Key opportunity for all

Dental nurses from throughout the UK, as well as from Republic of Ireland and the Channel Isles, attended the National Dental Nursing Conference 2019 last month.

Following the inauguration of incoming BADN President Jacqui Elsden, England’s Chief Dental Officer Sara Hurley opened the conference by urging dental nurses not to hide their lights under a bushel.

She said: ‘In delivering on the intent to increase access to dental care, a reformed NHS dental contract that has prevention at its heart is a key priority – and this is a key opportunity for dental nurses. With the drive on supervised toothbrushing and water fluoridation – as set out in the Green Paper and progress on the HEE Advancing Dental Care Review to support the current workforce and future proof for the challenges of 21^st-century oral health – opportunity, career development and personal satisfaction in underpinning population health improvement remains a very real prospect for the dental nurse community.’