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Is a saddle seat the antidote to poor posture?

Sitting can be damaging. This is exacerbated by poor posture and working in one position for too long without taking a break. Looking at ways to...

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Delivering Better Oral Health: what the third edition offers

Sue Gregory OBE examines the third edition of Delivering Better Oral Health: An Evidence-based Toolkit for Prevention and how this can aid dental...

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The final fit – results of research into educational needs of dental nurses

The final theme of our series of articles on dental nurse education and training in the UK focuses on the results of the online survey that was run on...

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Looking to the future: qualifications and career pathways

This is the second article of a two-part series that will discuss the changing role of the dental nurse and the new opportunities that these changes...

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Oral cancer screening: improving early detection

Through screening patients, the dental team has a chance to play their part in reducing the incidence of this disease, which can affect the lips,...

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Considerations when giving patients oral hygiene instruction

Figure 1.Interviews revealed oral hygiene instruction focused predominantly on tooth brushing techniques and less on the benefits of fluoride...

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The modern day dental nurse

In this article, Laura Horton discusses how she became an upskilled dental nurse and how this can be a reality for so many dental nurses today as...

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Oral cancer: improving early detection

The aim of this article is to present an overview of oral cancer and highlight the importance of early detection

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The new Care Quality Commission Standards

The Care Quality Commission has published its proposed new Fundamental Standards. Are they a ‘new start’ or more of the same?

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Career pathways and career aspiration of dental nurses

The third article in this series from the NEBDN discusses what discrepancies exist between research and practice in relation to delivering education...

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Why dentistry needs its own way of respecting patients

This article argues the consequence of this consent-led approach as the manner in which we respect patients can cause us to overlook matters of...

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Interdental cleaning – meeting the needs of the changing oral environment

This article discusses different scenarios affecting the mouth and how interdental cleaning can help to prevent oral disease

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Oral health care for homeless people

This article will explain some of the reasons people become homeless, their oral health needs and what the dental team can do to help

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Looking to the future: the changing role of the dental nurse

This is the first article of a two-part series that will discuss the changing role of the dental nurse and the new opportunities that these changes...

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Mouth cancer – be mouthaware

Throughout November, the British Dental Health Foundation runs Mouth Cancer Action Month, a campaign that aims to reduce incidences and deaths caused...