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Maximising your development – with photography

Phil Wander looks at how dental nurses can be included in the taking and making of high-quality clinical photographs – in assisting the clinician as...

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Surface cleaning and disinfection

Surface cleaning and disinfection is critical for effective infection control measures in the dental surgery. Charlotte Cash talks us through the...

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Losing patience with your patients?

If you occasionally feel exasperated with those who present in the dental chair with the same old oral health issues time and time again, perhaps you...

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Are you allergy aware?

In the occasional series looking at medical emergencies, Wendy Bainbridge focuses on anaphylaxis

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Managing an invisible risk

The most feared organism in the world has neither claws nor teeth. It may look primitive, but it is efficient and highly developed. Invisible to the...

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‘Aesthetic dentistry is more than just bright, white teeth’

We hear from Tina Green who enlightens us on the London experience

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Are you happy in your career?

With dental nurse salaries a hot topic, we hear from Paul Duffy on why he hopes his research study on job satisfaction may highlight the crux of the...

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How to boost your emotional quotient

You may have the IQ but do you have the EQ to be a great dental nurse? Dave Hancock explains

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Lost confidence

A colleague has raised some concerns about you, having seemingly lost faith in your professionalism. So, what next? A resolution needs to be reached...

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On the move

A look at how to safely and efficiently transport contaminated and sterilised instruments

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An Olympic performance

A look at the benefits of real time, fully automatic cycle data management, a technology that has featured in both the success enjoyed by Team GB's...

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Changing trends – why the health of a nation needs you

As the pre-school sugar intake of kids rings alarm bells and the middle-aged spread of Brits prompts health warnings, Gaby Bissett considers how the...

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Seizing the right opportunities

Dental nurse Lizzie Boon is a Quality Assurance Auditor for the National Examining Board of Dental Nurses (NEBDN). She walks us through her career in...

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How to handle a heart attack

Don't take a gamble. Make sure the whole team knows how to handle a medical emergency in the practice. Here, Wendy Berridge hands you ace tips on...

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7 things to look out for in dentistry in 2017

Dr Nigel Carter of the Oral Health Foundation looks ahead to the coming months for the dental professional