purpose of gates is…
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Career choices
When assessing the potential career options that are on offer within a profession like dentistry, it is easy to dismiss…
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Crestal bone loss: an analysis
Dental implantology provides the modern-day clinician and patient an alternative treatment option in a patient’s oral rehabilitation. Since the inception/provision…
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Private Dentistry National Conference call
Media star René Caryol headlines this year’s eagerly awaited Private Dentistry National Conference. Tickets are still on sale for the…
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The green light for marketing
In July of this year, the Dental Council of Ireland updated its Code of Conduct in relation to public relations.…
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Risk assessment and minimal intervention: a modern approach to caries disease management
The term minimal intervention (MI) is relatively new in dentistry and has been introduced to suggest that the profession should…
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Seeing the light
I’ve written in the past of how important communication is in the dental practice. The pursuit of improving all methods…
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Onwards and upwards
As I reflect over the last year as a VDP and the first year of my dental career, I once…
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The Irish dental industry in person: Craig Evans
How did you become involved with the dental industry?I left school at 16 and got a job as an apprentice…
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Making a global impact
Q. Can you give us three examples of how the Peninsula Dental School differs from other dental schools?A. The first…
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Periodontal regeneration
In the last article, I considered some of the general thought processes we need to go through before deciding whether…
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Who’s who?
Pity the poor old public. In a world of information overload, the ability to sift it, interpret it and truly…
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A pain in the neck for the profession
Dental surgery clinical skills in almost all dental schools around the world get the operator to work around the phantom…
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An open and closed case for health
There are two things that dentists are generally noted for: saying ‘open wide’ and asking questions when their patients are…
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Building up your case acceptance levels
The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) concept applies to dentistry as much as to any other business. In a busy…
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The Irish dental industry in person: Gerard Lavery
How did you become involved with the dental industry?Having lived in France for a year as an undergraduate, I became…
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