The missing pieces
How are you putting dentistry back together again? Joe Earl considers the best approach to delivering care in these puzzling times
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How to draw up your career
How to draw up your career plans
Student dental nurse Alis Fleming notes her top 10 tips to help you to write ...
Take action this Stoptober
Take action this Stoptober
The need to help patients quit smoking has never been more relevant, says Julie ...
Mindfulness for dental nurses
Mindfulness for dental nurses
Dental nurse and yoga teacher Johanna Horvath shares her insight into how to ...
Incentivising NHS practices
Incentivising NHS practices to deliver prevention through skill mix
Simon Hearnshaw talks to Fiona Ellwood about the extensive prevention work that ...
How to prepare
How to prepare for a second wave of coronavirus
Having been one of the first dental nurses to have experienced a second ...
Are you a genuine asset?
Are you a genuine asset?
What makes an irreplaceable dental nurse? Celebrity cosmetic dentist Uchenna ...
The impact of COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 on children and adults at risk – the first results are in
The pandemic may be in its early days but the first reports on its impact on ...
Your audience is human too...
Your audience is human too...
Clare Faulkner shares her public speaking secrets on how to capture, captivate ...
‘How lockdown helped me heal’
‘How lockdown helped me heal’
To look at her now, you would never know dental hygienist Laura Thompson has experienced a mental health crisis. Here, she explains why self-care in dentistry is so important…
Maternity leave and the COVID-19 pandemic
Maternity leave
What are the next steps for those dental nurses who are having babies? Sarah Buxton shares some legal insight
Why I ? social media
Why I ? social media
Dental nurse Eloise Meldrum shares her enthusiasm for communication in a virtual world
Roots and wings
Roots and wings
Shaina Lawrence reveals her approach to giving paediatric patients the perfect head start
It’s back to work we go…
It’s back to work we go…
Dental nurse Hannah Coverley talks about her return to practice with colleagues Lady Jo Reyes and Susie Verow at The Maltings Dental Practice in Grantham, Lincolnshire, as they worked alongside newly appointed deputy chief dental officer for England, Jason Wong to welcome back their patients
Promising dental career ahoy!
Promising dental career ahoy!
Don’t let your progression be an afterthought, says Rosie Connell. Here, she offers a map to creating a successful journey, taking advantage of the wave of CPD opportunities along the way
Changing perceptions of PPE
Changing perceptions of PPE
Zoe Wingrove a dental nurse at Cotswold Dental Wellness, reveals how they are telling patients about their ‘PPE evolution’
Skin health and masks
Skin health and masks
Consultant dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto offers her professional advice on limiting the negative impact of PPE
Restoring the confidence
Restoring the confidence
How do we ensure effective and positive communication with patients in a COVID-19 world? Amber Ojak considers the way forward
Fight fake news
Fight fake news
Julie Deverick considers how consistent messaging will help to move dentistry forward
The psychological impact of returning to work
The psychological impact
Dentist Damien McNee considers the effects of COVID-19 as dentistry opens up to a new normal
