Professionalism/career development

Events

Dental Showcase: The future in the present

All of us wish we could take a peek into the dental future, wish to be able to gaze into a crystal ball to see what life will be like in the coming...

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Orthodontic therapist and orthodontic dental nurse collaborate to run national group

The Orthodontic National Group (ONG), the membership organisation for dental nurses and orthodontic therapists, would like to announce that their new...

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New dental training centre opens

A new dental training and education centre has opened at Bradford College. The Northern Dental Education Centre (NORDEC) will train apprentice dental...

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Time for reflection

Retired dental nurse Barbara Simpson looks back on a long career that dates back to the 70s

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Which delegate are you?

A dental show experience can be an eye opener – in more ways than one. Julie Bissett explains

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Goal setting

Hazel Coey, President-elect of the BADN, considers you and your Personal Development Plan (PDP)

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Show etiquette – the rules

When it comes to freebies at trade shows, there are two sides to every story – but how do you behave? Fiona Ellwood considers the professionalism...

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Dental Showcase – why it is a CPD ‘dream date’ for your diary

‘You need to get out more’ – nowhere is this more true than in the world of dentistry. Read how the UK's biggest and best dental event can stretch...

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How to volunteer – a true-life experience in a refugee camp

Helping a charity with much-needed dental care can be a rollercoaster but also ‘a fulfilling, character-building, friendship-making, amazing...

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A road map to success

Tommy Macgregor considers the importance of education in the developing role of dental nurses

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Going the distance

What's it like to be a dental nurse to Dentist of the Year – and for 22 years? Marie Bones talks about her knockout career

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In praise of the uniform

When it comes to work wear, what really counts in the surgery? Is it a case of style over comfort – or do we prefer easy-fitting uniforms that move...