Ed's letter - p3

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Champagne or CPD - p5

Jeanette Daly

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Sharps disposal - p5

Kath Hayes

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Fit and stress free - p5

Belinda Otterburn, Mrs

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Laundry relief - p5

D. Abu-Gharbieh

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Hep B - p5

Lynne Buckwell

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Help homeless at Christmas - p9

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Dentists should prescribe nicotine therapy - p9

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DH to investigate frequent check-ups - p9

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Watch your job title - p9

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Make better use of dental therapists, urges Eastman tutor - p10

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SCD recognised - p10

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Professionals to be recognised - p10

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Lancashire launches therapy programme - p11

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Dental patients pose nude for charity - p11

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Trekking for charity - p11

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A unique record at Portsmouth - p12

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New skills levels in orthodontic therapy reached - p12

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Bristol pioneers celebrate - p12

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Winter diary - p13

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'But for New Cross, dentistry would be the poorer' - pp14 - 15

It was opened when Macmillan was prime minister and national service was still in force and closed 23 years later as a result of Government and BDA opposition. But the spirit and values of the UK's first school for dental therapists live on. Joanna Lyall attended a reunion of the New Cross 'girls'.

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Subject Categories: Dental therapists | History | GDC registration

'I' ve had fantastic fantastic learning and development opportunities' - pp16 - 17

Looking for a dental nursing role with a difference? Romy Slater found her niche with NHS 24.

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Subject Categories: Training, education and careers | Dental nurses

Verifiable CPD paper

Vital guide to Dental implants - pp19 - 22

Jack Mirza & Guy Robertson

Jack Mirza and Guy Robertson outline the origin of dental implants and how they are used today, with case studies and treatment protocols.

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Subject Categories: Clinical | Training, education and careers

How are we training the whole dental team? - pp23 - 25

Richard Cure, Dr & Robert Ireland, Professor

Dr Richard Cure and Professor Robert Ireland discuss the benefits of including dental practice managers and receptionists in dental team training.

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Subject Categories: Training, education and careers | Teamwork

'As dental professionals we should be looking at the whole person' - pp26 - 27

New BSDHT President Marina Harris sees herself less as a figurehead and more as one member of an influential team, says Kate Maynard.

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Subject Categories: Training, education and careers | Dental hygienists | Dental therapists

The future looks bright - pp29 - 31

Sarah Brett

Hygiene and therapy student Sarah Brett conducted a local study of GDP opinion on DCPs and their current and future remits.

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Subject Categories: Training, education and careers | GDC registration | Dental hygienists | Dental therapists | Teamwork

Getting the most from your dental technician - pp32 - 35

Mark Oborn

Dental technician Mark Oborn presents his views on management processes and principles in the extended dental team.

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Subject Categories: Dental technicians | Communication | Teamwork

Stop gingivitis before it starts - pp36 - 37

Ann Generlich

...with carefully formulated toothpaste, says Ann Generlich, PR and Marketing Director for Purity Laboratories.

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Subject Categories: Oral health promotion | Health

Hotspot - p37

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Enhance the patient experience - pp38 - 39

Lynne Rees

Training in NLP can provide you with the tools to effectively develop a rapport with your patients. Lynne Rees explains.

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Subject Categories: CPD | Communication

Have you got the IT factor? - pp40 - 41

Dental nurse and Clinical IT Coordinator Wendy Leach^* explains how to make full use of information technology in your dental practice.

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Subject Category: IT

Verifiable CPD paper

Ethical obligations in patient care - pp43 - 45

Fiona Ryan, Monika Cedro, Sona Pabari, Lucy Davenport-Jones & Joseph Noar

Fiona Ryan, Monika Cedro, Sona Pabari, Lucy Davenport-Jones and Joseph Noar describe a study they carried out to test clinicians' knowledge and practice of data protection legislation and information management.

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Subject Category: Ethics and law

vCJD & dental treatment - pp48 - 49

Fiona Ord & Pauline Watt

Fiona Ord and Pauline Watt highlight the existing knowledge of a fatal disease and its possible association with dental treatment.

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Subject Categories: Clinical | Health

Hooray for x-rays! - pp50 - 52

Alison Lowe

Dental hygienist Alison Lowe explains the finer details of radiography use in dental practice.

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Subject Categories: Radiography | Training, education and careers

Vital verifiable CPD – instructions - p53

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Take a moment - pp55 - 57

Dean Hodgkin

How is your relationship with stress? Can you feel your blood pressure rising the minute you walk into work? Let Dean Hodgkin show you how to take some time out.

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Subject Category: Health

Give oral health - p58

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Streamlined management - p58

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Fight periodontal disease - p58

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Successful surgeries - p58

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Clean air assured - p58

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Keep kids happy - p59

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Touch screen - p59

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Comfortable consultations - p59

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Promote oral health - p59

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New practice for the new year - p59

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WIN a magnum of Laurent-Perrier Champagne! - p61

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The drills are alive...! - p64

Probably one of the most frequent, negative comments that patients make about going to the dentist is the noise – usually of the 'the drill' – so what can we do to help out? Stephen Hancocks investigates.

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