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ICD''s Global Oral Health Leadership Institute launched

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British Dental Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-025-8481-1

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Dental careers: findings of a national dental workforce survey

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British Dental Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-024-8234-6

Megan Clark, Ailsa McGregor, Aina Najwa Mohd Khairuddin, Malcolm Smith, Jennifer E. Gallagher

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Shiv Pabary elected new GDPC Chair

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British Dental Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-025-8478-9

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Why the General Dental Council should incorporate informal learning into continuing professional development

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British Dental Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-025-8375-2

John Stanfield

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Water fluoridation, myths, politics and evidence

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British Dental Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-025-8411-2

Barry Cockcroft