Features

‘Prisons? They are my best days at work’

Clementine Rees Brown discusses the realities and triumphs of dental nursing in prisons with ‘Nurse two’.

Training and leadership

Helping in every way possible

Amberly Lewis discusses her role as a disability nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital.

Professionalism/career development

A fulfilling role

Brittany Pittham discusses the key responsibilities of an orthodontic treatment coordinator.

Professionalism/career development

Putting the patient at ease

Ewa Bajorko-Assaker outlines how dental nurses can help manage patient anxiety.

Training and leadership

Enhanced CPD: what you need to know

Priya Sharma summarises the various rules for ECPD for dental nurses.

Training and leadership

The importance of the IPC lead

Glenys Bridges details how the infection prevention and control (IPC) lead delivers safe and sustainable infection control.

CPD requirements

Your decon questions answered

Jenny Nixon answers some of the most frequently asked questions relating to dental infection control.

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The importance of compliance

Nicky Varney breaks down what compliance entails in dentistry.

Hand hygiene

Embracing the team

Clementine Rees Brown reflects back on this year’s Align UKI Summit.

Dental nursing extra

Behind prison walls

Clementine Rees Brown speaks to prisoner’s ‘Nurse one’ to discuss the difference dental visits can make to a prisoners day.

Professionalism/career development

Bad breath debunked

Andrea Hammond breaks down the myths surrounding bad breath for patients.

Halitosis/bad breath

Why prevention is key

Kimberly Lloyd-Rees explains the importance of dental prevention from our earliest years.

Diet and nutrition