Training and leadership

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Students win awards for research in children’s dentistry

The winners of the 2024 Max Horsnell Travel Award and National Student Elective prize have been announced by the British Society of Paediatric...

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Mixed perceptions of the GDC among early career dental professionals, report says

Most early career dental professionals hold either a positive (44 per cent) or neutral (30 per cent) perception of the General Dental Council (GDC),...

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Event champions health and wellbeing in dental teams

The Dental Leadership Network (DLN) convened at Woburn House in London on June 12, 2024, to spotlight the crucial role of dental leaders in promoting...

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The opportunities ahead

Suzie Sonnabend discusses what progression possibilities are out there for dental nurses.

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Dental team wins an award for supporting armed forces families

NHS Highland Dental Services has been crowned one of the UK’s most supportive public service employers of the Armed Forces community by the National...

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Humility trumps arrogance in leadership success, finds study

A study led by academics at the University of Sussex has challenged the conventional narrative of leadership and advises those seeking to reach the...

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University calls for a dental school in the East

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has renewed its calls for permission to open a dental school. It says training dentists in the region would help...

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A new consensus: first meeting of an advisory board for dental schools

At the end of January 2024, a select group was brought together on the South Bank in London by Kenvue for the inaugural Dental Schools Advisory Board...

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A quarter of the dental academics are aged 55 or over

Data published by the Dental Schools Council shows the clinical academic workforce is ageing. The council said this poses a risk to the UK’s ability...

Confidence is the key

Casey Morris discusses the trials and triumphs on the road of a dental nurse’s career.

Make or break

Francesca Robson sheds light on how good leadership and mentorship can transform a practice.

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University launches hygiene and therapy programme

Over 400 people applied for just 24 places on the University of Suffolk’s BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy course, and those successfully...