The Nottingham Oral Health Team – aka the Tooth Fairies – was created in 2000 by the Salaried Dental Service and consisted of just one tooth fairy – Julia Wilkinson. Since then, the team moved to work within public health and one became three with Justine Halls and Rebecca Soong-Towell making up the
Want to help your patients back to better dental health? Ben Underwood's Brush DJ app and videos have been a huge success. We talk to him about his innovation and how dental nurses are in a perfect position to make a difference
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According to research, you have just seven seconds to make a lasting first impression; thankfully, they weren't referring to dental impressions! Dentist and tutor Nyree Whitley looks at an extended duty…
Graham Cope enlightens us on the controversial pull of e-cigarettes and their role in smoking cessation
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Steve Williams discusses the role dental teams have in battling oral cancer.
What sort of additional roles can you take on within a practice – and where will they take you?
Your role as a dental nurse has never been so important in the delivery of dentistry. Here, Dental Nursing catches up with Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer for England, to hear why she believes it's all about ‘communication, communication, communication’
A look at the vital roles of dental nurses by Claire Warner and Martyn Waddington
Janine Brooks looks at the opportunities – and explains why you should grab any that may come your way!
Mouths reveal a lot about our overall wellbeing, so the dental team is perfectly placed to act as gatekeepers to many pathways to better health
Orthodontic therapists are a class of dental care professionals and play an important role within the dental team. This article explains the roles and responsibilities and the training pathway to become an orthodontic therapist
Priya Sharma highlights the difficult categories of medications and the potential impact it may have on a patient's oral health
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