Andrew Fieldhouse makes a very positive statement in changing from an unsatisfying career path to achieving his dream of becoming a dentist.

Although new techniques and new materials are creating new opportunities, and new challenges for clinicians to meet and overcome - not to mention new dentolegal risks to deal with - there are still plenty of familiar 'old chestnuts' that crop up with monotonous frequency in claims and complaints against dentists.

At first sight, respect for patients might seem to be just common sense behaviour, rather than one of the basic ethical principles by which the dental profession is bound.

Neil Morrison gives advice on making the change from salaried employment to self employment. Neil is a partner with Campbell Dallas LLP, Chartered Accountants - specialists in the Healthcare market.

Feedback may be either positive or negative but, either way, we can learn important lessons about our dentistry that are equally important.

Lauren's project won her 2nd prize in the Postgraduate category of the 2011 Dental Protection and Schülke Premier Awards.

Exploring the unseen risks of providing dental care in times of economic turmoil.

Fiona McDonnell (BDS Ncl) writes about her voluntary dentistry in the Cook Islands which she discovered was an extremely worthwhile experience.

There are many young practitioners who seem to think that working in private dentistry must be the equivalent of living in Utopia.

There can be very few practitioners who have never been faced with a shocked and tearful child, who has just suffered an injury to their front teeth.

Recently I needed a new toothbrush.

Francine Fletcher and Surrinder Poonian write about their ten day trip to Quito in Ecuador providing dental aid for the Dental Community Fellowship during March 2012.

Patients usually attend for removal of their 'wisdom teeth' fearing the worst.

Alex Holden gives advice on how a young dentist should handle themselves when embarking on a DF1 (Dental Foundation Training Year 1) scheme.

Francine Fletcher and Surinder Poonian write about their experiences working at the Dental Community Fellowship Mission as dentist volunteers abroad in Ecuador.

Are you giving your patients enough information? Whenever a new topic is discussed with a patient in the dental surgery, the bulk of the verbal discussion will be forgotten very quickly, almost 80%...

There are many reasons why it is important that the honesty of a healthcare professional can be consistently relied upon.

There are many reasons why the personal conduct of a healthcare professional should be consistently of an appropriate standard.

R U E-AWARE? It is not always appreciated that these new forms of communication are required to conform to the same professional and ethical standards as the more traditional media.

This article explores five common financial pitfalls and gives tips of ways a newly qualified dentist can overcome them and explores the temptation of spending money unwisely.

Andrew Wilson recently graduated and he shares his experience in the lead up to that all important degree.

Christine Gordon, a dental student in her final year at the University of Sheffield, explores the possibilities of making the transition from undergraduate to foundation training an easier process.

Recent advances in endodontic instrument design and obturation techniques have made the outcome more predictable, but not guaranteed.

Being a dentist gives us many privileges. Perhaps the most important is the right to ask our patients questions of a confidential nature, and to expect truthful answers.