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Mentoring: Why now?

BDJ In Practice volume 34, pages 24–25 (2021)Cite this article

In the first of three articles, Mabel Saw and Janine Brooks MBE introduce the concept of mentoring, touching on some of its uses in general practice, especially under the current unique climate we find ourselves in.

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  1. Burwell Dental Surgery, Cambridge, UK

    Mabel Saw

  2. Dental Mentors UK, Northampton, UK

    Janine Brooks

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Saw, M., Brooks, J. Mentoring: Why now?. BDJ In Pract 34, 24–25 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-021-0738-z

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