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  • Associate Agreements – Harsh Terms to Watch Out For

    • 22 Mar 2019

    You’re ecstatic. You’ve just received a letter confirming an offer of your dream associate position. The contract is enclosed and you are asked to sign and return a copy, demonstrating your acceptance of the post, without delay.

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    CPD checklist – What you should do

    • 25 Jan 2019
    • James Dawson, Head of Advice Publications in the Practice Support Team at the BDA

    The first year of the GDC’s enhanced CPD scheme has now come to an end. You will know that the new scheme saw changes to the required number of verifiable CPD hours and a mandatory requirement to have a personal development plan (PDP) in place.

  • What is a 'portfolio career' in dentistry?

    • 22 Nov 2018
    • Jonathan Lewney, BDJ Portfolio Associate Editor

    ​I used to wonder 'Why would anyone want more than one job?'

  • Supporting you throughout your career

    • 7 Nov 2018

    The BDA have just released their ‘Here for you’ report, setting out the ways in which they’ve been busily helping their members and the wider dental profession in the last 12 months.

  • Mediation is considered a win/win solution

    Mediation

    • 11 Sep 2018
    • Neeta Udhian

    by Neeta Udhain, a practice management consultant in the BDA’s Practice Support team. Neeta advises general dental practitioners on associate contracts and all aspects of employment law

  • Considering a career in...

    • 13 Aug 2018

    Video testimonials to help you decide if community dentistry, NHS dentistry, specialisation or working abroad is right for you. As well as tips to help you get ahead.

  • Career advice videos

    • 13 Aug 2018

    Here you'll find a selection of videos we hope will help you in the early stages of your career.

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    4 things you need to know about your pay

    • 19 Feb 2018
    • Eddie Crouch

    ​As any health professional will you tell you, recruitment, retention and access are intimately linked. We want this profession to succeed, and to deliver the very best for its patients. It's why each year we ask our members for their feedback on pay and on morale.

  • 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.

  • 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? 

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    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.

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    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.