One of the things I enjoy most about teaching endodontics is the questions. Some are straightforward and well anticipated, whilst others might be completely unexpected. I’ve heard questions that stop everyone in the room. A lively discussion follows and, by the end of it, we realise that many of us had been wondering exactly the same thing but hadn't quite found the confidence to ask.

At first glance, 5S appears to be a simple organisational system. Look a little deeper, however, and I think it offers us a useful framework for thinking about how we work, learn and develop as professionals.

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young” Henry Ford Being a naturally curious person means that lifelong learning is an inevitability. But even without an innate ‘need to know’ about everything, fostering a healthy, positive approach to learning serves you on a number of levels and in different ways throughout life. Some of it you actively seek and some of it seeks you out! Learning is a 2-way process I love to

Behind each dentist is a unique personality and life that might be messy, complicated and inappropriate for the calm, quiet of the surgery. How do we enjoy days being wholly ourselves whilst being mindful of our professional obligations? Here are five ways to do that, without losing professionalism.

We spend a lot of time thinking - and very little time thinking deliberately. Dentistry trains us to act quickly, decide confidently and keep moving. What dentistry - and life - doesn’t teach is how to stop and think properly, with intention.

What I really enjoy about any kind of break from the usual routine – holidays, festivities, even work travel – is that is gives us some headspace away from the day-to-day to think.