Championing the professional vision of dental nurses, paving the way for a fulfilling career and achieving goals with ‘a can do‘ approach. We know only too well how hard dental nurses work and what it takes to be excellent at what you do… We are stronger together.
1. Influencing policy and informing change.
2. Enhancing the capacity and ability of our membership.
3. Placing education, learning, experience, growth and development at the heart of the society.
4. Recognising national and local priorities and our role within these areas.
5. Dedicated to the education and support of dental nursing students.
Mental Health Wellness
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Latest Updates

Dental Nurses Preparing for Change
Under the pending dental contract reform, suitably trained, competent, confident, and indemnified dental nurses will be able to apply fluoride varnish to children aged 16

The Society are Saddened to Hear of the Passing of Jennifer Lavery
Known to many, Jennifer Lavery was influential, along with others, in registration and the changes to dental nurse education, a particular article in which we

The GDC Announce Changes to Trainee Dental Nurse eNROLMENT.
The Society of British Dental Nurses is delighted by today’s announcement from the GDC, which outlines changes to the timelines for trainee dental nurses to

Gdc Guidance Comes Into Effect 6th Jan 2026
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