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Forewarned is forearmed

Using technology to provide a better customer experience is commonplace. But, now dentistry is harnessing it in a new and exciting way by taking a...

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How to… be more efficient

With more and more tasks and few practices paying overtime, how can dental nurses beat the clock and streamline their workload? Dave Hancock counts...

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Dos and don'ts of returning to work after a career break

With more women in dentistry than ever before and dental nurses having a bigger role to play in its delivery, what does this mean for those of you...

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Turning a negative into a positive

Is your practice safe? Caring? Responsive? Nicki Rowland drills down into those all-essential CQC questions

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Bullying – would you recognise it?

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...

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‘All the little things make up the big picture’

We celebrate the winners of the schülke Infection Prevention Team of the Year 2016

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What is your battery drainer?

John Fowler continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse, with a look at stress

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Window on their health

A look at the dental team's care of cancer patients – before, during and after treatment, with Jocelyn Harding

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Elderly care

Caring for the elderly requires different skills to caring for other age groups. Charlotte Wake considers them all when meeting best practice as a...

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Delivering online training

Clare Roberts reviews the successes and challenges of delivering online training towards a registerable qualification for dental nurses

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Survival rules

Defibrillators are now a requirement – but what do they do and how do they work? Jonathan Gilbert explains

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One step beyond

How big a step is it to becoming a hands-on clinician? Dr Ian Toibin started his dental career as a dental nurse, moving into dental therapy before...

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‘Dental nurse practitioners’ – what are they?

In an ever-evolving dental world, we hear from Nick Barker on how dental nurse practitioners – at present, an aspirational title – are providing...

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Communication – the good, the bad and the ugly

The internet has opened up countless opportunities to everyone, not least of which are the dental practices that harness it for marketing their...

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Julian Webber's 10 steps to endodontic heaven

The most important endodontic principles in 10 bullet points