The EU Sharps Directive came about in response to the fact that needlestick injuries are one of the most serious health and safety threats for...
With little specific advice available for infant and toddler oral care in the UK and dental professionals unsure as what to recommend, research-based...
Fiona Grist, vice president of the Orthodontic National Group for Dental Nurses and Therapists, and a member of Dental Nursing’s editorial board,...
Interdental cleaning has been in the news recently, and not all of it made for sparkling reading. Karen Coates, oral health advisor at the British...
It's January and everyone is thinking about the upcoming year and what opportunities this year may bring. So what's in store for dental nurses in 2013...
Over the last 5 years there have been a considerable number of changes in dentistry that have irreversibly altered the course of the profession. Sam...
This article describes how preventive encounters in dental practice can be most effective if each of the characters involved play their part. It...
Dental decay is the most common preventable childhood disease. Oral health educator for the British Dental Health Foundation, Karen Coates, discusses...
Do dental nurses really understand what it means to be on the Register of Dental Care Professionals?
The GDC has confirmed that ‘oral cancer: improving early detection’ is to be included as a ‘recommended’ topic in its CPD scheme. Claire Herbert, Head...
Even though the application of fluoride varnish appears to be a simple procedure registered dental nurses need to be correctly trained in this...
