Plastic pollution and dentistry
Dental nurse Bethan Strong considers the case for raising awareness
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Life-saving essentials
Life-saving essentials
Phil Jevon walks us through the procedure for placing a patient in the recovery ...
A warm reception
A warm reception
Staff training is important not only for the practice team but for patients, ...
Meetings
Meetings – the dark arts revealed
Steve Ainsworth shares his take on the seven deadly sins – from sabotage to ...
Empower them to fly
Empower them to fly
In the fourth part of this series on professional relationships, John Fowler ...
The dos and don’ts
The dos and don’ts of plagiarism
Stealing someone else’s work is never cool, but in a digital world, how best to ...
You’re a work in progress
You’re a work in progress
Your PDP will be the foundation to your dental learning. It is to be a working ...
Natural reflex
Natural reflex, simple solution
Thumb sucking is a natural reflex for children from the earliest age but can ...
A complicated conundrum
A complicated conundrum
We look at an innovative but simple approach to helping patients overcome their ...
Your lateness speaks volumes
Your lateness speaks volumes
Kemi Bakare reminds us of the professional expectations of a trainee dental nurse
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High-flying dentistry?
High-flying dentistry?
Jetting off on your summer holiday soon? Here, we share some lessons from the cockpit
Wake up and smell the coffee!
Wake up and smell the coffee!
What makes for great relationships at work? John Fowler suggests the ‘tea and toast’ ethos of bonding and mutual team support is a very good place to start
The changing face of dentistry
The changing face of dentistry
The increasing desire for facial aesthetics offers new opportunities for the dental team. Dental nurse Wendy Mahon, treatment coordinator with Tracey Bell Dental Clinics, talks about the need to embrace them
What is four-handed dentistry?
What is four-handed dentistry?
How fantastic would it be to provide dentistry where we could improve the comfort and quality of treatment for patients, improve team work and your own day-to-day job satisfaction? Dental nurse Hayley Drury and dentist Kath Eastwood explain
An essential guide
An essential guide
A look at six popular topics concerning use of inhalation sedation equipment
What is trending in modern-day dentistry?
What is trending
The Society of British Dental Nurses (SBDN) recently hosted the East Midlands Dental Symposium. Regional chair Louise Smith and Lisa Chamberlain report
That internal dialogue
That internal dialogue
Trudie Dawson discusses how to listen effectively and improve body language awareness
Equality in dental care
Equality in dental care
Sarah Haslam discusses a project that aims to deliver good mouth care to those patients with learning difficulties
The salesmanship of dental care
The salesmanship
The art of establishing long-lasting good oral hygiene habits involves effective instructions and good communication. But ethical sales also now play a big part in achieving patient behaviour change. 'London Hygienist' and Philips key opinion leader, Anna Middleton, explains
'A real buzz’
'A real buzz’
Melanie Pomphrett reveals what it takes to inspire others – and why she thinks oral health education has a healthy future
