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Jane Renehan answers a reader’s question on how to get started with compliance. The question – Dear Jane… In recent months I opened a new dental practice.  I’m working single-handedly at the moment, but over time I have plans to expand the size of the practice.  With the new build, purchase of equipment, recruiting staff … Continued

Lyndsey McGuinness outlines some key aspects of her role in clinical compliance, from radiation protection to training and education. Weekly planning I usually like to plan out my time at the start of each week. I allocate time for completion of administration and desk-based work, which involves working on or researching clinical compliance projects, but … Continued

Nishma Sharma discusses how dentistry can cause burnout and the importance of finding your inner happiness. The very nature of dentistry, regardless of the sector we are in, means dealing with the public – their expectations, neuroses, past experiences, prejudices, ideas and so on. This makes it a highly unpredictable field we work in as … Continued

The link between diabetes and periodontal disease is well known to dental professionals, but not to diabetics – Aisha Ramadan shares her experience of training in dental hygiene with diabetes. Diabetes. Periodontal disease. Diabetes and periodontal disease. These are common words to hear as dental practitioners. From the bidirectional relationship, the complications and the severity … Continued

Jackie Ffrench discusses the implementation of the four-day work week at PD Ceramics Ltd and the benefits it can bring to the profession. As a dental laboratory servicing the dental sector here in Ireland over the past 30 years, it has been crucial to embrace change always and figure out a way to expand and … Continued

Jane Renehan answers another reader’s question – read on to learn how to carry out an effective risk assessment. The question – Dear Jane… Would you explain in simple steps how to carry out a risk assessment? Any guidance I have received seems to involve a lot of time and paperwork. I just can’t see the … Continued

Jane Renehan answers another question from a reader – this time, she’s busting some myths about hand-held portable X-ray devices. The question – Dear Jane… Are hand-held portable X-ray devices a like-for-like substitute for a wall-mounted intraoral X-ray machines? The answer Hand-held X-ray equipment should not be considered as a replacement for fixed or semi-mobile intraoral … Continued