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Is dental nursing a pain in the neck?

5 mins read Workplace issues/your health
Dental nurse Preetee Hylton stands up for patient care, while Mary Kristy offers some exercises to mitigate those health risks

Throughout my career, I have never had a chair as a dental nurse and still don't. This isn't because the No8 Partnership, the practice where I work in London's Chelsea, has not provided me with one; it is simply because I refuse to sit when working – unless I am tapping away on the keyboard during six-point periodontal charting or consultations.

As a reader, you must have now realised this article is going to be about aches and pains related to the dental profession – mainly the dental nurses. Here are some key thoughts on the topic:

1. I was not trained as a dental nurse to help patients and clinicians whilst sat on a chair.

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