All Dental essentials

Handling a heart attack

Don't take a gamble. Make sure the whole team knows how to handle a medical emergency in the practice. Here, Wendy Berridge hands you ace tips on dealing with angina and heart attack victims

7 things to look out for in dentistry in 2017

Dr Nigel Carter of the Oral Health Foundation looks ahead to the coming months for the dental professional

What to do with the baby?

More babies are born in late September and early October than at any other point of the year. With this in mind, we take a timely look ahead to the issue you'll need to consider if you're a mum-to-be

How to nail your study skills

Seven simple – and successful – steps to study success, by Gaby Bissett

Leadership and supervision

This series continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse. With John Fowler

Looking to the future

We take a look at the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) post - registration qualifications

A brush with the digital age

What one dental hygienist thought of ‘possibly THE cleverest toothbrush ever’

New year, new path

Are extended duties for dental nurses a golden opportunity for you in the coming year? Dave Hancock investigates

Are you owed money?

David Malik-Davies reveals why you need to check your tax code

Cash in on some confidence

Do you have faith in your skills? And, just as importantly, do your patients have confidence in you?

Dress to impress

Here, we look at the dos and don'ts when it comes to your appearance in clinic

Thumb sucking

Meet the dentist whose career has been moulded by digits

I wish to register a complaint

Can you handle patients? Christine MacLeavy considers the scenarios, the options and the road to a successful resolution

Are we all guilty of sharing ‘too much information’?

Christmas is coming and we all get a little ‘demob happy’ around this time of year. But let's not throw caution to the wind and lose those inhibitions too early