With the role of the dental nurse on the cusp of something exciting, Fiona Ellwood extols the virtues of self-belief and ambition and reveals why the new British Dental Nurse Society is perfectly...
Gaby Bissett looks at how one woman's wish is to make children's experience in the dentist's chair – and other health care situations – a happier one
How Teeth Team is changing children's oral health statistics in a deprived area of the UK – a programme that ‘wouldn't be as successful if it wasn't for its dental nurses’
If you're working as a dental nurse and considering a career in periodontology, you could choose to add a new set of skills to your existing toolkit or you could focus 100% on gums. So, do you keep...
In the second in the series about leadership, John Fowler considers it in work – and at play
Dental nurses are now part of the team dealing with patients in need of this kind of treatment, says dentist Michael Davidson
Dental nurses are reminded not to leave renewing their ARF to the last minute
Dental nurses Louise Smith and Faye Palethorpe talk to Fiona Elwood about moving up a gear in their career, their experiences of fluoride varnish application and prevention in practice
Did you know the GDC has amended its rules to make indemnity a condition of registration?
Don't let gum disease wipe the smile off your face – we take a look the UK's official campaign for European Gum Health Awareness Day
Sean Magee considers the crisis in Scotland where there's currently a critical shortage of skilled and qualified dental nurses
Sterilisation is highly regulated with not much room for interpretation. Edyta Bednarz explains why
The Nottingham Oral Health Team – aka the Tooth Fairies – was created in 2000 by the Salaried Dental Service and consisted of just one tooth fairy – Julia Wilkinson. Since then, the team moved to work...
Your ability to raise the bar illustrates dedication to professional development and a desire for a long career in dentistry – and we're here to help you achieve both
Your employer should have a written procedure setting out how it will deal with issues of poor performance. Here, Sarah Buxton looks at how best to resolve in a fair way
