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Regulatory inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors

John Taylor

TT January 2009

Regulatory inspections – the technician’s perspective

David Whitton

TT January 2009

CAD/CAM – an introduction

Ashley Byrne

TT January 2009

What ethical guidance does the GDC offer DCPs?

Dental Protection Ltd

TT January 2009

Scope of Practice

Sue Adams

TT March 2009

Your professional duty

Author: David Whitton

TT March 2009

Research in the workplace

Tony Griffin

TT March 2009

Case report: Aesthetic challenges – restoration of a single maxillary central incisor

Kavit N Shah

TT March 2009

Don’t let recession lead to depression

Editorial

TT March 2009

What are your ethical obligations to patients?

Dental Protection Ltd

TT March 2009

Medical emergencies and the dental technician

Chris Kurt-Gabel

TT May 2009

Improving infection control practices in dental laboratories

Dr Rebecca Taylor

TT May 2009

Ethics: other ethical implications for DCPs

Dental Protection Ltd

TT May 2009

Dental technicians down under

Author: Vikki Harper

TT May 2009

Registration – creating patient trust and colleague confidence

Author:
Duncan Rudkin

TT July 2009

Declaring your CPD

Tony Griffin

TT July 2009

Cardiac emergencies, including chest pain

Chris Kurt-Gabel

TT July 2009

Why bother about your image?

Author:
Carole Stacey

TT July 2009

Meet David Smith

Vikki Harper

TT September 2009

Current orthodontic technology techniques – an overview
Part 1

Author:
Paul Mallett

TT September 2009

Acrylic partial dentures revisited

Robert Jagger

TT September 2009

Increasing your career visibility

Carole Stacey

TT September 2009

Looking to the future (revalidation)

Edward Bannatyne

TT November 2009

Current orthodontic technology techniques – an overview
Part 2

Author:
Paul Mallett

TT November 2009

The use of pressed ceramic over zirconium

Glenn Harger

TT November 2009

Nine nifty ways to pay less tax

Vikki Harper

TT November 2009

Dealing with dental complaints

Hazel Adams

TT February 2010

Stop complaining… and get better business results

Vikki Harper

TT February 2010

No clasps please!
Part 1

Author:
Ulrich Heker

TT February 2010

All change for educational outcomes

Tony Griffin

TT February 2010

Silicosis and the dental technician

Vikki Harper

TT February 2010

No clasps please!
Part 2

Author:
Ulrich Heker

TT April 2010

Winning friends and influencing people

John Stacey

The Probe
Reproduced in TT
June 2010

Dimensional stability of alginate (irreversible hydrocolloid) impression materials over time

Ella Woodward &
Dr Rebecca Taylor

TT June 2010

No clasps please!
Part 3

Author:
Ulrich Heker

TT June 2010

How effective is your laboratory’s infection control policy?

Richard Musgrave

TT June 2010

Dental appliances: how new GDC standards affect you

Tom Peplow

TT June 2010

Tax and the new tex year

Glenn Collingbourne

TT June 2010

Advice for those who employ dental professionals

General Dental Council

TT June 2010

An overview of current orthodontic techniques

Paul Mallett

TT August 2010

An introduction to health and safety

Susan Bruckel

TT August 2010

DeguDent/ Dentsply training courses

Author: DeguDent/ Dentsply

TT August 2010

Straumann CAD/ CAM study club

Author:
Straumann

TT August 2010

Get involved – become a GDC panel member

Author:
Alison Lockyer

TT August 2010

GDC secures ninth illegal practice prosecution of 2010

The General Dental Council

TT October 2010

No clasps please!
Part 4

Ulrich Heker

TT October 2010

An introduction to health and safety
Part 2

Sue Bruckel

TT October 2010

Teeth whitening

Andrew Tinkler

TT October 2010

Medical emergencies, an introduction

Tony Griffin

TT October 2010

Explaining the annual retention fee

Alison Lockyer
Chair of the General Dental Council

TT October 2010

Training staff – tax advantage or tax pitfall

Glenn Collingbourne

TT December 2010

Did you know smoke-free rules extend to work vehicles?

 

TT December 2010

The recent increase in the annual retention fee

Alison Lockyer
Chair of the General Dental Council

TT December 2010

Bleaching trays are custom made devices

 

TT December 2010

An introduction to health and safety
Part 3

Sue Bruckel

TT December 2010

Update on medical emergencies for dental technicians

Rebecca Cookson

TT December 2010

Planning your working future or your holidays?

Tony Griffin

TT December 2010

Forward thinking lab director aims to improve dentists’ skills

Ian Taylor

TT December 2010

Tax planning tips

Glenn Collingbourne

TT February 2011

Professionalism

Janet Collins

TT February 2011

A sore spot shown to parliamentarians

Tony Griffin

TT February 2011

Fabrication of the lower locator denture – a walk through

Andrew Tinkler

TT February 2011

Model production using the original model-tray system

Advertorial

TT February 2011

Responding to cardiac arrest

Rebecca Cookson

TT February 2011

Professional responsibilities

The General Dental Council

TT April 2011

Predictable single-tooth implants

Willie Jack

TT April 2011

Nipple prosthesis -  a walk through

Andrew Tinkler

TT April 2011

Asthma and anaphylaxis

Rebecca Cookson

TT April 2011

Teamwork

Chris Maryan

TT April 2011

Allergy to methylmethacrylate?

Andrew Barber  & Robert Jagger

TT June 2011

A word about websites

 

TT June 2011

Update on medical emergencies: fainting and choking

Rebecca Cookson

TT June 2011

Forming bridges between education and the professional world of dental technology

 

TT June 2011

Leadership in a period of further change

Tony Griffin

TT August 2011

Why should dental technicians visit BDTA Dental Showcase?

 

TT August 2011

Natural selection: how to recruit stars and keep them

Richard Mander

TT August 2011

Infection control: how scrubbed up are you?

Rebecca Taylor, Aaliyah Hameed & Leanne Williams

 

TT August 2011

The advantages, disadvantages and the myths of Valplast (flexi) dentures

Katie Mason

TT August 2011

Take 5 with John Stacey

 

TT August 2011

HR facts: the art of engagement Richard Mander TT October 2011
Customer complaints DTA TT October 2011
Do you hear the ticking of a CPD time bomb? DTA TT October 2011
Getting the right visual information Mark Ambridge TT October 2011
Take 5  Barry Appleby TT October 2011
All Party Parliamentary Group for Dentistry Tony Griffin TT December 2011
Keeping fitness to practise fit for purpose Neil Marshall TT December 2011
HR facts: flexibility in the workplace Richard Mander TT December 2011
Denture repairs Alec Maryan & Chris Maryan TT December 2011
Using visual communication to get the best from e.max all ceramic Mark Ambridge TT December 2011
Dental digital photography TT December 2011
praxis:  a sideways look at occlusal vertical dimension Tony Griffin TT December 2011
One student's view of oral bacteria Emma Harrison TT December 2011
Take 5 Mike McGlynn TT December 2011
praxis: around the articular condyles Tony Griffin TT February 2012
Dental Technology Show (DTS) Vikki Harper TT February 2012
Denture repairs: the financial, legal and ethical challenges Alec Maryan & Chris Maryan TT February 2012
HR facts: how sick is your business Richard Mander TT February 2012
Respiratory disorders in the dental laboratory Elizabeth King & Robert Jagger  TT February 2012
GDC udpate GDC TT February 2012

 

 

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