Dental nurses are often required to carry out initial assessment and triage of patients who attend the dental clinic on an emergency basis. This...
Fiona Grist, vice president of the Orthodontic National Group for Dental Nurses and Therapists, and a member of Dental Nursing’s editorial board,...
Medical emergencies can occur in dental practice, and all members of the dental team should know what to do when one occurs. However, uncertainty...
Mentoring is a one-to-one learning relationship, which contributes to the learning and development of both mentor and mentee. This article suggests...
Patients often contact dental care professionals because they are experiencing mouth ulcers and halitosis. There are several causes for these common,...
This series of articles is designed to help you develop your dental nursing practice. This article, the fifth in the series, explores the differences...
In order to be useful systematic reviews need to include valid randomised control trials. Unfortunately, there is no ‘gold standard’ for measuring the...
Interdental cleaning has been in the news recently, and not all of it made for sparkling reading. Karen Coates, oral health advisor at the British...
It is commonly believed that teething in infants can cause various signs and symptoms. This article reviews the evidence for the various suggested...
Mouth and throat cancers are becoming more common, and members of the dental team should be able to detect the warning signs, refer patients...
Patients with bleeding disorders present particular challenges to the dental team in providing dental treatment. This article aims to describe the...
Several types of dental operator chair are available, and the correct choice not only makes work more comfortable but also can prevent musculoskeletal...
The success of dental implants depends on a number of factors. A major reason for their failure is peri-implant disease. Careful management and advice...
A good curriculum vitae is vital when looking for work, so what should it contain? Ian Peate, professor of nursing and independent consultant,...
This series of articles is designed to help you develop your dental nursing practice. This article, the fourth in the series, examines the importance...
