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Coaching and mentoring

BDJ In Practice volume 35, pages 20–21 (2022)Cite this article

In this article Janine Brooks MBE shares her thoughts about how mentoring and coaching underpins dentistry and how those two interventions can bring value to individuals, patients and the whole practice environment.

Mentoring is a developmental relationship where one person, typically older, or more experienced, or with more expert technical knowledge, willingly and freely shares their knowledge, skills, information and perspective to support the personal and professional growth of someone else. In some cases, the mentor may also share their contacts or networks.1

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  1. Forton group. Professional Leadership Training Programme Student Guide. 2002. Available online at: https://thefortongroup.com/resources/downloads/category/6-accr-coach-training?download=31:tplctp (Accessed April 2022).

  2. Brooks J, Caton-Hughes H. Practical Applications of Coaching and Mentoring in Dentistry. 1st ed. Wiley Blackwell, 2002.

  3. Klasen N, Clutterbuck D. Implementing Mentor Schemes. 2nd ed. Elsevier: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.

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  1. Dentalia Coaching and Training Consultancy, Northampton, UK

    Janine Brooks

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Brooks, J. Coaching and mentoring. BDJ In Pract 35, 20–21 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-022-1119-y

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