The Badge of Distinction refers to the way we all hope to be viewed by our patients and colleagues who view our work over the years.

To be the best in any worthwhile discipline, we need to learn from the best. With personal contributions from some of the world's leading authorities and their invaluable mentoring, along with 50-plus years of practice, my aim for this book is to provide solutions for everyday dental problems.

A systematic approach to all areas of clinical diagnosis and management helps our professional lives to be more predictable and enjoyable, whilst continuing to attract and retain loyal and trusting patients.

A number of innovative though anecdotally proven techniques are described to help solve difficult problems in a profitable manner, whilst giving the patient who cannot currently accommodate optimal treatment some more affordable solutions.

At a time when there are many threats to our professional delivery of routine services, we are expanding in our roles and being at last recognised for how much we influence overall health in our patients.

Volume 2 includes contributions from leading experts and delves into the new directions in which the dental profession is moving.