Mentoring, reflection and PDPs

Planning to be a practice manager?

Nicki Rowland fully understands the thrills and spills of standing at the helm of a dental practice. In the first of a series of five articles, she...

What's in a name?

In the first in a new series exploring the importance and relevance of leadership, John Fowler considers leadership versus management

In praise of appraisals

Considered by many of us as a necessary evil, isn't it about time we embrace the process in a bid to raise our professional standing?

Life through a different lens

Do you have a sense of being ‘stuck’, not knowing where to turn? Sometimes we just need to refocus, think outside the box or perhaps look at things...

Developing your (dental nurse) career

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

Reference/Features

What to expect from an induction programme

An effective period of induction training helps ensure that new members of staff quickly become confident and competent in their new role. This...

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Reflection. Part 6: reflection in life

This series has explored reflective practice as it relates to dental nursing. This final article examines how you can transfer your reflection skills...

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How useful are morning meetings?

A morning meeting is the best chance to get all your colleagues together to discuss that particular day, and how the team can liaise together to...

Reflection. Part 5: informal and formal reflection

This article examines how you can help others to use reflection informally and also within a structured portfolio

Reflection. Part 4: reflective management and learning

This series is exploring reflective practice as it relates to dental nursing. This article examines how you can use reflection to enhance your...

Reflection. Part 3: reflective practice and reflective teaching

This series is exploring reflective practice. The first two articles explored what reflection is and used the analogies of mirrors and microscopes to...

Reflection. Part 2: developing reflective skills

This series is exploring reflective practice as it relates to dental nursing. It will be examining how it can work in clinical practice, education and...