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Does mentoring have a role in orthodontic training programmes?

Arkutu N, Rock WP

School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6NN, UK.

Changes within the dental profession have led to a possible need for mentoring and consideration is given in this paper to different structures for possible implementation of mentoring schemes. Further information is needed to determine whether or not mentoring may play a useful role in dentistry in general and in orthodontic specialist training in particular.

Published 5 June 2006 in J Orthod, 33(2): 142-6.
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