When the General Dental Council (GDC) implemented statutory registration for all dental care professionals in 2008, it was greeted with mixed emotions. There was confusion over what it actually meant. It even led to some nurses deciding they didn't want to continue their future in dentistry. Six years on, it is an entirely different story.
Statutory registration has opened doors for dental nurses to become treatment providers in their own right. The GDC'S Scope of Practice outlines not only our roles and responsibilities with regards to chairside assistance and surgery management, but also how we can progress and develop ourselves through extended scope of practice (GDC, 2013).
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