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Welcome to the eighth article in the Vital Guide Series. At the end of the article are some CPD questions, which are designed to get you thinking about the article and to help you remember some of the key points. The answers to the questions in the summer issue can be found here. Here, Cathy Stillman-Lowe and Ronnie Levine OBE update you on the key oral health messages for patients and describe new developments in smoking cessation and supporting behaviour change.
How does a dental practice with six surgeries and 22 staff function smoothly and maintain motivation as a team? Julie Ferry spoke to award-winning El-Nashar Dental Care in Devon.
Should dental professionals continue to drill teeth and fill them with amalgam, or use composite, which bonds to teeth and provides a protective barrier against further decay? Christopher Lynch talks pros and cons.
Should dental therapists' training be expanded to include diagnosis and treatment planning? According to a new pilot scheme at Cardiff University, the answer is yes, says Julie Ferry.
Get a head start on meeting new CPD requirements with a specially designed PDP for your whole team. Julie Ferry spoke to personal development tutor Kathryn Marshall.
Should you intervene or mind your own business? Paul Coulthard and Alison Warburton looked at how the dental team should respond to this very delicate issue. Adapted from a BDJ1 article by Kate Maynard.
Welcome to the seventh article in the Vital Guide Series. At the end of the article are some CPD questions, which are designed to get you thinking about the article and to help you remember some of the key points. The answers to the questions in the summer issue can be found here. Here, Linda Nandlal introduces you to the idea of dental practice as a profitable business.
A website is one of the most important promotional tools a dental practice can have. In his recent BDJ article,1 Paul Downes explains how to achieve online success. Adapted for Vital by Kate Maynard.
As you might imagine, being a dental professional within the, Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force is both challenging and interesting. Here, three military dental professionals from the Defence Dental Agency tell Arveen Bajaj what life as a military dental professional is like.
