Training and leadership

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Are you ambitious?

This series continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse. With John Fowler

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Are you happily engaged?

Dentist and former dental nurse, Ian Toibin, offers a personal guide to motivating patients and explains why very often you are the new angle with a...

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The world is your oyster

Laura Horton lives and breathes dentistry. Celebrating 20 years in the industry, she believes the sky is the limit for those dental nurses wishing to...

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Do you stand out from the crowd?

The series exploring how best to develop key leadership qualities this month focuses on clinical leadership, with John Fowler

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Skills don't happen overnight

Continuing the series exploring how best to develop key leadership qualities, with John Fowler

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How to be an effective dental implant nurse

Isis Buffonge's career began as a dental nurse began when she was 19 years old at a private dental practice in London. Last month she delivered her...

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What makes a good leader?

Last month, Nicki Rowland described a modern practice manager (PM) as an ‘executive’ and explained what it means to work in an executive capacity. In...

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Ultimate outcomes

Why is CPD important and why does it matter? In the first of a new series, Robert Dyas investigates how to optimise your talent

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‘Dental handmaidens’ no more

With the role of the dental nurse on the cusp of something exciting, Fiona Ellwood extols the virtues of self-belief and ambition and reveals why the...

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Let's focus on style

In the second in the series about leadership, John Fowler considers it in work – and at play

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Hard times?

Sean Magee considers the crisis in Scotland where there's currently a critical shortage of skilled and qualified dental nurses

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Are you under par?

Your employer should have a written procedure setting out how it will deal with issues of poor performance. Here, Sarah Buxton looks at how best to...