Spotlight on dental technicians - p6

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Summer diary - p7

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Book review - p11

Dental reception and practice management, G. Bridges, Blackwell Munksgaard, £29.99, ISBN: 140513882.

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Dental morphology: an illustrated guide, Second edition, G.C. van Beek, Butterworth-Heinemann, £19.99, ISBN: 0723606668.

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CD review - p12

Perfect posture for the dental team, P. Ellis and Smile-on Ltd, Smile-on Ltd, £199.00 + VAT.

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Vital guide to Cosmetic dentistry - pp15 - 20

David Bloom & Jay Padayachy

Welcome to the sixth article in the Vital Guide Series. At the end of the article are some CPD questions, which are designed to get you thinking about the article and to help you remember some of the key points. The answers to the questions in the spring issue can be found here. Here, David Bloom¹ and Jay Padayachy² divulge their extensive knowledge of cosmetic dental procedures.

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Career-minded mega-mums - pp24 - 25

Julie Ferry spoke to two ambitious women for whom multi-tasking is no hurdle to getting ahead in the dental industry.

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High-fliers in hygiene and therapy - p26

Arveen Bajaj spoke to award nominee Martin Parsons, and Therapist of the Year Dave Martin recounts his own award ceremony experiences.

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Dispensing dietary advice - pp27 - 29

You might know your chocolate cake from your fruit salad, but can you advise patients on diet and dental health? This article is based on a reference guide Dr Paula Moynihan from Newcastle University produced for the BDJ.¹ Adapted by Kate Maynard.

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Your chairside dental angel - pp34 - 35

Dental nurse Claire Thorburn shares her experiences lecturing in four-handed dentistry.

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Sweets for my sweet, sugar-free for my honey - pp42 - 43

Kati Leskinen

Are sugar substitutes safe for teeth or best avoided? Kati Leskinen puts the icing on the cake for Vital readers.

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A natural alternative - p44

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Sticky success - p44

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A faster recovery - p44

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Quick, powerful cleaning - p44

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Lick the nasty habit - p45

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Precision handling - p45

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Easy to swallow seaweed - p45

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Fully ambidextrous - p45

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Intelligent autoclaving - p46

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Simple amalgam disposal - p46

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Triple headed brush - p46

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Painless polishing - p46

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Prize crossword win! - p47

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Aren't you from..? - p48

We all see patients every working day, and they see us too. That's all fine and dandy in the practice setting, but what happens outside the four walls of work? Stephen Hancocks reflects.

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