Welcome to the second issue of BDJ Team! I hope you all enjoyed reading our launch issue which was published online on 28 March. Hot on the heels of our first issue, we then launched the BDJ Team CPD site at www.nature.com/bdjteamcpd. This year, we are offering readers ten free hours of verifiable CPD through our CPD site. Each of the ten hours of CPD will be available to readers until the end of 2014, so if you have not already done so, visit the website to request free access. Once you have read the radiography article in the March issue, you can answer the first set of multiple choice questions and chalk up your first hour of CPD.

In this issue we have another hour of CPD on offer which can be completed through reading our highly informative article on disposing of waste in your practice. It's not the prettiest of subjects but an essential read for all DCPs!

Continuing with our infection control theme, reader panel member Claire Deegan gives us the lowdown on legionella risk on page 18.

If your efforts to achieve a spick and span dental practice have left you exhausted and with an aching back, make sure you read our article about the Alexander Technique on page 13.

I hope some of you called by the BDJ Team stand at the British Dental Conference and Exhibition earlier this month in Manchester. We had a few freebies available - if you have a photo of yourself at the event or with a BDJ Team freebie I'd love to see it!