Extended duties

The dental nurse's role in implant care

Alison Steadward considers the importance of a dental nurse's role in the 21st-century world of dentistry

Making extended duties a reality

At the Dentistry Show 2016, Glenys Bridges and Alison Steadward hosted ‘How to make extended duties an asset for patient care’ – a Dental Nursing...

Changing faces and smiles!

We took five dental nurses at various stages of their career, asked them similar questions in a bid to discover what to expect along the way. They...

Developing your (dental nurse) career

Janine Brooks looks at the opportunities – and explains why you should grab any that may come your way!

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Becoming an oral health educator: the real story

In this article, Alice Lucy Lloyd describes her journey of becoming an oral health educator, and details what the qualification entails

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The role of the dental nurse in 2020: a possible picture?

This article will explore the likely oral health requirements of the nation in the future, and the possible role that dental nurses may take with...

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Continuing your education. Part 4: searching the literature

This series of articles has examined different types of study days and courses that may be available to you and how to manage your time to not only...

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Continuing your education. Part 3: time management

This series of articles examines different types of study days and courses that may be available to you and how to survive and complete the course....

Advancing practice in dental nursing. Part 5: leadership

This series of articles is designed to help you develop your dental nursing practice. This article, the fifth in the series, explores the differences...

Will the role of the dental nurse expand in practice?

Paul Brocklehurst explores the changes that are due to take place in dentistry and whether this will lead to dental nurses taking on more tasks