Mouths reveal a lot about our overall wellbeing, so the dental team is perfectly placed to act as gatekeepers to many pathways to better health
Orthodontic therapists are a class of dental care professionals and play an important role within the dental team. This article explains the roles and responsibilities and the training pathway to...
Priya Sharma highlights the difficult categories of medications and the potential impact it may have on a patient's oral health
A look at the vital roles of dental nurses by Claire Warner and Martyn Waddington
As part of the Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, all employers are required to assess the risks to those in the workplace and any others who may be affected.
Dawn Walsh looks at the concept and how this may influence the role of the dental nurse, improve patient care and efficiency and offer heightened job satisfaction
Richard Griffith discusses the duties of dental care professionals (DCPs) to ensure patients benefit from proper infection prevention and control procedures, and highlights the sanctions that DCPs may...
This article raises awareness of new qualifications for DCPs, and discusses how training as a team in an interprofessional education environment is advantageous for the whole practice. It shows how...
Being aware of your patients’ confidential information does not just mean their medical details, as Hoda Wassif explains
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In this article, Alice Lucy Lloyd describes her journey of becoming an oral health educator, and details what the qualification entails
Oral health care for special care patients with physical or sensory disability can present a challenge. This article describes why there are risks to oral health and gives some tips for dental nurses...
Poor posture, repetitive movements and working at a fast past without adequate breaks are some of the causes of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Symptoms present as nerve, muscle and joint...
