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In our final look into stress, News Editor David Westgarth asks co-author of the stress series Brid Hendron what can people do if they feel stressed, and Brid tells us why in many ways stress is just like periodontal disease
Questions. Our route to knowledge, but so often our route to tying ourselves in knots. In the second part of our investigation into stress, Tim and Brid explain why you feel stressed, and we talk to a member of the dental team who can testify how bad things can get if left to fester.
Dentistry is full of intriguing characters, stories and tales of fillings. However, when the opportunity arose to speak to a photographer, dentist, dancer and model who bases his style on a 'true English gentleman', there was a quick calibration of what 'charismatic' meant. In the latest a day in the life, David Westgarth talks to Dr Shiraz Khan to find out what makes him tick.