My undergraduate exposure to paediatric dentistry was 'patchy' at best. I was the student assigned the child that failed to attend or the child that needed impressions for an orthodontic appliance. Three years ago, I would have described my paediatric specialities as the acclimatisation visit and the general anaesthetic consent form. Still, I passed my competencies and graduated, despite never having given a child an ID block nor taken out a tooth from a conscious patient.

Graduating dental school brings the feeling of relief and excitement that you have finally succeeded. The long stressful journey of exams, case presentations and trying to find patients to complete your treatment quotas is now over, you've finally done it, and you have obtained your BDS qualification.

Effective treatment plans are based on a systematic process of data collection.

Glasgow graduate Shad Jaff shares his experience of leaving dental school and stepping into the big wide world of work!

The involvement of the whole dental team can help to ensure the effective management of these risks.

As a final year dental student at Griffith University, I have been fortunate enough to experience treating a large number of patients in a varying range of clinical settings including the university clinic, Queensland Health placement at Stafford and several voluntary trips to the aboriginal town of Cherbourg located 250km northwest of Brisbane.

Dr. Andrew Wong has since graduated from the University of Sydney and divides his time between private dentistry and meeting the needs of the local community by working in public clinics as well.

Some thoughts from Michael Lessani on life after dental school.

When I began my dentistry degree in 2007 at Queen's University Belfast, the course boasted a 100% employment rate following graduation.

My graduation from the University of Leeds left me feeling both excited, as I was about to begin a new chapter in my career, but also nervous about the forthcoming challenges in the dental world awaiting me.

Increasingly, preventive dentistry is recognised for its contribution within the much wider context of health promotion

Even if you have no more than a passing interest in Formula 1 racing you will realise that whilst the attention invariably focuses on the driver of the car, their success is only possible because of the effort from the supporting team.

Strategies for keeping the patient comfortable when presenting the bill.

Theesan Vedan studied at the University of The Western Cape in January 2013. He has since taken up a position as a Military Dentist for the South African Defence.

Rachel Pino, an Australian young dentist walks us through some helpful tips to maintain that all important work/life balance as a young dentist.

When you finally qualify as a dentist, you are usually very keen to start work. This enthusiasm, however, will not be particularly productive, unless the rest of the dental team is in place to support you.

The provision of crowns and bridges, in particular, and to a lesser extent that of other fixed restorations such as inlays and veneers, are responsible for a substantial number of negligence claims against dentists.

I have always been told that helping those who need help is one of the important messages in life.

This article gives advice as to the questions you need to ask before accepting your first associate job.

As you throw your graduation caps in the air, don't you suddenly realise that the world is so wide that you wish you were still...

These allegations are particularly likely to occur when a patient who has regularly attended the same dental practitioner over many years, for one reason or another, sees a second dentist.

Andrew Wilson was joint winner of the 1st prize of the undergraduate category of the Premier Awards in 2011.

How does the FTP process work?

When dental professionals are trained, the subject of consent is usually taught as part of a jurisprudence or ethics course. It is often the legal aspects of consent that dominate discussions.