All the right moves
Dental nurse assessor Sakina Needham offers her tips on how you can prepare to make the next step towards a new and exciting career
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Life beyond dental nursing
Life beyond dental nursing
Claire Frisby shares her career move – and her new home in warmer climes
A bit of a ‘pinch me’ moment
A bit of a ‘pinch me’ moment
Mitch Greenley shares his thrill of qualifying as a dental nurse – and how he ...
A single-minded crusade
A single-minded crusade
We hear how dental nurse Jo Dawson changed school snacking policy with her ...
‘I like to empower’
‘I like to empower’
Amy Thomas share her experience of mentoring dental nurses, as well as ...
Ready? Set? Snooze!
Ready? Set? Snooze!
For many of us, nothing compares to the feeling of falling into a comfy bed ...
The masked crusader
The masked crusader
Corey Wedlake is an apprentice dental nurse by day and a retained firefighter ...
Is a pandemic the perfect time
Is a pandemic the perfect time to have a big think?
John Fowler delves behind the riddles to shine a light on the power of ...
Self-improvement as a team
Self-improvement as a team
Critical reflection for mutual support has never been so important, suggests ...
The life of a veterinary dental nurse
The life of a veterinary
Liz Jefferson is a patient at Renew Dental in Walsall in the West Midlands and is one of nine veterinary nurses to hold a qualification in dentistry. Here, she shares her dental nursing experience in the animal kingdom with her dentist Dr Indy Johal
Give us respect!
Give us respect!
Trainee dental nurse Miriam Pinto celebrates the future of her chosen profession
Business planning IS for you!
Business planning IS for you!
‘Be bold and get out of your comfort zone’ says Preetee Hylton, our new editorial board member
The dynamics of dental nursing
The dynamics of dental nursing
Charlotte Mercer dropped out of school after failing her first year of A levels, found an advert in the newspaper for an apprentice dental nurse position and, nine years later, she is still doing it…
Brighter Smiles in 2021
Brighter Smiles in 2021
Dental nurse Joanne Trevelyan talks about her work travelling around Cornwall to raise awareness of good oral health
How to enhance your career with teeth whitening
How to enhance your career
Dental nurse Anna Symmonds on why you are perfectly placed to encourage patients to begin their smile makeover journey
It’s a job for life!
It’s a job for life!
Sue Davies retired as a dental nurse last year. Here, she reflects on the changes over the decades with Tina Gorman
Let’s get digital
Let’s get digital
The pandemic has forced us all much to embrace new technology. We hear from Safa al Naher how her family’s dental clinic has seen an uptake in the dental treatments that start this way
Be the Best you can be
Be the Best you can be
Dental Nurse Leanna Best looks at how you can maximise your learning to benefit your patients – and your practice
So, you want to go to university…
So, you want to go to
Dental nurse Jodie Bradley tells Julie Bissett about her ambition, the importance of people skills and how COVID-19 has affected her initial ‘student experience’
‘Nice, happy and approachable’
‘Nice, happy and approachable’
Why oral health education for children ticks boxes for Anne Smith
