Handling the Media (UK)
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Media scrutiny of you and your role within dentistry can put your personal and professional reputation at risk. Where a media query relates to issues that fall within the scope of the benefits of membership, the Dental Protection Press Office is on hand to provide expert advice throughout the process.
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Premier Symposium 2015 - Richard Porter
Premier Symposium 2015 - Dr Paul Redmond
Premier Symposium 2015 - Martin Kelleher
Primum est non nocere (above all, do no harm)
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Premier Symposium 2015 - Professor Iain Chapple
Too little too late: Early diagnosis saves teeth - but maybe not implants!
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Premier Symposium 2015 - David Croser
HIV/AIDS then and now - 30 years of infection control and the dental team.
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The day my patient nearly died
Time to read article: 6 mins
I was working as a young graduate dentist some years ago. I had three years of experience since graduating, and like many dentists starting their careers I worked at two different practices. I had recently started doing three days per week at a practice unsupervised and I felt confident in my clinical experience to do this, comforted by the knowledge that I could refer if required...
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Industrial action going ahead
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On Tuesday 5 January the BDA announced that talks with the Department of Health around the doctors in training contract dispute had ended and that it would proceed with industrial action. The first full strike is due to start on 12 January.
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My first year in practice: a country change
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The prospects for 2015 became exciting and far more concrete when I was given the opportunity to take up a full-time position in Roma with the South West Hospital and Health Service. After a quick Google search of how far away Roma actually was, I decided on a country change; from the white sandy beaches of Gold Coast to the red soil of south-west Queensland...
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