A new dental training and education centre has opened at Bradford College. The Northern Dental Education Centre (NORDEC) will train apprentice dental nurses and deliver CPD courses to dental professionals from all over the country.
A woman from Dartford has pleaded guilty to practising dentistry illegally following a prosecution by the General Dental Council (GDC).
In an era of evidence-based dentistry, how easy is it to ensure that orthodontic treatments are based on sound and up-to-date research? Not at all easy was a key message to speakers at the British Orthodontic Conference (BOC) 2017 in Manchester.
Sugar Awareness Week will be an opportunity to celebrate the success of food industry, government and NGOs' progress so far, and discuss the future for sugar reduction and it's place in the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan.
Organisations across healthcare are supporting the national launch of the Dental Check by One campaign by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.
Trudie Dawson explores the changing health and care demands of an ageing society, Priya Sharma considers the Impact of medications on the quality of life of an ageing population and Carly Greener-Simon considers a dental nurse’s role in looking after the mouths of those most in need.
A new approach to retention underpins a campaign launched by the British Orthodontic Society at its annual conference in Manchester. Backed up by video and animation, the intention is to generate a viral #HoldthatSmile campaign to build awareness that retainers are for life.
Is your practice safe? Caring? Responsive? Nicki Rowland drills down into those all-essential CQC questions
We all lead busy lives so it is easy to overlook any warning signs of harassment within the four walls of our workplace and beyond – whether we are a bully, the victim or a bystander
We celebrate the winners of the schülke Infection Prevention Team of the Year 2016
John Fowler continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse, with a look at stress
Even in a world of text messages and emails, the spoken word is an essential ingredient in communication and here, Stephen Hancocks explores the importance of having a ‘voice’ individually and just as importantly, as a group
This article will give the reader insight into special care dentistry and the role of the dental nurse within it
This series has explored reflective practice as it relates to dental nursing. This final article examines how you can transfer your reflection skills from dental nursing to your everyday life. It also provides a summary of the previous five articles on reflection in this series
A morning meeting is the best chance to get all your colleagues together to discuss that particular day, and how the team can liaise together to create a successful, productive and efficient day at work
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