All Careers and education

Overcoming dental phobia

Dentist Dr Mervyn Druian and dental nurse Nina Tetra talk Gaby Bissett through a system that has revolutionised the way they treat nervous patients in their practice

‘50 happy years in the NHS’

Dental nurse Joyce Meeson shares the golden days of her career

Warning: stress ahead…

Christine MacLeavy considers how best to handle the pressures of dentistry this National Stress Awareness Month

Dental research

Professor Robert Ireland and Fiona Ellwood on the contribution the dental nurse can make to the body of evidence in dentistry

That ‘light bulb moment’

Special care dentistry may have its challenges but the rewards are endless for dental nurse Helen Cowles

Hands up

It’s worth investing time and effort when job hunting – and nowhere is this more important than when writing an application form and constructing a curriculum vitae. John Fowler reveals why

Under the umbrella of dementia

Charlotte Wake considers the various symptoms in the context of a dental setting and suggests a little ‘blue sky thinking’ to help your patients

A is for... Action!

Trudie Dawson suggests a fruitful career demands excellence in choice of mentors, good reflective practice and the well-observed creation of any personal development plan

Susie Verow is passionate about good patient communication. She even blogged recently about her experiences searching for the right mouthguard for her ruby-playing son. Here she reveals why it’s ‘good to talk’

Managing bariatric

A look at the considerations in practice regarding a patient’s physical size, health, mobility and environmental access

Feeling left out in the cold?.

...Don’t be that ‘elf on the shelf’ – add some sparkle to your role by positioning yourself for a glowing and successful career, says implant dental nurse Marie Bones