Volume 219 Issue 1, 10 July 2015

Send your letters to the Editor, British Dental Journal, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS bdj@bda.org. Priority will be given to letters less than 500 words long. Authors must sign the letter, which may be edited for reasons of space. Readers may now comment on letters via the BDJ website (www.bdj.co.uk). A 'Readers' Comments' section appears at the end of the full text of each letter online.

Send your letters to the Editor, British Dental Journal, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS bdj@bda.org. Priority will be given to letters less than 500 words long. Authors must sign the letter, which may be edited for reasons of space. Readers may now comment on letters via the BDJ website (www.bdj.co.uk). A 'Readers' Comments' section appears at the end of the full text of each letter online.

Send your letters to the Editor, British Dental Journal, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS bdj@bda.org. Priority will be given to letters less than 500 words long. Authors must sign the letter, which may be edited for reasons of space. Readers may now comment on letters via the BDJ website (www.bdj.co.uk). A 'Readers' Comments' section appears at the end of the full text of each letter online.

Send your letters to the Editor, British Dental Journal, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS bdj@bda.org. Priority will be given to letters less than 500 words long. Authors must sign the letter, which may be edited for reasons of space. Readers may now comment on letters via the BDJ website (www.bdj.co.uk). A 'Readers' Comments' section appears at the end of the full text of each letter online.

There are many of these in today's society, and many of them have no place. Talking about – and more importantly identifying – stress is another.

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.

A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.

A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.

A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.

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