Preparing for practice

Scheme days are usually spent at the Eastman Dental Institute on Grays Inn Road where I meet with my scheme and my adviser. Each week we have lectures or courses on a core topic such as oral surgery, managing finances in vocational training year, anatomy, law and ethics. The day consists of interactive and hands-on teaching from specialists from different domains of dentistry, each with their own useful hints and tips.

A lecture which I found particularly beneficial was given to us by a very experienced dentist who had also trained as a technician. He spoke to us about the common errors we make as dentists during impression taking and how we can help the technician produce their best work by providing them with accurate impressions that they can work with. He gave us advice on how to improve the accuracy of our impression taking and tooth preparation for crown and bridgework. We had the opportunity to tell him areas where we were having difficulty and he directed us on how we could change this.