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Te Kaiārahi (translated ‘the mentor’) mentoring programme was set up in 2011, to help connect current dental students (tauira) with experienced dental clinicians. Te Kaiārahi aims to provide support and strengthen tauira throughout their undergraduate training and also to give them the opportunity to link up with dental clinicians, to gain knowledge and hands on experience before entering the workforce. Te Kaiārahi provides mentors and mentees an opportunity to network, develop leadership, provide guidance, learn new skills and experience different clinical settings.   The idea of a mentoring programme was first discussed at HAT 2009 in response to a request…