While not all of us have ambition to become a WAG or a contestant on MasterChef, evidence suggests dental nurses are going places. The remit of the dental nurse continues to broaden, with many RDNs taking a proactive role in pushing the boundaries to go beyond the constraints of years past.
As Fiona Ellwood, patron of the Society of British Dental Nurses, said in Dental Nursing two years ago: ‘A decade on, I foresee (and hope) that the additional duties we now have are just the beginning. We’ve come a long way since the concept of “dental handmaidens” and “dental housewives” of yesteryear when, way back in 1939, we were considered subordinates.’
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