Life beyond dental nursing
Life beyond dental nursing
Claire Frisby shares her career move – and her new home in ...
‘I was sexually harassed by a patient’
A dental nurse, who chooses not to reveal her identity, shares her shocking story
News More News
How animals help health
How animals helped dental nurses through lockdown
Pets offer companionship and unconditional love and evidence suggests they can ...
Suicide: Make a difference
Suicide: How to make a difference
Alis Fleming, Natasha Edwards and Preetee Hylton share the reasons why they ...
What I wish I could tell
What I wish I could tell my boss: ‘I was made to feel like the odd job man’
Another in the series of anonymous tales of dental nursing experiences. Here, a ...
Sugar and brain development
Does sugar impair child's brain development? New study
New research has shown in a rodent model that daily consumption of ...
Latest CPD More CPD
Beverley Moorhouse explores the difficulties some individuals may face and the impact the disease has on the ability to maintain effective oral health
Puja Jalota reviews the statistics and considers the role of a dental nurse in the early detection of mouth cancer
Phil Jevon and Puja Jalota offer an overview to the current guidelines relating to the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of a patient with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection
Opinion More opinion
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Covid-19: A call for calm
Fiona Ellwood, patron of the Society of British Dental Nurses, shares her insight into the current crisis and offers some timely advice.
Dental essentials More dental essentials
Understanding
Beverley Moorhouse explores the difficulties some individuals may face and the impact the disease has on the ability to maintain effective oral health
There are many paths
There are many paths to success
Dental nursing doesn’t always get the praise it deserves. Here, ...
Severe anxiety
Severe anxiety – coping as a dental nurse
Dhruvi Patel tells her story of how anxiety has affected the ...
We are just one big happy
We are just one big happy family
We invited Smile Essential to talk about what the principles of ...
Mask wear
Mask wear – and how to break down the barriers
Communication has become something of a challenge during the ...
Careers and education More Careers and education
All the right moves
Dental nurse assessor Sakina Needham offers her tips on how you can prepare to make the next step towards a new and exciting career
A bit of a ‘pinch me’ moment
A bit of a ‘pinch me’ moment
Mitch Greenley shares his thrill of qualifying as a dental ...
A single-minded crusade
A single-minded crusade
We hear how dental nurse Jo Dawson changed school snacking ...
‘I like to empower’
‘I like to empower’
Amy Thomas share her experience of mentoring dental nurses, ...
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Legal & brief More legal & brief
Take cover!
Do you have the appropriate level of indemnity for your role? And have you checked it is up to date and that the premiums or subscriptions have been ...
Why is the ARF
Dental therapist Shaun Howe shares his insight into the General Dental Council and its fee setting
Time to get back to basics
So, after the longest break most of us will have had in our working lives, you’re finally back at work. But what does this mean for your safeguarding ...
What’s behind you?
If you’re called upon to assist with remote triaging, don’t forget your safeguarding responsibilities when it comes to what’s in view during a Zoom ...
Clinical More clinical
Visualise a new career perspec
Dental nurse Danielle Schroven and general and paediatric dentist Makbule Ogretme talk about the power of the photograph
Infection control More infection control
Gearing up to success
We hear from Manjit Gill about the benefit of sharing and cascading infection control knowledge
Handy hints
Handy hints: mitigating the spread of COVID-19
With almost two thirds of practices unable to welcome back ...
Is your handpiece contaminated
Is your handpiece contaminated?
The cleaning and disinfection of dental handpieces has never ...
Smart measures
Smart measures: striking a balance
Michael Bentley weighs up the cost and benefits of infection ...
PPE: at the heart of dentistry
PPE: at the heart of dentistry
The past four months have been a tumultuous time for the dental ...
Extras More extras
Sexual harassment: your rights
All workers are entitled to a safe working environment free from sexual harassment, says Sarah Buxton
30 at 30 – marking a milestone
Our newest editorial board member, Rebecca Silver, turned 30 in May. Here, she shares some tips to spark up your career as a successful dental nurse
COVID-19 crisis: helping
COVID-19 crisis: helping the vulnerable
We hear from dental nurses in Lincolnshire on their new focus ...
COVID-19 crisis: then and now
COVID-19 crisis: then and now
Eloise Meldrum is a locum dental nurse and an editorial board ...
COVID-19 crisis
COVID-19 crisis: dental nurses on the frontline
We hear the stories on how the coronavirus pandemic changed the ...