Lisa Dunbar

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How to be a leader

Trudie Dawson looks at the impact of effective and ineffective leadership and how this can influence team morale and staff turnover

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Five minutes with…

…Amy Griffiths, a 22-year-old dental nurse and decontamination lead at Beaufort Dental health Care in Burton on Trent in Staffordshire

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A shining example

Former dental nurse and dental hygienist Sharon Collett talks about running her own practice

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Oral care in adult critical care

Patients in ICU require specialist care and are dependent on a multidisciplinary team to complete even the most simple of daily tasks. Harriet Buley explains how dental professionals can make a...

Denture hygiene – why, when and how

This article considers the importance of denture hygiene, the consequences of poor practice and the different denture cleaning products and recommendations

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Helping the homeless – a look behind the scenes

As part of a series looking at dentistry in ‘unusual environments’, Emma Buday, dental nurse and practice manager, details her involvement with Dentaid’s mobile unit scheme for the homeless

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Everybody’s business

The role of a designated safeguarding professional in the dental practice

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Save the trees – and still comply with the CQC!

Dental nurse and compliance lead, Aleksandra MIteva, reveals how to pass a CQC inspection with flying colours – and remain environmetally friendly

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Dental unit water systems – achieving ‘best practice’

Simon Davies considers the apparent omission within HTM 01-05 for water systems in dental practices to be validated annually and explores what action is needed

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Is your patient information safe?

All dental professionals have an obligation to respect a patient’s confidentiality. Priya Sharma explains

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Managing medical emergencies

Helen Watson explains how to use the ABCDE approach in the dental practice

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Overcoming dental phobia

Dentist Dr Mervyn Druian and dental nurse Nina Tetra talk Gaby Bissett through a system that has revolutionised the way they treat nervous patients in their practice

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‘50 happy years in the NHS’

Dental nurse Joyce Meeson shares the golden days of her career

Warning: stress ahead…

Christine MacLeavy considers how best to handle the pressures of dentistry this National Stress Awareness Month