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Graduating dental school brings the feeling of relief and excitement that you have finally succeeded. The long stressful journey of exams, case presentations and trying to find patients to complete your treatment quotas is now over, you've finally done it, and you have obtained your BDS qualification.

Effective treatment plans are based on a systematic process of data collection.

Glasgow graduate Shad Jaff shares his experience of leaving dental school and stepping into the big wide world of work!

The involvement of the whole dental team can help to ensure the effective management of these risks.

As a final year dental student at Griffith University, I have been fortunate enough to experience treating a large number of patients in a varying range of clinical settings including the university clinic, Queensland Health placement at Stafford and several voluntary trips to the aboriginal town of Cherbourg located 250km northwest of Brisbane.

Dr. Andrew Wong has since graduated from the University of Sydney and divides his time between private dentistry and meeting the needs of the local community by working in public clinics as well.

Some thoughts from Michael Lessani on life after dental school.

When I began my dentistry degree in 2007 at Queen's University Belfast, the course boasted a 100% employment rate following graduation.

My graduation from the University of Leeds left me feeling both excited, as I was about to begin a new chapter in my career, but also nervous about the forthcoming challenges in the dental world awaiting me.