Podcasts – learning on the go
New technology has had a huge impact on our learning opportunities. Here, Laura Horton tells Julie Bissett why time spent switching off is often the perfect moment to tune in…
All Dental essentials
Oral health education?
Debbie Amor-Revening talks us through the planning, implementation to ensure some great results when staging an OHE presentation outside the four walls of the practice
Happy patients
An excellent patient experience and great online feedback go together like dentine and enamel, according to marketing expert Caroline Dabiran
Sepsis: a personal story
Dental nurse Gemma Akinade lost her fiancé to this life-threatening condition 18 months ago. Here, she explains what teams can do to raise awareness of sepsis to prevent further unnecessary deaths
What gets you up on a Monday?
Bupa dental nurses share their secrets to great workplace motivation
Network like a demon!
Clare Faulkner offers some great reasons to attend dental conferences and shows and get up close and personal to what it is that ticks your boxes
Professional and personal
Dental nurse registration with the General Dental Council gives rights and privileges but also responsibilities and obligations. Andrew Collier shines a light on what this means for the dental nurse
Keeping abreast
The month of October is synonymous with crisp autumn leaves and carving pumpkins, but it’s also an important month in terms of cancer awareness. BSDHT president Julie Deverick explains
The clock is ticking
BDIA Dental Showcase is nearly here!
‘You are life changers’
We hear from cancer survivor Chris Curtis on the importance of your dental input at this year’s Head & Neck Cancer International Conference
Are your men dentally fit?
How do you market dentistry to your male patients? Shaz Memon considers your moves
Help them fly
Empowering people to learn is not as scary as you might think. In the second part of this series on teaching, John Fowler discusses how the dental nurse can help shape the practical skills of others
FAQs on indemnity
There has been some confusion on the indemnity requirement for dental nurses. It’s plain and simple – all registered dental professionals require indemnity, says Priya Sharma
What are those dental nursing
‘You must be able to read the little cues from patients, such as a raise of the eyebrows or the clench of a fist’ – award-winner Rebecca Silver offers insight into the qualities that make a first-class dental nurse
Do your patients know
In a world of 24/7 social media posts and photo sharing, how careful are you in your personal and professional online interactions? Professor Bob Ireland offers a snapshot of the digital dental world Professor Bob Ireland finds out…
