Spotlight on dental nurses - p12

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Book review - p12

Michelle Brindley

Advanced Dental Nursing, Robert Ireland (ed), Blackwell Munksgaard 2004 price £29.50 ISBN 1405109238

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Be a winner at the Science Museum - p13

Naomi Davis

Have you ever fancied yourself as the next Sue Barker, Paula Radcliffe or Jonny Wilkinson? It's time to stop dreaming, says Naomi Davis.

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Diary Summer - p13

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Transitional entry onto GDC Register - p18

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A new class - p19

Kate Craig

Access to care has long been a problem in orthodontics but with the creation of a new class of PCD this is set to change, reports Kate Craig.

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Dental nurse registration: What's in it for nurses? - pp20 - 21

Naomi Davis

With training, cost and CPD implications, GDC registration sounds like more work for little gain. Naomi Davis discovers otherwise.

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Profitable partnerships - pp22 - 24

Caroline Holland

Caroline Holland investigates the relationship between dental laboratory and dental practice and learns how the two businesses co-exist.

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Military dentistry: Duty Calls - pp27 - 30

Arveen Bajaj

As you might imagine, being a dental professional within the, Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force is both challenging and interesting. Here, three military dental professionals from the Defence Dental Agency tell Arveen Bajaj what life as a military dental professional is like.

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Forward focus - pp32 - 34

Fiona Stuart-Wilson

Hew Mathewson, President of the General Dental Council, shares his view for the future of PCDs with Fiona Stuart-Wilson.

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Forward thinking - pp36 - 37

This year's British Dental Conference and Exhibition held in Bournemouth from Thursday 6 May to Saturday 8 May was more relevant to the whole dental team than ever before. A full programme of fringe sessions ran alongside the main conference programme. Reviews of some of the most relevant sessions are published below.

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American Beauty - pp38 - 40

Julie Ferry

Julie Ferry gains an insight into life at a fast-paced American private practice, where appearance plays an important role in customer satisfaction.

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Modern managers - pp44 - 46

Kate Maynard

As dental practice management becomes a recognised career, Kate Maynard talks to two practice managers who have risen to the top of their fields.

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Smoking cessation advice - pp49 - 51

Naomi Davis

Dental professionals can play an important role in helping smokers stop, reports Naomi Davis.

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An Introduction to practice computing - p53

Peter Fyne

Dental practice systems have developed extensively over the past few years. For those practices that have not yet computerised, it is well worth considering purchasing the necessary equipment and software. But many practice staff ask, where do we start?

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NHS IT strategy and dentistry - p54

Andrew Hoy

The NHS's ambitious IT upgrade programme will ultimately benefit dental practice, reports Andrew Hoy.

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CPD for PCDs - p56

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Esemdent for oral hygiene - p56

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New practice management qualification launched - p56

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Admor competition winner - p56

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Clear the air - p57

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PracticeGenie on-line - p57

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Ready for all eventualities - p57

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Ergonomic camera - p57

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Showing off: last word - p60

Kate Craig

As conference season kicks off, Kate Craig relives her first visit to Planet Dental.

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