Table of contents
Editorial
Something for everyone - p3
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Star Letter
Call for more therapists, not dentists - p4
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Letter
Support for the NVQ - p5
Mrs Jane Beauchamp
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News
New PCD school opens - p6
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New qualification - p6
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'Talking Teeth' for National Smile Week - p6
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New dental nurse scheme launched - p6
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News
Association contacts - p7
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Reviews
Psychedelic relics - p9
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Book Reviews
Book review - p9
Spotlight on practice managers & receptionists - p10
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Communication and the dental team - p10
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Get CREATIVE - p11
Perspective
Do you think the dental team should be more involved in the vocational training of dentists? - pp13 - 14
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Features
Registration
Access to Registration - pp15 - 16
As more information of the ART scheme for dental nurses unfolds, Arveen Bajaj asks Antony Townsend at the GDC what it really means
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Career pathway
Dental nurse to dentist in one easy move? - pp18 - 19
The concept of continuing education throughout a career in not new, but Antony Townsend takes the idea a step further and tells Arveen Bajaj all about it.
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Tragedy
Dental tragedy - pp20 - 23
What happens when something goes terribly wrong? Arveen Bajaj talks to practices who have re-built themselves after a tragedy.
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Dental nurse NVQ
Be an NVQ Assessor - pp24 - 26
Becoming an NVQ assessor is a good way of increasing your skills while continuing to do a job you like. Julie Ferry talks to two NVQ assessors to see how they got involved.
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Quiz
Test yourself - pp27 - 28
Interview
Operation desert dentures - pp30 - 32
Kate Maynard meets a British dental technician who works in Qatar, where her own family have lived for 18 years.
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Day in the life
Taking oral health to the public - pp34 - 37
Oral health promotion is big and its going to get bigger. Naomi Scott talks to three oral health promoters to find out why, and what you have to do to get involved.
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Colour in
Good dragon bad dragon - p39
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On Your Feet
Go Organic - p41
Kate Maynard finds out why opting for organic is the future of food.
Pet de-stress - p42
The family pet might just be the way to keep the stress levels at bay, says Arveen Bajaj.
Pull your wellies on - p43
Are a host of golden daffodils nodding in your garden? Kate Maynard puts the winter blues behind her and rediscovers her garden.
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Advice
Excellent x-rays - pp45 - 48
Naomi Scott gives an overview of radiography in the dental practice.
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Digital imaging - p49
Digital radiography is becoming more commonly used in the dental practice.1 You may already have digital radiography operating in your practice or may it not be something that you have yet come across.
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Last Word
Marketplace
Healthy hands make light work - p51
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A perfect polish - p51
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Finger-licking FRESH - p51
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Get organised - p51
Ulcer ouster - p52
Supersonic - p52
Practical trays - p52
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Toothbrushing technique - p52
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Surgery furniture - p53
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Destroy super bugs - p53
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Crossword
Prize crossword win! - p55
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Chocolate challenge - p56
The difficulties of resisting chocolate at Easter are a downfall for Naomi Scott this year.
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