Take the plunge! Stepping into practice management
Throughout the UK, the structure and complexity of dental practice management is changing rapidly. Glenys Bridges considers these changes for dental nurses looking for a new career path
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Specialist work
Specialist work in a primary care setting
Kemi Bakare considers oral surgical care and the dental nurse
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From dental nurse to dentist
From dental nurse to dentist
How practice owner Jaye Jelley drew on her numerous roles in dentistry to ...
Guns to gums
Guns to gums – a journey of lifelong learning
Shaun Howe is a dental therapist working in the public dental service for NHS ...
She's football crazy
She's football crazy
Stacy Wright is a 31-year-old Manchester City fan and dental nurse who is ...
Time to take the next step?
Time to take the next step?
Are you trained to communicate at the optimum level? The role of a treatment ...
‘42 years ago
‘42 years ago, the only rubber gloves were used by the cleaner’
We hear from dental nurse Elaine Cavey who waved farewell to her long career in ...
Dentistry – and a dyslexic
Dentistry – and a dyslexic mind
Dental nurse Charlotte Griffiths shares her experiences of overcoming the ...
‘Tradition needs disrupting’
‘Tradition needs disrupting’
From dental nurse to businesswoman, DigiDentistry’s Chloe Barrett speaks about ...
‘I fainted on my first day as a dental nurse’
‘I fainted on my first day as
Dental nurse Nikita White talks new job jitters with Gaby Bissett and shares her experience of those first nerve-wracking weeks in practice
Get smart: your next job is online
Get smart
There is a range of online tools to help match candidate to role. Natasha Hameed explains
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 you can do a lot to nip complaints in the bud
The ever so useful secrets of an experienced dental nurse
The ever so useful secrets
Eyes right, be flexible, find a balance and keep fit – Melanie Newton shares her essential guide to making life easier at work
Is volunteering on your map?
Is volunteering on your map?
Trainee dental nurse Nikita White reveals how she flew to Morocco – and out of her comfort zone – to help provide much-needed dental care in the Atlas Mountains
‘Crying is allowed, quitting is not’
Crying is allowed
Why dental nurse Sarah Washer shed few tears when she ditched the idea of studying dinosaurs and footprints to step into the wonderful world of dentistry
Have you found the ideal match?
Ideal match
Recruitment consultant Natasha Hameed explains the nuances and skills in nailing that perfect job
Five minutes with…
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
A shining example
A shining example
Former dental nurse and dental hygienist Sharon Collett talks about running her own practice
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
