Student dental nurse scoops award

A student dental nurse has been rewarded for her exceptional work.

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Depression and oral heath link

Depression and oral heath links revealed

Young adults with feelings of depression are significantly more at risk of ...

New 'go to' dental handbook

New publication of national 'go to' dental handbook

A team from the University of Plymouth Peninsula Dental School has written the ...

Teething gel changes

Teething gels to be sold in pharmacies only

Parents and caregivers are being advised products containing Lidocaine used ...

GDC changes approach to fees

GDC changes approach to setting fees

In Shifting the balance, the General Dental Council (GDC) said it wanted to ...

Latest CPD More CPD

Fluoride – a guide for dental nurses

Christine MacLeavy considers the effective application of fluoride varnish in this peer-reviewed CPD article

Use of clinical photography in dentistry

Kelly Henderson considers how photography as a dental record can aid your practice, clinical skills and become your indisputable evidence should you need it.

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Calming a storm

Lesley Redman considers the importance of oral desensitisation in relation to dementia and additional needs

Life-saving essentials

Phil Jevon walks us through the procedure for placing a patient in the recovery position in this peer-reviewed CPD article

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Fitness to Practise cases

New findings in GDC Fitness to Practise data

GDC offers ECPD help

GDC publishes suite of support materials for Enhanced CPD

Opinion More opinion

My Mouth Cancer Action event

Dental nurse Kelly Brown shares her Mouth Cancer Action Month initiative. With a passion for supporting the provision of care to vulnerable adults ...

Stoptober returns

Patricia Rawsthorne, SBDN NW Ambassador Smoking Cessation Lead, reports on this month's Stoptober, a campaign originally launched in 2012.

It's World Smile Day

It's World Smile Day – so make someone happy!

What better way to improve the interactions with your patients than with a smile?

Helping your career

Helping your dental career go swimmingly

In an endeavour to ensure a great monthly read, the team at Dental Nursing always strives to include valuable learning experiences – and, thanks to ...

Reel them in with enthusiasm

Enthusiasm is a ‘big catch’ when it comes to landing that next big job and you should cast your net wide.

Dental essentials More dental essentials

Chaos at Christmas

What are your employment rights when drunken antics at the practice party go too far? Sarah Buxton gifts some important advice

An Instagram inspiration

Dental nurse Eloise Meldrum is using social media to rasie the ...

Who now pulls the strings?

John Fowler explores the complexities of new managerial ...

In the pink!

With Dry January just around the corner, dental nurse Roz ...

How to up your game

How to up your game in staff relations

Handling spats at work has more to do with good team tactics ...

Careers and education More Careers and education

Empathy and orthodontics

Kim Littlefair explains the ins and outs of assisting with orthodontic treatment

School’s out!

For Beeston Dental Practice & Implant Clinic, dentistry is ...

The dental Oracle

We hear from dental nurse Jo Russell who runs a specialised ...

Taking it to the next level

Orthodontic dental nurse Joe Tyson suggests you need to be ...

The evolution of the dental practice manager

The evolution

Charlotte Leggatt considers this multifaceted role in ...

Legal & brief More legal & brief

Personality clash at work?

Not all relationships in the dental practice are perfect. Dento-legal expert Andrew Collier offers some sound advice on how best to handle them

Certificates expire?

‘I didn’t think it was my responsibility to arrange safeguarding training’

Is it in the patient’s

Patients may request treatment, but what if it is not in their best interests? Andrew Collier looks at the dilemmas dental teams can face and offers ...

Making legal and ethical issue

Identifying, resolving and prevention within a DCP’s role

Clinical More clinical

Fluoride

Christine MacLeavy considers the effective application of fluoride varnish in this peer-reviewed CPD article

‘Sometimes, I’m snowed under’

Senior dental nurse Laura Coles talks about the whitening journey from a dental nurse’s perspective

A clear alternative

Marie Bones shares her experience of Invisalign – and consider the role of the dental nurse

Procedure for using an inhaler

Phil Jevon considers the asthmatic patient in a dental setting

Oral care for head and neck

Oral care for head and neck cancer patients

When a patient is diagnosed with head and neck cancer, their oral health will likely be the last thing on their mind. Dentist Francesca Capaldi and ...