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    Eleanor Crossman student in dental room
    03 February 2025 4 min

    Tips for surviving clinical placement

    In this blog, final year dental student, Eleanor Crossman, offers her advice on what you can do to survive your clinical placement.

    Tips Dentists
    Hansi Majeithia profile
    27 January 2025 4 min

    My experience of signing up for a credit card

    Here, dentist Hansi Majeithia shares her experience of signing up for a credit card – from choosing the right company to repayment options.

    Tips
    Student on home desk with chin resting on hands
    20 January 2025 5 min

    How to prioritise to survive when starting work

    Here, we share some handy methods you can use to prioritise your workload – from useful matrixes to identifying your most important tasks.

    Wellbeing Tips
    Male student crossed legged with laptop smiling
    14 January 2025

    Answers to the questions most asked by dental students

    Here, Dental Specialist Financial Adviser, Gordon McMillan, answers the most common financial questions asked by dental students.

    Dentists
    Female student using phone holding mug
    13 January 2025 3 min

    How to be a healthy medical student

    To help you kickstart 2025 in the right way, we sat down with Dr Freya Palmer to get her top tips on staying healthy as a medical student.

    Wellbeing Medics Tips
    Female student with laptop and papers on sofa
    06 January 2025 6 min

    Smart spending tips to prepare for the year ahead

    From managing your student loan to saving towards your financial goals, read our top tips for forming good money habits for the year ahead.

    Tips
    Students outside looking at phone
    16 December 2024 4 min

    The pros and cons of financial influencers

    'Finfluencers' have taken the social media world by storm, but should you trust their recommendations? Here we share some pros and cons.

    Tips
    Male student in cafe with laptop smiling
    09 December 2024 6 min

    Four top tips to prepare for exam success

    From advanced planning to active revision, our very own Daniel Kitson shares his top tips to prepare for exam success in this blog.

    Wellbeing Tips
    Medical students in room wearing scrubs
    02 December 2024 3 min

    Looking after your wellbeing as a medical student

    Here, Italia-Rosa Leech, fifth-year medical student, shares the ways she prioritises her wellbeing – from getting organised to saying no.

    Wellbeing Medics
    Alexis Helliwell, Academic Dental Foundation and Dental Core Trainee
    21 October 2024 4 min

    Starting Dental Foundation Training (DFT)

    Here, Alexis Helliwell, Academic Foundation and Dental Core Trainee, talks through her experience of starting Dental Foundation Training.

    Dentists
    Student on home desk with chin resting on hands
    12 August 2024 7 min

    NHS and private pensions explained

    What are the key differences between the NHSPS and private pension schemes? Here, Specialist Financial Adviser, Daniel Nixon, explains all.

    Medics Pensions Dentists
    Medical students taking notes
    17 June 2024 5 min

    Maternity and paternity leave for junior doctors

    NHS junior doctors are entitled to a range of benefits related to maternity and paternity leave. Here we run through how they work.

    Medics
    Medical students taking notes
    15 April 2024 4 min

    Income protection for doctors

    What is income protection and why should you be thinking about it? From NHS sick pay considerations to getting the right advice, read more.

    Medics
    14 August 2023 3 min

    How to rank foundation programmes

    In this blog, Kieran Ferris-Bureau shares some top tips for ranking your foundation programmes. From location to specialty, read more now.

    Medics Students
    Arzoo Shaikh, a young female dentist
    07 June 2023 2 min

    Working as a graduate dentist in North America

    In this blog, Arzoo Shaikh talks us through the requirements you should be aware of if you want to practice dentistry in North America.

    Travel Dentists
    Dr Milad Shadrooh, the 'Singing Dentist', wearing a black turtleneck with crossed arms
    21 February 2023 2 min

    Claiming expenses as a dentist

    In this blog, we spoke to the Singing Dentist, Milad Shadrooh, about the expenses you may be able to claim for when working as a dentist.

    Tips Dentists
    Dr Kiran Morjaria posing in front of red brick building
    07 February 2023 2 min

    The NHS pension explained

    In this article, Dr Kiran Morjaria talks us through how the NHS pension works - from tax relief to investment options for retirement.

    Medics NHS Pension Scheme Students
    Danielle Sutherland, a young female medic
    19 January 2023 3 min

    How to survive your first night shift

    Feeling daunted by the idea of your first night shift? From adjusting your sleeping pattern to maintaining your energy levels, read more.

    Medics Tips Students Lifestyle
    Dr Diana Omar in her graduation gown holding a graduation cap
    19 January 2023 3 min

    Life as an associate dentist and part-time locum

    In this article, Dr Diana Omar shares her experience of working as an associate dentist and part-time locum - from UDA targets to becoming your own boss.

    Dentists Students
    Dr Kiran Morjaria posing in front of red brick building
    17 January 2023 3 min

    Supplementing your basic pay as an FY1 doctor

    Looking to earn some extra cash as a junior doctor? In this article, Dr Kiran Morjaria talks us through how to make additional shifts work for you.

    Medics Tips Students
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