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Don’t go it alone
Most dentists will have accumulated significant sums in pension arrangements by the time they reach retirement age. There will usually…
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Swings and roundabouts
Since the start of the year I’ve been travelling the length and breadth of the UK, delivering workshops and listening…
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The competitive spirit
Being a student is a very expensive business. It seems hardly a week goes by without new figures being published…
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Failures in dental implant therapy
Following on from my last article on treatment failures in periodontal therapy, I now want to look at dental implants.…
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Electives, exams and the East End
Elective projects provide students with a great opportunity to take a break from dental school life and satisfy their appetite…
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Failure in periodontal therapy
My next two articles will focus on treatment failures in the fields of periodontal care and dental implant therapy. Failure…
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Your marketing solutions
Q. I would like to carry out more cosmetic work but my practice is not in a particularly affluent area.…
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Scottish Parliament told to tackle dentistry
The British Dental Association has challenged those standing for election to the Scottish Parliament on 3 May to solve the…
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Working against the clock – and under live supervision
Objective Clinical Skills Examinations, or OCSEs as they are more commonly known, are held in trepidation by clinical-stage dental students…
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Apex location and apical gauging
A vital determinant in providing predictable endodontic results is the ability to accurately locate the minor constriction (MC) of the…
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Forging better partnerships with laboratories
The dental laboratory is a critical partner in practice success. Or at least it should be. The relationship that dentists…
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Myths of motivation
If you have ever lost patients when you felt like you were offering them the best treatment anywhere, you may…
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Fixed versus removable implant prostheses
Periodontal disease often results in the inevitable loss of teeth. For many patients, a clearance in one or both jaws…
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Up, up and away
When speaking to young dentists about what they want out of their career, most of them will say their own…
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Make sure your wishes come true
Incredibly, the majority of adults (55%) have not made a will[1]. Despite it being quite a morose subject to think…
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The bite splint experience
What is your problem? Dr LD Pankey began all his interviews and examinations with this question. He knew that no…
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Adapting your care appropriately
We all grow older chronologically. It is a fact. However, there is a growing gap, in this day and age,…
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What dentists can learn from Ronald Reagan
Whatever else you may have thought of him, Ronald Reagan was a leader if ever there was one. People followed…
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Getting a VT place
Your final year at dental school will probably end up being one of the busiest and most stressful times of…
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