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This issue features articles on smile makeover treatments, hospital dentistry litigation, and decolonisation of the curricula.
Cover image: A burst of clinical activity disrupts the steadily growing biofilm, sending pathogenic bacteria rushing through the dental waterlines. Cultured microorganisms are at the centre of this investigation. (Mixed media on paper.)