All Legal and brief

What lies beneath

The dental nurse plays a vital role in facilitating the first crucial conversation, which can provide the best opportunity to get to know a new patient

An interesting safeguarding thought – should ‘Did Not Attend’ be recorded as ‘Was Not Brought’ when it comes to our younger patients? We listen to the evidence in favour of the change re: child appointments

Adults at risk

Continuing our look at safeguarding in the workplace

The tricks of the trade – engaging under-18s

How best to pitch your oral health education when it comes to your younger patients?

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

Priya Sharma considers the role of risk assessments in health and safety

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?

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

John Fowler continues to explore the many uses of written communication. In this article, he examines the use and misuse of electronic communication

The world of health and safety

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

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?

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