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There can be very few of us who have not benefited from the wisdom of hindsight in the course of our clinical career.

This young dentist studied at King's College in London and qualified in 2010. They have written an article about NHS dentistry and its future amongst newly qualified dentists. This article will explore the benefits of hospital training post qualification.

A revealing measure of a dentist's level of care and commitment to patients' needs can be found in the way they deal with emergencies.

An interesting contrast between legal cases which involve dental practitioners, and those which involve medical practitioners, is that medical practitioners are often accused of 'failing to treat' or of 'delaying treatment' but rarely 'over treatment'.

Ayesha Khan is a final year student at Leeds University and she hopes to qualify in 2014. This article focuses on her invaluable experiences gained from carrying out a dental volunteering placement in Cambodia.

Every new practice is an opportunity to gain new experiences, meet new patients, work with new professional colleagues, try different things and hopefully learn and develop in some way.

Patient interest in obtaining a pleasing aesthetic result shows no signs of diminishing.

Raise your hand if you've ever had an unsatisfied patient. My guess is that everyone's got their hand up. If you haven't, unfortunately it will happen at some point.

Sarah graduated from the University of Leeds in 2012 she is currently undertaking a DF2 post in Primary Dental Care. Sarah says "I want to encourage others to consider a community position as a great deal can be learned and experienced."