Janine Brooks is a dentist with over 30 years of experience. Her current roles include, Associate Postgraduate Dental Dean at Health Education Thames Valley and Wessex, Lead Clinical Tutor at the University of Bristol, Visiting Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, Educational Inspector for the General Dental Council, Non-Executive Director of CDS CIC, a community dentistry social enterprise, CEO of Dentalia Coaching and Training Consultancy, and Director of the Dental Coaching Academy. Serving previously as Associate Director (Dentistry) for the National Clinical Assessment Service, Dr Brooks was awarded an MBE for services to Dentistry in 2007.

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• Foreword ixAcknowledgements xiChapter 1 Introduction 1The National Health Service 6Career 8Portfoliocareer 13Working paradigms 15Planning your career 18Being a dental professional 20Workforce and workforce planning 23Bibliography 25Chapter 2 Demography and society in the United Kingdom 28Demography – general 29Population size 30Population age 30General health 33Oral health 35Health of dentists 42Dental care professionals 44Working patterns 45Impact on dental professionals 46Technology rising 48Retirement 51Bibliography 55Chapter 3 Dental opportunities 57Is the dental workforce today the workforce we will need in 10–20 years and beyond? 57How can I develop a portfolio career? 58Dental careers –variety and opportunity 63Useful organisations 96Bibliography 97Chapter 4 Coaching and mentoring 99Coaching 100Mentoring 104Career planning 110Personal development 113Useful organisations 116Bibliography 116Chapter 5 Case studies of dental professionals 118Mrs Janet Clarke MBE 121Miss Bal Chana 123Dr Shazad Khan Malik 125Dr Emma Worrell 126Mrs Sophie Noske 128Professor Ros Keeton 130Dr Derek Richards 132Professor Deborah White 134ReenaPatel 136Mrs Penny McWilliams 138Short biographies 139Conclusion 149Chapter 6 Networking and networks 150How do you network? 152What networking should not be 155Where can you network? 155Types of network 156Electronic networks 157Network map 158Curriculum vitae 160Bibliography 166Chapter 7 Training and qualifications 167Credit accumulation transfer schemes 168Clinical programmes 169Nonclinical programmes 170Financial investment 178Other sources of information about courses 179Useful organisations and networks 179Case studies 179How to develop experience 183Professional associations and other useful addresses 185Bibliography 185Index 187