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Is your dental reception more 1977 than 2007? Could it do with a designer makeover? Or perhaps you're opening a brand new practice… If so, you'll be interested in what Paul Reilly has to say.
Longer hours of daylight, lighter evenings and the growing number of hints that spring is in the air… Stephen Hancocks anticipates getting home from the practice and venturing outside to the garden.
Welcome to the fifth 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 winter issue can be found here. Here, Susan Gorman shares her wisdom and experience in practice management.
David Hannington, an Introduction to Practice for Dental Therapists Tutor, describes a scheme for DCPs set up at Cardiff University, modelled on the Vocational Training undertaken by dentists.
