A Dental Elective in Peru?
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The Medical Elective Network was established in 2011 to provide international student health care electives and free health care campaigns for people with limited resources in Peru.
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Working abroad
Working abroad
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Surinder has worked in NHS and private practice in the UK and now practises as a general dental practitioner in Singapore. Holding a holistic view to healthcare she enjoys working with anxious patients, carrying out oral surgery and is involved with public oral health teaching.
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New to Oz? A brief guide to practising in Australia
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Annalene Weston provides a brief guide to practising down under.
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From Ireland to a new dental life in Australia
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Alma Creavan is an Irish Young Dentist. In this article she shares her experience of being a newly qualified dentist in Australia.
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Working Life: The First Semester
Time to read article: 4 mins
Thomas Graydon graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2014. After graduating he moved to Bunbury, two hours south of Perth, to work as an associate dentist in a private practice.
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Would you like Endone on the side?
Time to read article: 4 mins
As a fresh graduate, I started working in the public system in a small country town with another graduate and a mentor/senior dentist who would come by a few times a month to extract wisdom teeth.
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97% of dentists experience challenging interactions with patients
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Challenging interactions were found to impact on 88% of respondents’ practice working environment with 94% believing it causes stress and anxiety amongst the dental team, 73% feel it causes a fear of complaints and claims, and 67% reported it leads to delays in appointments.
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Dental Protection Horizons Roadshow 2015: How to avoid becoming a statistic
Time to read article: 2 mins
With almost 5,000 complaints to the General Dental Council (GDC) and the Dental Complaints Service in the past year, dentists are understandably anxious about receiving a complaint. In addition, a Dental Protection survey of over 700 dental members earlier this year revealed that 72% of respondents are fearful of being sued by patients, with this fear impacting on the way 81% practise dentistry.
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Articles and features
21/08/2015
Dental Implants
Dental Implants
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Implants are used not only in oral surgery, maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics and restorative dentistry but also in orthodontics, where mini-implants are sometimes used to provide anchorage. This position statement covers all forms.
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Articles and features
17/08/2015
Teledentistry - Additional complications...
Teledentistry - Additional complications...
Time to read article: 7 mins
Like their medical counterparts, Dental Boards and Dental Councils around the world have been wrestling with this issue for some years now. Most regulatory bodies consider that when giving advice remotely in relation to the treatment of a specific patient, you are practising dentistry, even if you never actually meet the patient in person.
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Articles and features
17/08/2015
Teledentistry guidance
Teledentistry guidance
Time to read article: 2 mins
As an international organisation, Dental Protection will often have gained experience from one country, which can highlight potential problems to drive and support members, when a similar situation arises in another country. One such topic is the remote provision of professional dental services, sometimes referred to as 'teledentistry'.
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A review on Dental Protection's Mastering Consent and Shared Decision Making Workshop
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Shania Seewoonarain qualified from Newcastle University in 2014. She is currently in her Foundation year on the Basildon Scheme. "I decided to write this review to let dentists know what this informative workshop is all about."
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Prosthodontists - Aditya Naidu
Time to read article: 4 mins
In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on prosthodontists written by Aditya Naidu.
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Foundation Years - Joanna Christou
Time to read article: 5 mins
In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Foundation Year 1 as a dentist written by Joanna Christou.
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Endodontics - Kreena Patel
Time to read article: 3 mins
In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Post Graduate Endodontics written by Kreena Patel.
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Orthodontics - Leila Khamashta-Ledezma
Time to read article: 5 mins
In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on Orthodontics written by Leila Khamashta-Ledezma.
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Periodontics and Implant Dentistry - Mishal K Sachdev
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In this section we focus on the different types of dentistry and speak to dentists who have chosen to follow alternative career paths. In this article we focus on periodontics and implant dentistry written by Mishal K Sachdev.
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PSA report provides grounds for optimism for the GDC - says Dental Protection
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Dental Protection believes the dental profession will be disappointed to see that the General Dental Council (GDC) remains at the bottom of the league table of UK healthcare regulators in the Professional Standards Authority’s (PSA) 2014/15 Performance Review Report that accompanies the latest Annual Report and accounts of PSA. Although this is an unsatisfactory situation, Dental Protection is urging the GDC to act on the feedback and continue taking steps in a sensible direction.
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Would you like to rinse?
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An innocent enough question but, when an adverse incident occurs, make sure the patient’s welfare is your main priority...
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Dental Protection responds to Which? report on NHS appointment availability
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Further to the Which? report into NHS dental appointments, which has featured in national press this morning.
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Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer
Time to read article: 5 mins
Ewan MacKessack-Leitch graduated in 2011 from Dundee Dental School. Ewan is currently a CT2 in Paediatrics at Dundee Dental Hospital.
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Getting Your Teeth into Photography
Time to read article: 3 mins
Daniel is a first year longitudinal foundation dentist qualified from Newcastle University in 2014 and is currently working between York hospital and general dental practice.
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Reflections - A Powerful Tool for Your Professional Development
Time to read article: 4 mins
Ohsun Kwon graduated in 2013 from King's College London. After completing Dental Foundation Training last year, Ohsun is now working as a Dental Core Trainee in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department at Salisbury District Hospital.
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Working for a corporate; is it really that bad?
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Adele graduated from Newcastle University in 2013 and has been working in general practice ever since. I have written this article to try and give an insight into my experience of working for a dental corporate, which can often be given a bad name.
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