Advice centre

James Foster explains why you should be extremely careful about what treatment you agree to provide for your patients when there is a poor chance of long-term success. Warning them of the risk alone is not sufficient.

It is often the case that when you become an associate for the first time, you may not fully understand the implications of being self-employed. The associate ship arrangement is unique to the dental industry and therefore you shouldn't be afraid to ask questions about the arrangement with your practice owner.

Simon Quelch discusses the boundaries of responsibility that exist between the trainer and the foundation dentist.

Theesan Vedan studied at the University of The Western Cape in January 2013. He has since taken up a position as a Military Dentist for the South African Defence. Theesan is dedicated in pursuing a career in dental education and has a keen interest in writing, especially if it is dental related.

A recent graduate talks us through her experiences of volunteering and the understanding she gained.

Tom Dudding studied dentistry at Bristol and graduated in 2012 following a degree in Biochemistry at Birmingham.

My appointment was split in to two posts: one as an Oral Surgery Senior House Officer at Cardiff University School of Dentistry and one as a Dental Officer at Barry Community Clinic.

For any final year dental student, the thought of standing up and presenting a case in front of tutors eager to pick your brains and home in on even the tiniest of areas you might not know about, can be a daunting prospect. Fortunately, tutors are not all as terrible as we think and neither are the presentations… if you know what they are looking for.

She had the choice of a number of different countries including Sweden, Norway, Paris, Turkey and Latvia. She chose Norway and here she tells us all about it. Above is an image of the Northern Lights that she captured!