7 things to know before you start dental nursing
Georgia Rytina shares her insight of the world of dentistry for those yet to discover the dental environment experience
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Where will 2019 take you?
Where will 2019 take you?
Katie Booth offers an overview of extended duties and the opportunities ...
Growing in confidence
Growing in confidence
Yvonne Ward talks about pushing barriers and broadening horizons
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And they call it puppy love...
And they call it puppy love...
Senior dental nurse Jacci Plant reveals the serious side to canine capers in ...
Part of a movement
Part of a movement
Last month, we heard from dental nurse Eloise Meldrum about how she uses her ...
Why volunteer?
Why volunteer?
Last year, Justine Nuzzo celebrated 30 years as a dental nurse and volunteered ...
Empathy and orthodontics
Empathy and orthodontics
Kim Littlefair explains the ins and outs of assisting with orthodontic treatment
School’s out!
School’s out!
For Beeston Dental Practice & Implant Clinic, dentistry is more than just ...
The dental Oracle
The dental Oracle
We hear from dental nurse Jo Russell who runs a specialised training and ...
The evolution of the dental practice manager
The evolution
Charlotte Leggatt considers this multifaceted role in ever-changing times
Fairground attraction
Fairground attraction
It’s hard to imagine many party venues that light up a face in the way Happy Kids Dental can – and this paediatric dental practice is not just creating smiles in the chair. Here, one of its dental nurses Petra Vassell shares her experience
Making mouths matter
Making mouths matter
A pioneering new programme called Mini Mouthcare Matters (Mini MCM) recently launched at Great Ormond Street Hospital to deliver training in oral health care. We hear from dental nurse Claire Fletcher about the project
Online dental care
Online dental care
‘I’ve yet to meet someone who enjoys parking their rear end in a dental chair’ oral health coach Leigh Hunter on her 21st-century approach to dentistry
On the right track
On the right track
Debra Worthington is an orthodontic nurse and president of the Orthodontic National Group. She shares her career journey…
Dental nursing – ‘not just for dental nurses’
Dental nursing
Dentists who have studied dentistry outside the EU are required to take the Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) in order to become registered with the General Dental Council and practise as a dentist in the UK. Some are turning to dental nursing while they wait. Emma Male reports
Conscious sedation training
Conscious sedation training
Dentist Andrew Jones considers the added value and benefits to dental nurses and their patients
A day in the life of a treatment co-ordinator
A day in the life
‘I’ve come so far from not knowing a mirror from a probe’ – dental nurse and self-confessed dental geek, Carmel Wood, talks us through this role
Take the plunge! Stepping into practice management
Take the plunge!
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
Specialist work in a primary care setting
Specialist work
Kemi Bakare considers oral surgical care and the dental nurse
