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Training eyes to save lives

Dental hygienist and therapist Annette Matthews talks about the window of opportunity for dental nurses to talk to patients about sun, skin and the power of protection

Overcoming challenges

Dental nurse Bandhna Nangla discusses the demands of her dental nursing role

How to box clever with your time

Dentist Ben Atkins on the importance of dedicating valuable hours to planning ...

In at the deep end

Dental nurse Claire Kaur offers her top tips to help your new job go swimmingly

Filling a gap: A-typical dental care

Tracey Cope is a dental hygienist and therapist and co-owner of One44 Dental in ...

Ethical advertising and selling

Andrew Collier looks at the professional requirements of both promoting and ...

Private practice vs NHS care: caring for different demands

Hulya Colak shares her contrasting experience in dental nursing – from working ...

Put yourself in their shoes

Catherine Edney reveals why empathetic dentistry is key to prevention

The importance of a patient examination policy

Dentist Ben Atkins considers how a well-mapped patient journey – from meet and ...

Follow my leader

What does strong leadership mean to you? Eloise Meldrum reveals her tick list ...

The miracle material turned micro menace

We are all waking up to the reality of plastic pollution, but what does this ...

How to prevent poor reviews

‘Prevention is better than cure’ is the dental profession’s mantra. Apply this to patient reviews and you won’t go far wrong, says Shaz Memon

Not all heroes wear capes! Dental nurse assessor and tutor Stephanie Carter considers how the joint skills of oral health education, plaque indices scoring and fluoride varnish application can add power to your position in practice

Are you really 'all ears'?

Do you hear what people are saying – or just think you do? Gaby Bissett considers the importance of fine-tuning our communication skills

In praise of colleagues

Looking over her 10-year career to date, Rebecca Silver suggests it is a good team who make a difference to the role of a dental nurse. Here, she champions the concept of team spirit

Active. Proactive. Interactive.

Active. Proactive. Interactive

Eloise Meldrum considers the challenges and benefits of tailored communication

Sugar – an appetite for change

We hear from dentist James Goolnik about his new book that encourages us all to ‘kick sugar’ and tweak our tastebuds for a healthier life

‘I lost my sight at 23’ – dentistry and visual impairment

‘I lost my sight at 23’

Sassy Wyatt is a disability blogger and journalist. Here, she shares how she has adapted to life’s challenges and discusses how you can make a difference to the next visually impaired patient who puts their trust in you and your practice