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Schülke Infection Prevention and Control Practice of the Year 2017

The Schülke Infection Prevention and Control Practice of the Year 2017 – in collaboration with The Dentist and Dental Nursing – is now in its third...

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Dentist kicked off register for exposing patients to infection risk

The General Dental Council (GDC) has removed a dentist from the register of dental professionals for multiple failings involving wide-ranging...

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Thumbs up for dentistry by CQC

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report, which once again shows that dental...

Reference/Features

Cleaning guidelines

Key ways to make the hygiene and maintenance process for treatment units easier and safer

Just the beginning

Fiona Ellwood reviews the Society of British Dental Nurses' Annual Dental Symposium

The biggest changes in my career

A day in the life of an infection control lead – with dental nurse Karen Jeffrey

Who's who in infection control?

A look at decontamination responsibilities and record keeping in the practice, with Charlotte Cash

Go for green dentistry

Ensuring your practice is environmentally friendly can save time and money – and will paint a good picture for patients, too

Protecting a valuable investment

KaVo looks at what you need to consider in the care and maintenance of handpieces

The anxieties of expectation

Trudie Dawson explores safeguarding and what this means for you

Why you should shout about a quiet success

Using infection prevention to help market your practice really is a ‘thing’. Nicola Thurston reveals why

Eyes right

Here, we consider the hazards of ocular incidents