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High-flying dentistry?
Jetting off on your summer holiday soon? Here, we share some lessons from the cockpit
All Dental essentials
Wake up and smell the coffee!
What makes for great relationships at work? John Fowler suggests the ‘tea and toast’ ethos of bonding and mutual team support is a very good place to start
The changing face of dentistry
The increasing desire for facial aesthetics offers new opportunities for the dental team. Dental nurse Wendy Mahon, treatment coordinator with Tracey Bell Dental Clinics, talks about the need to embrace them
What is four-handed dentistry?
How fantastic would it be to provide dentistry where we could improve the comfort and quality of treatment for patients, improve team work and your own day-to-day job satisfaction? Dental nurse Hayley Drury and dentist Kath Eastwood explain
An essential guide
A look at six popular topics concerning use of inhalation sedation equipment
What is trending
The Society of British Dental Nurses (SBDN) recently hosted the East Midlands Dental Symposium. Regional chair Louise Smith and Lisa Chamberlain report
That internal dialogue
Trudie Dawson discusses how to listen effectively and improve body language awareness
Equality in dental care
Sarah Haslam discusses a project that aims to deliver good mouth care to those patients with learning difficulties
The salesmanship
The art of establishing long-lasting good oral hygiene habits involves effective instructions and good communication. But ethical sales also now play a big part in achieving patient behaviour change. 'London Hygienist' and Philips key opinion leader, Anna Middleton, explains
'A real buzz’
Melanie Pomphrett reveals what it takes to inspire others – and why she thinks oral health education has a healthy future
Socially-inclusive dentistry
Janine Doughty and Deborah Parker discuss the many issues of homelessness within the context of dentistry and reveal how dental nurses are leading the way
Mystery shopper
In the second part of this series on professional relationships, John Fowler explores ways of developing successful and fruitful interaction with those at the heart of any practice – the patients!
'It does what it says'
This 1980s TV ad strapline for Cuprinol is as relevant today as it ever was, when it comes to checking exactly what your dental waterline cleaner does. Simon Davies explores protocols and safer options
Spotlight on Teeth Team
A dental roadshow with three shining stars
Access all areas
How an unfortunate turns of events also turned Kelly Henderson’s life upside down and her thoughts to those patients who may require a little more of our patience
