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The mentoring experience

BDJ In Practice volume 36, pages 20–22 (2023)Cite this article

In the second article of their mini-series, Mabel Saw and Janine Brooks MBE look at the direct experience of three registrants who had been mentored and highlight some of their learning points

This article follows the journey of three dentists who had been mentored. Two of the registrants had been involved with performance issues.

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  1. Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Mabel Saw

  2. Northampton, United Kingdom

    Janine Brooks

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Saw, M., Brooks, J. The mentoring experience. BDJ In Pract 36, 20–22 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-023-1874-4

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