All Careers and education

Tailor-made oral health care

Carly Greener-Simon reveals how she went from dental phobic to dental nurse and shares the rewards of community care

Cash in on some confidence

Do you have faith in your skills? And, just as importantly, do your patients have confidence in you?

What's the dress code?

Janice Hurley explains why a standard dress code needs to be implemented in practice

‘Steer away from blind alleys’

Mentoring is a time-honoured method of learning. Janine Brooks explains this symbiotic relationship that can benefit mutual career objectives

Going green – save cash and give back

How an eco-friendly outlook could make a difference to your practice, with Gaby Bissett

A positive environment

Jodie Sedgwick is head dental nurse at the {my}dentist Halifax practice. She shares her day…

Meet perfectionist Ana Adumitroaei – a long way from her home country of Romania and on the straight road to success in the world of private dentistry, currently practising at a high end clinic in London

Challenging patient interactions

Priya Sharma discusses the art of handling a challenging patient interaction

Succession planning

This series continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse. With John Fowler

Gossip girls (and boys)

Chitchat and tittle tattle may serve to help keep patients safe and organisations healthy, research finds. So, how can we turn ‘toxic’ chat into something positive?

Operation: oral health enhancement

Glenys Bridges considers how best to develop extended dental nursing skills to the benefit of our patients

From bottom to top – and everything in between

He has worked in almost every role within the dental business, including as a dental nurse. Here, Hassan Mushaid explains why he will never stop learning

Are you a visionary?

This series continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse. In this issue, John Fowler asks: do you light up your team?

How to… be more efficient

With more and more tasks and few practices paying overtime, how can dental nurses beat the clock and streamline their workload? Dave Hancock counts the ways