Get smart
There is a range of online tools to help match candidate to role. Natasha Hameed explains
All Careers and education
Study at home
Karen Robinson considers how best to prepare for assessments in dental nursing
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
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?
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
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
Ideal match
Recruitment consultant Natasha Hameed explains the nuances and skills in nailing that perfect job
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
Former dental nurse and dental hygienist Sharon Collett talks about running her own practice
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’
Dental nurse Joyce Meeson shares the golden days of her career
Warning: stress ahead…
Christine MacLeavy considers how best to handle the pressures of dentistry this National Stress Awareness Month
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’
Special care dentistry may have its challenges but the rewards are endless for dental nurse Helen Cowles
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
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