Features

Keeping track of CPD

Angie Heilmann discusses the importance of CPD and the need for dental nurses to remain compliant.

CPD requirements

Keeping your trainees engaged

Hayley O’Neill shares her top 10 tips for onboarding and retaining new dental nurses.

Training and leadership

The changing world of dentistry

Verne Rice discusses her 30-year career.

Professionalism/career development

A delivery of dentistry that knows no limits

A look at how one practice is offering its community the building bricks to a healthier future.

Oral health and mouth cancer

National Smile Month: a worthy cause

Muireann Hannan looks at the aims of the Oral Health Foundation’s flagship campaign.

Clinical governance

Are you (and your patients) hooked on the sweet stuff?

We are a nation addicted to sugar – so how can dental teams help break those habits of a lifetime? Timothy Ives shares his insight on the power of the ‘tribe’.

Diet and nutrition

The complex nature of caries prevention

Charmaine Matthew discusses the factors which impact tooth decay.

Oral health and mouth cancer

Bad habits die hard

Rebecca Waters discusses the difficulty in changing behaviours.

Hand hygiene

College of General Dentistry launches Professional Framework for dental careers

​The College of General Dentistry (CGDent) has launched its much-anticipated Professional Framework, which describes the expected level of a dental professional’s capabilities at each stage of their...

Training and leadership

British veterinary nursing association supports BADN menopause policy

​The British Association of Dental Nurses is delighted that the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) has announced its support for the BADN Menopause Policy launched in March 2022.

Workplace issues/your health

Supporting your colleagues

Claire Frisby talks to Heidi Grimwood about Molar Mentoring.

Mentoring, reflection and PDPs

Inside knowledge

Josie Jackson speaks to former principal dentist and practice owner Ben Atkins about valuing dental nurses and his dos and don’ts for negotiations.

Professionalism/career development