Communicating
Dental therapist, tutor and coach Christine MacLeavy suggests the steps you can take to help with anxiety management in practice
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All the right moves
Dental nurse Emma Farrell offers a step-by-step guide for those considering becoming the perfect professional partner on any patient journey
Let them 'try before they buy'
Award-winning dental hygienist Claire Berry suggests that by discussing and demonstrating the benefits of an electric toothbrush, patients will be happy to invest in their long-term oral health
Tooth decay, sugar and obesity
Hazel Coey considers the dental nurse’s role in patient education on diet and lifestyle choices
Clinical photography
In the second of a two-part article, Professor Bob Ireland considers image consent, storage and transmission
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Ever heard of ‘trypanophobia’?
How does your practice meet the needs of your more nervous patients?
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Cancer and canines
Carole Houston reveals how breast cancer treatment affected her dental health
Photography and you
In the first of a two-part article, Phil Wander takes a look at dental photography to enhance your record keeping, treatment planning and treatment uptake, using mobile dental photography equipment
Acupuncture in dentistry
Dental therapist Christine MacLeavy considers this complementary therapy in a clinical dental setting
The essential skill
Susie Verow on how she is supporting phobic patients
Preventing wrong tooth
The role of the dental nurse in designing, implementing and maintaining an effective patient safety policy
Show and tell
Dawn Woodward considers the importance of dexterity in maintaining good oral hygiene
Kids’ toothbrushing
UK parents are being pushed to the brink as they try to get their kids to take dental hygiene seriously…
Straight road to satisfaction
Award-winning Rebecca Silver talks about joining orthodontic patients on a journey beyond the chair
A radical rethink
Ralph Day reveals an innovative new approach to mouth prop design that enhances the role of the dental nurse, improves infection control and boosts the efficiency and comfort of care
