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First impressions count: how to take a primary impression

This article explains the importance of the primary impression, while describing the important and necessary clinical stages involved in making an...

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Clinical audits in radiology

This article looks at the different areas that can be audited in radiology, the cycle of events, and key points to remember when carrying out a...

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Writing for publication. Part 6: series summary

This series has been exploring how dental nurses can develop their skills by writing for professional publication

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Safeguarding: the five-point plan for dental practices

To help ensure that safeguarding of children and adults is fully understood and carried through into daily practice this article focuses on a...

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Peri-implantitis: what you need to know and how to help

This article will introduce a significant biological complication that has developed involving dental implants: peri-implantitis. It provides an...

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Writing for publication. Part 5: putting pen to paper

This series of articles explore the practical issues of writing for professional publication. This article encourages you to take the final practical...

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Pain in the orofacial region. Part 1: an overview

This three-part series examines pain in the orofacial region. The first article provides an overview of pain in the trigeminal sensory region

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Can you hear us? Having a voice in dentistry

Even in a world of text messages and emails, the spoken word is an essential ingredient in communication and here, Stephen Hancocks explores the...

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Autistic spectrum disorder: what should you know?

I am a paediatric dentist who has been working for over 20 years with the families of children who are on the autistic spectrum. This article is based...

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Whistleblowing: putting patients first

Attitudes to whistleblowing are changing in all businesses, including dentistry. Dental nurses need to know when to metaphorically put the whistle to...

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Changes to the Care Quality Commission regulations

In this article, Richard Harris describes what the Care Quality Commission regulations mean and what a practice might expect from an inspection under...

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Professional behaviour outside of the practice

Shilla Talati discusses how dental nurses' conduct, both at work and in personal life, justifies patients' trust in you and the public's trust in the...