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A guide to fluoride

Christine MacLeavy looks at the science behind the mineral in all its guises

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You have an identity

National Smile Month is celebrating its 40th anniversary and at the helm of the oral health awareness drive is ground-breaking dental nurse Janet...

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Planning to be a practice manager?

Nicki Rowland fully understands the thrills and spills of standing at the helm of a dental practice. In the first of a series of five articles, she...

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Dirty sinks – clarity and waste

Rebecca Waters looks at the guidance on waste dental amalgam from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) – and considers the...

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There's an app for that

Want to help your patients back to better dental health? Ben Underwood's Brush DJ app and videos have been a huge success. We talk to him about his...

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Protection when under attack

We get under the skin of work-related contact dermatitis – the most common form of skin disease in the dental team

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Because you're worth it…

Whether you're a small, standalone dental surgery or part of a large franchise, the issue of infection control carries more weight than ever when it...

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A perfect toe dip

According to research, you have just seven seconds to make a lasting first impression; thankfully, they weren't referring to dental impressions!...

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Flavour of the moment?

Graham Cope enlightens us on the controversial pull of e-cigarettes and their role in smoking cessation

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At a crossroads?

If you're having a hard time at work, you need to know the right avenues to pursue. Here, Sarah Buxton points you in the right direction

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What's in a name?

In the first in a new series exploring the importance and relevance of leadership, John Fowler considers leadership versus management

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Sharps practice

Is your practice taking care of you?

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Bullying in the workplace

Joan Kingsley and Dr Sue Paterson investigate bullying and fear in healthcare.

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The gender divide

Just what are the differences between men and women who present in the dental chair – and what do they mean for you? Peter Baker investigates

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6 ways to teen-proof your practice

They may appear incredibly confident, but young adults are often the ones that are most in need of your chairside reassurance…