NHS Costs Tell us about your understanding of dentistry in the NHS.Do you think dentistry should be performed by the NHS for freeWhy do you think NHS dentistry costs money? Contracts Tell us about your understanding of UDAs. Why do you think so many dentists are going private? Tell us about your understanding of NHSContinue reading “Hot Topics in Dentistry: MMIs- part 1”
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List of Interview Questions for Dentistry
List of dentistry interview/MMI questions
Summary of the GDC standards
9 Principles 1. Put Patient’s Interest first 2. Communicate effectively with patients 3. Obtain valid consent 3. Maintain and protect patients’ information 6. Work with colleagues in a way that is in patients’ best interests 7. Maintain, develop and work within your professional knowledge and skills 8. Raise concerns if patients are at risk 9.Continue reading “Summary of the GDC standards”
Personalized Medicine
Essentially, the idea is that by looking at a patient’s genome we can prescribe a drug/ dose of radiation that is personalized to them and therefore would have the greatest effect on them with minimal side effects.
Face-to-Face: Reading for Aspiring Dentists
Jim McCaul is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is one of the 10 surgical specialities in the UK where one is usually required to have a degree in both dentistry and medicine. An OMFS focuses on reconstructive and trauma surgery focusing on the face, mouth and neck.
In this book McCaul discusses his cases and areas of his personal life. This book is comparable to the other medical books with regards to tone and type of content, but this is the only book that gives you and insight into OMFS.
Endodontists
Endodontics is a speciality within dentistry involving the dental pulp- the area underneath the enamel and dentin and which houses the root (nerve.)
The Bridge Between Medicine and Dentistry- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Often referred to as the bridge between medicine and dentistry, OMFS is one of the 10 surgical specialities in the UK that focuses on the face, oral cavity, neck, mouth and jaws. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon performs a range of surgical procedures such as reconstructive surgery, trauma surgery and cosmetic surgery
‘Dear Life’ by Rachel Clarke: a book for aspiring medical and dentistry students
There are those generic books you find when you type into google ‘books for studying medicine,’ such as Do No Harm, Being Mortal, Trust Me I’m a Junior Doctor etc. ‘Dear Life’ is perhaps a less generic book. 1. Overview 2. Key Lessons 1. Overview Published in early 2020, I think this new book has remainedContinue reading “‘Dear Life’ by Rachel Clarke: a book for aspiring medical and dentistry students”
Dental Fillings: MMIs
How do tooth fillings work? What kind of fillings are there? You should know about dental fillings in your university dentistry interviews and MMIs.
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