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  • BDJ Jobs

    Dental Technician Careers

    • 31 May 2017
    • Kate Quinlan

    Willette Jean Lati is a 26-year-old dental technician and Clear Aligner Department Assistant Manager at NimroDental Orthodontic Solutions in London.

  • We are dentistry

    • 25 May 2017

    Every dentist has a story. We want to hear yours. We want to show what dentistry looks like in 2017 – and celebrate the clinicians, the teachers and the innovators that make up the profession.

  • Recruitment agencies: 10 top tips for jobseeking dental professionals

    • 6 Mar 2017
    • David Payne

    Need some helping landing your next dream job? Let a recruitment agency do the heavy lifting.

  • BDJ Jobs

    Dental Therapist Careers

    • 1 Mar 2017
    • Maddy Johnson

    Dental therapist Maddy Johnson, 22, who lives in Leeds, went from VT to a four-month intensive training programme with IMI Clinics in Italy.

  • The benefits of postgraduate education

    • 19 Jan 2017
    • James Dawson

    Clearly there are large numbers of dentists studying for postgraduate qualifications. What particular benefits might they bring to an individual? 

  • The right new job for you? A seven-step checklist for finding an enjoyable and rewarding dental job

    • 6 Jan 2017
    • Helen Burgess

    Sometimes it is very tempting to take the first job you are offered, especially if you have been searching for a long time or if the thought of being out of work for a long time is a difficult prospect. Read on for a guide of how to decide whether the job is right for you or not.

  • Rosalyn Davies

    Dental Nurse Careers

    • 1 Jan 2017
    • Kate Quinlan

    Rosalyn Davies explains to BDJ Team how she progressed from being a trainee dental nurse in 1983 to being the first DCP President of the British Society of Gerodontology (BSG) in 2017.

  • Get involved with the BDA

    Take control of your future: Get involved with the BDA

    • 31 Oct 2016

    Young dentists face so many pressures in the modern dentistry world. Dentists are graduating with limited clinical experience, whilst patient expectations and demands are at their peak. Accompanied with rising indemnity costs and GDC fees and increased student debt, it can be a tough environment to work within.

  • Volunteering with Dentaid in Greece

    Volunteering with Dentaid in Greece – Q&A with Judith Husband

    • 31 Oct 2016

    After being moved by stories and images of individuals and families fleeing war and persecution in their home countries, BDA Officer Judith Husband decided to take her dental skills to Greece...

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    Associates’ pension tension: are you missing out?

    • 6 Jul 2016
    • Paul Blaylock, BDA Principal Executive Committee

    The last thing you’re going to be thinking of when you start your first job is saving for your retirement.

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    Lilian Lindsay: a woman who didn’t take no for an answer

    • 6 Jul 2016
    • Sarah Carlin,Communications officer at the BDA

    Dentistry has quite a lot to celebrate in terms of the roles women have played in its development and also the huge contributions they make today in the profession.

  • Negotiating the best starting salary

    How good is your CV?

    • 15 Jun 2016

    Writing a good CV is tricky: the message must be right but so must its appearance.

  • Creating rapport in an interview

    Creating rapport in an interview

    • 15 Jun 2016

    Rapport is the connection between two people; the spoken and unspoken words that say ‘we are on the same page’. In an interview situation you can employ numerous techniques to maximise the rapport between yourself and your interviewer.

  • Do's and don'ts for developing a CV

    Dos and don'ts for developing a CV

    • 15 Jun 2016

    A Curriculum Vitae is a self-marketing tool and getting an interview can depend on how good your CV is. You will need to consider what to include, how much detail is needed and how to make your CV stand out from all the others.