Conscious sedation training
Dentist Andrew Jones considers the added value and benefits to dental nurses and their patients
All Careers and education
A day in the life
‘I’ve come so far from not knowing a mirror from a probe’ – dental nurse and self-confessed dental geek, Carmel Wood, talks us through this role
Could you be a coach?
Fiona Stuart-Wilson on effective support in practice
Take the plunge!
Throughout the UK, the structure and complexity of dental practice management is changing rapidly. Glenys Bridges considers these changes for dental nurses looking for a new career path
Specialist work
Kemi Bakare considers oral surgical care and the dental nurse
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From dental nurse to dentist
How practice owner Jaye Jelley drew on her numerous roles in dentistry to create the perfect setting
Guns to gums
Shaun Howe is a dental therapist working in the public dental service for NHS Shetland, is an NEBDN examiner and a dental nurse tutor. Here, he shares his career path
She's football crazy
Stacy Wright is a 31-year-old Manchester City fan and dental nurse who is treatment coordinator and patient care advisor at two cosmetic dental practices in Manchester
Suction in the sunshine
Sarah Jones combines life as a dental nurse in Abu Dhabi with her passion for deep sea diving. Here, she shares her life – on land and off – with Julie Bissett
Time to take the next step?
Are you trained to communicate at the optimum level? The role of a treatment coordinator is to remove 90% of non-clinical dentistry from the dentist. So, what does it take to have impact and get results? We hear from award-winning dentist Andrea Ubhi and dental nurse and TCO Carmel Wood
‘42 years ago
We hear from dental nurse Elaine Cavey who waved farewell to her long career in dentistry earlier in the summer, having worked along the same dentist for 30 years
Dentistry – and a dyslexic
Dental nurse Charlotte Griffiths shares her experiences of overcoming the hurdles
‘Tradition needs disrupting’
From dental nurse to businesswoman, DigiDentistry’s Chloe Barrett speaks about her entrepreneurial venture and how she's revolutionising dental education
Apprentices ‘r’ us
What is it like to train as dental nurses at an award-winning dental practice? We hear from two apprentices…
‘I fainted on my first day as
Dental nurse Nikita White talks new job jitters with Gaby Bissett and shares her experience of those first nerve-wracking weeks in practice
