All Careers and education

My second family

What makes a difference to an award-winning dental nurse? Emma Clithero explains why dental nursing ‘ticks all the boxes’ and why she views her practice team as more than just colleagues

Job placement made easy

Mike Hutter tells Fiona Ellwood how he is hoping to fix the ‘broken’ dental nurse recruitment process

Big journeys begin with small

The role of the treatment coordinator is increasing in popularity within dental teams and with good reason, says Dawn Walsh

Don’t be a Jack of all trades

Lisa Bainham explains why outsourcing tasks can sharpen your role as a practice manager

Happiest moments

Dental nurse Sarah Haslam talks about her experience of volunteering with Crisis at Christmas

Forces for the future

Jocelyn Harding and Megan Thomas consider the highlights of the Professor Ireland Lecture Day hosted by the Society of British Dental Nurses

Meeting unmet needs

A look at Sarah McKaig’s mission as the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry’s new president

Save the planet!

Telling our patients to turn off taps when brushing teeth is kinder to the environment. Dental hygienist Tim Ives explains why

From dancer to dental nurse

Trainee dental nurse Rav Rai, 26, speaks to Eloise Meldrum about stepping into a new career

Create situations

We hear from the British Association for Dental Nurses’ president-elect, Jacqui Elsden, who takes up her presidential post next month

How to remember

John Fowler discusses how the dental nurse can memorise facts

What is it like to work so closely and for so long with a colleague that you cannot imagine being without them? Dental nurses and reception team Kim Long and Nadine Francis reveal the secret of being a good ‘wingman’

Getting interactive

SimplyOne Dental’s Kids’ Club may be fun for participants, but it has a serious end game, too…

Premier league dentistry

Tryst Dental’s business manager and former football player Linsey Paton explains why dental nurse Jade O’Brien’s first-class attitude won her praise – and how pitching in and shared goals make for an award-winning team