Community dentistry – it does more than fill in the gaps

Sharon Howe details her role as a dental nurse at the community dental services (CDS-CIC) in Suffolk. She gained her certificate in Special Care Dental Nursing in 2012

Managing dental anxiety

Alex Daly takes a look at practice-based and non-pharmacological strategies for handling patients with dental fear

A bit of a ‘grey’ area

Are you clued up on how best to ensure the ongoing care and cleaning of inhalation sedation equipment? Janet Pickles offers an expert guide

Stepping stone

There has never been a better time to train as an oral health educator. Here's why…

Dentistry – in all weathers

Keeping it real

A handpiece that disintegrates in the patient's mouth at high speed is a serious matter, and any professional found using counterfeit or substandard equipment risks their GDC registration, and certainly their reputation

The dental nurse's role in implant care

Alison Steadward considers the importance of a dental nurse's role in the 21st-century world of dentistry

How to be an effective dental implant nurse

Isis Buffonge's career began as a dental nurse began when she was 19 years old at a private dental practice in London. Last month she delivered her presentation at the Dentistry Show on how to support any implant dental procedure. She shares her secrets here…

Changing faces and smiles!

We took five dental nurses at various stages of their career, asked them similar questions in a bid to discover what to expect along the way. They talk to Julie Bissett about their journeys

Bridging that gap

A new initiative is taking oral health educators out of the clinic and straight into an environment where they can make a difference to people's dental health

A guide to fluoride

Christine MacLeavy looks at the science behind the mineral in all its guises

Treating dentine hypersensitivity

Dental nurses are now part of the team dealing with patients in need of this kind of treatment, says dentist Michael Davidson

In the driving seat

Dental nurses Louise Smith and Faye Palethorpe talk to Fiona Elwood about moving up a gear in their career, their experiences of fluoride varnish application and prevention in practice

#howsyoursmile

Don't let gum disease wipe the smile off your face – we take a look the UK's official campaign for European Gum Health Awareness Day

Kids' oral health? It's pure monkey business!

Gaby Bissett looks at how one woman's wish is to make children's experience in the dentist's chair – and other health care situations – a happier one