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The C-Word
With No Smoking Day taking place this month, Dental Sky’s Joe Earl considers oral cancer and the need to screen
All Clinical
The push for prevention
How will Europe weather the storm that is oral health care? We look at a project that plans to change the status quo
Suction technique
As dental nurses, using the dental aspirator is a vital and, arguably, the best known part of our role and heritage. Emma Male considers some essentials
Oral health
Priya Sharma considers diet and general health education in a dental setting
Clinical diabetes
Sophie Gray considers the disease with relevance to the dental team
The rise of e-cigarettes
Priya Sharma considers the idiom ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ in relation to patients’ oral health
Preparing to impress
Top tips in impression taking and upskilling
Drink and drugs – what's reall
Howard Thomas on why dental teams must take extra time to screen patients for possible symptoms of substance abuse during examinations
Let’s beat oral cancer sooner
It’s Mouth Cancer Action Month – what can you do?
Teeth-whitening guidelines
A look at the comprehensive guidelines for dental teeth whitening
The art of composite build-ups
A look at how dental nurses can get involved in cosmetic dentistry and smile design cases, with Marie Bones, dental implant nurse trainer
Winning the battle against dental caries in under 5s
A look at the DCP's role in giving children healthy teeth for life
A sweeter future – without sugar
Dental nurse Carol Lloyd reveals why children are the most honest people you will ever meet
A stress-free practice
Lizzy Hudd started her dental career as a dental nurse. She now runs Grants Dental in Royal Wootton Bassett – a practice that specialises in treating patients with dental fear and anxiety
Precious commodities
The importance of safeguarding our own information has never been more important than it is right now, says Glenys Bridges
