Inter-professional collaboration

Dawn Walsh looks at the concept and how this may influence the role of the dental nurse, improve patient care and efficiency and offer heightened job satisfaction

Developing your (dental nurse) career

Janine Brooks looks at the opportunities – and explains why you should grab any that may come your way!

Training and education for the dental team

This article raises awareness of new qualifications for DCPs, and discusses how training as a team in an interprofessional education environment is advantageous for the whole practice. It shows how developing the dental team enhances job satisfaction and quality of patient care

Career pathways

Becoming an oral health educator: the real story

In this article, Alice Lucy Lloyd describes her journey of becoming an oral health educator, and details what the qualification entails

Writing for publication. Part 6: series summary

This series has been exploring how dental nurses can develop their skills by writing for professional publication

Career progression

Writing for publication. Part 5: putting pen to paper

This series of articles explore the practical issues of writing for professional publication. This article encourages you to take the final practical step and asks you to put pen to paper

Professional behaviour outside of the practice

Shilla Talati discusses how dental nurses' conduct, both at work and in personal life, justifies patients' trust in you and the public's trust in the dental profession

Writing for publication. Part 4: using appropriate evidence

This series is designed to help you, the dental nurse, write for professional publication. This article discusses how to use previously published articles to support your statements

What to expect from an induction programme

An effective period of induction training helps ensure that new members of staff quickly become confident and competent in their new role. This article helps nurses to understand what they may have to participate in, as part of their induction programme at a new practice

Writing for publication. Part 3: case studies, projects, abstracts

This series is designed to help you, the dental nurse, write for professional publication. This article examines different types of articles that you may consider writing

Fair's fair? Equality and diversity in practice

In this article, Fiona Stuart-Wilson discusses equality and diversity, and how this affects the dental team in everyday practice

From dental nurse to dentist

In this article, Helen Wheddon talks about her career, and why she chose to move roles from a dental nurse to become a dentist

Volunteering in Tanzania

Laura Watkins shares her story of how she volunteered with Bridge2aid, and her experiences in Tanzania