CONTENTS
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Foreword - Professionalism – Are we expected to reach unrealistic standards ? – Dr Tony Kilcoyne 6
News from the world of dentistry 7
Putting a smile on the face of young people – Dr Sara Hurley 10
Transforming child dental care across the UK 15
Non-surgical root canal re-treatment of the mandibular left first premolar ( LL4 )
- Dr Arvind Sharma 17
The diploma in restorative dentistry of the faculty of general dental practice ( UK ) RCS ( Eng ) - Ian Wood 21
BADT - Dental caries prevention - Fiona Sandom 22
NEBDN – From national treasure to ambitious leader - Professor Nairn Wilson CBE 24
Bringing dental aid to the Greek refugee camps - Dr Donna Jackson 27
5 rules of GDP orthodontics - Lester Ellman 32
Single versus multiple visit endodontic treatment - a brief review - Tim Sunnucks 35
Solving problems of TMD 39
Grow your business , acquire new patients and improve recall effectiveness 40
Just another summer holiday ? Can a short-term dental project be useful ? Part 2 – Data collection and follow up - A P Noar and J H Noar 43
Interpreting intraoral dental radiographs - an introduction - Amanda Loughlin , Mark Viner , Sarah Bourne 46
Experiences of a remote and rural OOH service in the far north of Scotland - Maj . Malcolm L Hamilton 50
Dental developments in the west country 52
GDC to announce new plans to deliver a more consistent approach to complaints handling 53
The problems of tooth surface loss – a case history - Matthew Condon 56
Facing the future of tooth wear - Professor Andrew Eder 64 Not whiter than white ! 65
CQC inspectors publish reports on 36 dental practices in England – new approach implemented 68
ADI Implanting technology at the heart of the dental sector 70
A weekend grafting in rome 75 Arch Form Byte 76 Dental Practice Buying Club – Why pay more ? 77 Smile Imaging - Tracy Ruck 78 If surfaces could talk – D Gibson 79
Practice Makes Perfect - No . 5 - Banking for business – Hobson ’ s choice ? - Adam Bernstein 82
Dentists call for gear change in NHS dentistry in Wales – Trial pilots praised 84
Practice Makes Perfect No 6 - Safe disposal of waste in a dental surgery setting - colour coding for easier segregation - Rebecca Waters 86
Practice Makes Perfect No 7 - What to do when you receive an employment tribunal claim - Adam Bernstein 87
Practice Makes Perfect No 8 - Tax deductions on refitting premises - Yen-Pei Chen 90
Practice Makes Perfect No 9 - Arranging a residential mortgage ? – a guide for dentists - Julie-Ann Hawkins 95
Company & Product News 96
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