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Leentje gives an alternative view on dentistry, enticing young dentists to explore different options and combine their passion with their profession. 

Aoife O'Neill is in her final year of study at Cork University College. She has written this article because she feels that it is such a relevant important topic in today's world. The article is about Dentistry in a social media world and the impact it has on us as dental professionals.

A young dentist discusses her thoughts on how patient management should be managed in the transition from university to general practice.

Crown and bridgework is responsible for a large proportion of cases involving claims against dentists. Along with endodontics and periodontics, they account for a significant proportion of the total cost of claims made against the dental profession.

Steve Conteh Studied at KCL and graduated in July 2014 He will be working as a foundation dentist in Marlborough starting in September. Steve wrote this article to share the information he has learned to help others.

I'm Olutusen Ariyo Onafowokan, I often get cut down to Riyo or Olu. I am "quite" sarcastic, I love a good beer, play football twice a week, I've started reading again (not that I ever forgot how to read, I'd just stopped) and I'm trying to learn a new language.

Helpful tips for planning a successful elective, volunteering or working abroad.

Each and every January, many of us scribble down our New Year's resolutions and pledge to join a gym, learn a new language or find true love. Sometimes though, we forget that our careers deserve New Year's resolutions too. Make the promise to yourself that 2014 will be a fantastic year for your personal life and career too.

My undergraduate exposure to paediatric dentistry was 'patchy' at best. I was the student assigned the child that failed to attend or the child that needed impressions for an orthodontic appliance. Three years ago, I would have described my paediatric specialities as the acclimatisation visit and the general anaesthetic consent form. Still, I passed my competencies and graduated, despite never having given a child an ID block nor taken out a tooth from a conscious patient.