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Kids’ toothbrushing

UK parents are being pushed to the brink as they try to get their kids to take dental hygiene seriously…

Straight road to satisfaction

Award-winning Rebecca Silver talks about joining orthodontic patients on a journey beyond the chair

A radical rethink

Ralph Day reveals an innovative new approach to mouth prop design that enhances the role of the dental nurse, improves infection control and boosts the efficiency and comfort of care

The fluoride debate

Dental hygienist Anna Middleton tackles some commonly asked questions

How blue are you?

It’s Mouth Cancer Action Month again. Here, experts at Mouth Cancer Foundation and the Oral Health Foundation discuss how dental nurses get involved…

For the record

Kathryn Marshall considers the role of the dental nurse in clinical record keeping

Horses for courses

Lisa Railton, a tutor at Dawood & Tanner Academy, explains the new learning opportunities that will make you a frontrunner

Safeguarding the elderly

The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has shown a 4% rise in the number of alleged cases of abuse against elderly people. Priya Sharma investigates your role in protecting them

Achieve what you believe

Dental nurse Eloise Meldrum recently changed jobs. Here, she shares how we can take that leap of faith

Sweet talk

Anna Middleton and Sophie Medlin debate all things sugary.

Volunteering matters

International dental charity Dentaid is searching for hard-working volunteers to join its latest trip to Malawi

Inhalation sedation

As we progress into the 21st century, Janet Pickles suggests it is good to reflect on the origins of the modern inhalation sedation (or relative analgesia) machine

Oral health

Dental nurse Sarah Haslam considers the implications of a CQC report that highlighted a failure to support care homes in their bid to maintain good oral health