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Young dentist Martin Breslin^* shares his perspective on one of the three new NHS pilot schemes being trialled in England and how it may impact the future of NHS dentistry and the role of the DCP.

Nicky Gough^* provides an overview of autism and Asperger syndrome and outlines strategies to improve the treatment of such patients in the dental practice.

In a first for Vital, we interview an Operations Assistant, Chloe Campbell, who works in the head office of a glamorous but patient-focused UK dental corporate.

Dr John Butler^* describes how you can influence your patients' imagination to ensure that their dental experience, and yours, is the very best possible.

How can you make your CV stand out among all the rest? asks Alison Miles-Jenkins^*.

Did you know that some of the BDA's Training essentials courses can be run on an in-house basis?

Peter Walter Smith has been serving the dental industry from his Lancashire laboratory for over 60 years but has far too much ambition and energy to retire.

Polymath dental therapist Christine Macleavy outlines her impressive career to date in this exclusive interview with Vital.

Caroline Holland on the Health Psychology Service and how dental nurses can help anxious patients.

Dental nurse Sarah Brennan of Southport Centre for Health and Wellbeing spent two weeks on a dental volunteer programme in Tanzania.

Phil Jevon, Resuscitation Officer/Clinical Skills Lead at Manor Hospital in Walsall, outlines the updated guidance for dental professionals relating to oxygen therapy, medications and AEDs.

Desrin Dionne Conteh EDT clarifies the issues surrounding artificial pacemakers and the treatment of patients within dental practice.

With CQC being in place for over a year, it is now much more apparent exactly what dental professionals need to know, says Jill Powell of SAFEcic.

Senior dental nurse Christine Horbury is about to graduate with a BSc (Hons) in Primary Dental Care. We follow her journey through work, study and romance over the last 12 months.