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The future after wax
The Hornbrook Group has been teaching the Ultimate Occlusion course for the past eight years. During the development of ‘Ultimate…
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The advantages of creating larger apical preparations: part 2
In part 1 of this two part ‘endo made easy’ series, the concept of creating larger master apical diameters in…
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High five
A great smile is now in great demand, thanks in part to media advertising by large companies and the proliferation…
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Getting the picture
Throughout the UK a revolution has started that will change dramatically the role of dental care professionals (DCPs). Over the…
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Patient comfort
So many dental patients are fearful; I want to play a part in alleviating patient’s fears and turn the negatives…
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Opening soon?
It’s easy to see why the notion of starting up a new practice can appear so attractive to many dentists.…
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A kind of magic
Anything is interesting if you tell it as a good story. I’ve said it before but periodontics is often regarded…
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The advantages of creating larger apical preparations: part 1
Generating larger master apical diameters with excellent irrigation, prior to obturation, creates cleaner canals compared to those using smaller apical…
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Walk this way
We’ve all seen them, those open contacts that occur in the posterior, trapping food and driving patients crazy. At a…
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Contractually obliged
Contracts come in all shapes and sizes. But whatever form they take, if you sign one with an employer, principal,…
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Sheffield united
Outreach is the dental education buzzword of the 21st century. And as more dental schools embrace this new way of…
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Curved canals are plain sailing
Instrumentation of curved canals is like a mountain climber who seeks to scale a significant mountain. If the preparation is…
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Strategies for prevention
The problem with inflammatory periodontal disease is that it is often detected too late and treatment made more complex as…
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Private provision
Many dental practitioners are moving their practices over to more private work. But while the headline earnings of private work…
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Earth connection
No-one would deny that computer and other electronic equipment is now an essential part of any dental practice. Even the…
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Safe and sound
It is only natural that dentists want to make their practices as safe as possible. Accidents happen relatively rarely but…
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Treating patients not plaintiffs
While many claims in the courts for damages against dentists can at first appear easily defensible, it all too often…
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Ortho and an English patient
Last year I had a teenage patient, Josie, who presented with buried upper canines that were buccally placed in the…
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All change
By now most of you who have been practising under the NHS will have either signed the new contract or…
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