Is your patient information safe?
All dental professionals have an obligation to respect a patient’s confidentiality. Priya Sharma explains
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Confidentiality
Confidentiality – it’s essential
Andrew Collier discusses a fundamental requirement of patient trust
Time to talk?
Time to talk?
Bullying in the workplace is a legal issue. Sarah Buxton considers best options
A hands-on guide...
A hands-on guide... to offering work experience
Can you play host to a school-age child keen to get into dentistry? The experts ...
Are you really listening?
Are you really listening?
Why effective listening is your most precious asset
The horrors of FGM
The horrors of FGM
A look at child protection and your role in protecting children from abuse
‘Abuse exists’
‘Abuse exists’
How to give children a voice in the surgery – the BSPD reports on the NSPCC ...
What lies beneath
What lies beneath
The dental nurse plays a vital role in facilitating the first crucial ...
Rethinking DNA
Rethinking DNA
An interesting safeguarding thought – should ‘Did Not Attend’ be recorded as ...
The tricks of the trade – engaging under-18s
The tricks of the trade – ...
How best to pitch your oral health education when it comes to your younger patients?
How to write up a…
How to write up a…
John Fowler continues to explore the variety of ways in which dental nurses get involved with written communication with a look at ‘capturing the patient journey’
Not just a ‘tick box’ exercise
Not just a ‘tick box’ exercise
Priya Sharma considers the role of risk assessments in health and safety
Nobody is perfect
Nobody is perfect
Dental Protection's Susan Willatt, argues that everyone can make mistakes but the important thing is to learn from them
Do you know when to report concerns?
Do you know when to report ...
If a safeguarding incident arises at work, it is important that we build upon our child protection training knowledge to make informed decisions about whether or not to report our concerns
Emails made easy
Emails made easy
John Fowler continues to explore the many uses of written communication. In this article, he examines the use and misuse of electronic communication
The wonderful world of health and safety
The wonderful world of health ...
This subject is often considered to be less than thrilling, but it is vital all dental team members are up to date with the latest thinking, says Kelly Henderson
Putting a child's needs first
Putting a child's needs first
Maintaining a child focus when a safeguarding incident arises is often a challenge, even for individuals who are fully aware of their professional duty
Is diet advice on your menu of treatments?
Is diet advice on your menu ...
We invited three experts – dental nurse and oral health educator Fiona Ellwood, senior lecturer in dental public health Maria Morgan and nutritional therapist Ros Barresi – to share their thoughts on how best to help Britain make healthy nutritional choices and improve their dental health
Price and value
Price and value
When something is ‘free’, how much do we really value it? Simon Tucker considers this within the world of dentistry
Secrets of a male dental nurse
Secrets of a male dental nurse
A chance ‘meeting’ on our Facebook page led Alex Keir-Rawlings and Dom Allen to discuss the ups and downs of being a man in a woman's world. We listened in…
