A range of leadership and management skills are needed to fulfil the decontamination lead role effectively. The decontamination lead should work as...
Dental practices are areas of high risk of cross infection if standards for infection prevention and control are not met. This article discusses the...
Leavy P, Templeton A, Young L, McDonnell C (2014) Reporting of occupational exposures to blood and body fluids in the primary dental care setting in...
One year ago, the Tooth Whitening Information Group was formed to address the urgent need to look into the practice of illegal tooth whitening. Karen...
Practices need to prevent and treat microbiological contamination of water in dental unit water line systems to minimise the risk of infection
Since the original article was written in 2012, there have been changes in relevant guidance, and new standards are being introduced. In this article,...
The third article in this series from the NEBDN discusses what discrepancies exist between research and practice in relation to delivering education...
There are more and more people having implants placed and the need to maintain these implants is the most important aspect of dental treatment. We...
This article will explore the likely oral health requirements of the nation in the future, and the possible role that dental nurses may take with...
This is the second of two articles featuring a number of dilemmas that may be faced by dental nurses concerning their role when treating patients and...
To maintain a healthy body, adequate nutrition is required. A poor diet is a risk factor for chronic diseases and conditions. Dental nurses should...
With the ever-increasing pressure from the media and peers to look good and feel good, the rate of cosmetic dentistry in the UK is greatly increasing
Xylitol can be used to prevent many oral and respiratory diseases. It is now incorporated into a wide range of products, giving the professional and...
Figure 1.It can be more difficult for dental care professionals to identify the presence of hyposalivation than identifying xerostemia.
All too often, an individual's resolve to change unhealthy lifestyle choices follows a serious health scare about their own health, or that of someone...
