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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 unable to answer. Why is

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 head. Unfortunately the skills that

Has your practice got the X Factor?

I was recently privileged to attend a team meeting at Elmsleigh House Dental Clinic in Farnham, Surrey – the principal is a good friend Dr

A flexible career option

Times are changing, especially if you are considering a career in oral surgery. Since this area of dentistry became a specialty in 2007, a lot

A war of words

The jury is still out on the question of what (in particular) prompted the Department of Health to release the story in mid-October that dentists

Dealing with parents

Many of you are now well aware that as part of my VT scheme I divide my time between general dental practice and the HSE,

Hats off to graduating orthodontic therapists

The first students to become qualified orthodontic therapists have graduated from the University Hospital’s Bristol NHS Foundation Trust’s Bristol Dental Hospital. Orthodontic therapists are the

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