Don't panic
Fiona Ellwood, patron of the Society of Dental Nurses, explains all you need to know about the upcoming ECPD
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‘I fainted on my first day as
‘I fainted on my first day as a dental nurse’
Dental nurse Nikita White talks new job jitters with Gaby Bissett and shares ...
Get smart
Get smart: your next job is online
There is a range of online tools to help match candidate to role. Natasha ...
Study at home
Study at home
Karen Robinson considers how best to prepare for assessments in dental nursing
Bad news travels fast
Bad news travels fast
But the good news is that social media can be effective if used wisely – and ...
Is volunteering on your map?
Is volunteering on your map?
Trainee dental nurse Nikita White reveals how she flew to Morocco – and out of ...
Crying is allowed
‘Crying is allowed, quitting is not’
Why dental nurse Sarah Washer shed few tears when she ditched the idea of ...
Ideal match
Have you found the ideal match?
Recruitment consultant Natasha Hameed explains the nuances and skills in ...
Five minutes with…
Five minutes with…
…Amy Griffiths, a 22-year-old dental nurse and decontamination lead at Beaufort ...
Overcoming dental phobia
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
‘50 happy years in the NHS’
‘50 happy years in the NHS’
Dental nurse Joyce Meeson shares the golden days of her career
Warning: stress ahead…
Warning: stress ahead…
Christine MacLeavy considers how best to handle the pressures of dentistry this National Stress Awareness Month
Dental research needs you
Dental research
Professor Robert Ireland and Fiona Ellwood on the contribution the dental nurse can make to the body of evidence in dentistry
That ‘light bulb moment’
That ‘light bulb moment’
Special care dentistry may have its challenges but the rewards are endless for dental nurse Helen Cowles
Hands up if your CV ticks boxes…
Hands up
It’s worth investing time and effort when job hunting – and nowhere is this more important than when writing an application form and constructing a curriculum vitae. John Fowler reveals why
Under the umbrella of dementia
Under the umbrella of dementia
Charlotte Wake considers the various symptoms in the context of a dental setting and suggests a little ‘blue sky thinking’ to help your patients
A is for... Action!
A is for... Action!
Trudie Dawson suggests a fruitful career demands excellence in choice of mentors, good reflective practice and the well-observed creation of any personal development plan
Sharing is caring
Sharing is caring
Susie Verow is passionate about good patient communication. She even blogged recently about her experiences searching for the right mouthguard for her ruby-playing son. Here she reveals why it’s ‘good to talk’
Managing bariatric patients in dentistry
Managing bariatric
A look at the considerations in practice regarding a patient’s physical size, health, mobility and environmental access
Feeling left out in the cold?...
Feeling left out in the cold?.
...Don’t be that ‘elf on the shelf’ – add some sparkle to your role by positioning yourself for a glowing and successful career, says implant dental nurse Marie Bones
