All Dental essentials

The fine art of doing nothing

Simple life changes can often have the most profound impact. Priya Sharma investigates the evidence supporting the practice of mindfulness

Who picks up a dirty tissue?

John Fowler explores responsible relationships within your practice team

The ‘whole body’ approach

Former dental nurse and dental therapist Nina Lord reveals her passion for complementary care

Plastic pollution

Dental nurse Bethan Strong considers the case for raising awareness

Life-saving essentials

Phil Jevon walks us through the procedure for placing a patient in the recovery position in this peer-reviewed CPD article

A warm reception

Staff training is important not only for the practice team but for patients, too. Trained staff are confident staff and, therefore, able to handle difficult situations. Sheila Wells explains

Meetings

Steve Ainsworth shares his take on the seven deadly sins – from sabotage to manipulation and everything in between

Empower them to fly

In the fourth part of this series on professional relationships, John Fowler explores the importance of positive working relationships with junior team members

5 tax entitlements

Healthcare workers – including dental nurses – represent a group of employees who are eligible to claim extra tax relief for certain expenses they pay as part of their job…

The dos and don’ts

Stealing someone else’s work is never cool, but in a digital world, how best to avoid it? Putting things into your own words can be tricky, as Gaby Bissett explains

You’re a work in progress

Your PDP will be the foundation to your dental learning. It is to be a working document that you regularly review and adapt. Priya Sharma explains

Natural reflex

Thumb sucking is a natural reflex for children from the earliest age but can create dentition problems. Jo Bates reveals how she plugged a gap in the market