A report on the findings of the 2023 adult oral health survey from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. As many of you will know, dental public health is a key area of interest to the Society and the special interest groups. To say we are delighted to see the report published may well […]
Adult Oral Health Survey (2023) Has Been Published (9/12/2025 and Updated 17/12/2025) Read More »
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Gdc Guidance Comes Into Effect 6th Jan 2026 Read More »
Heidi Cresswell has been announced as the President-Elect for 2025-2026. It is an enormous honour to welcome Heidi to the role. She has been a key influencer in the Society’s growth and direction for many years. She has dedicated her dental nursing career to supporting, developing, and facilitating others at every juncture of their careers.
Introducing The new President Elect 2025-2026 Read More »
These were the three top words at the end of the Dental Nurse Summit – it truly was even better than we could have hoped for. A new format, a new idea, the first Dental Nursing Summit. This event coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the Society and National Dental Nurses Day. The event was
Can you believe we are heading towards the end of 2025 and beginning to round up our CPD and Coffee Cafe sessions? So, as a heads up, the Society just wanted to share that, as always, we have an additional session to raise awareness of oral cancer. The next two sessions are ‘back to back’.
Sharing three Events with you Read More »
Leadership and management skills, abilities, strengths and of course qualifications can set you up for an exciting pathway in dentistry. Many dental nurses take up such roles, many do not realise that this is an option, yet many hold lead roles. It is time to shed light on these attributes and skills and to signpost
Polly Bhambra is the guest speaker for the next SBDN CPD event Read More »
In the latest open council meeting on the 31st October, the General Dental Council announced that the ARF will be increased for both dentists and the wider dental team. To read the full announcement, please follow the link below. https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2025/10/31/gdc-announces-annual-retention-fee-for-2026 The Society is disappointed with this decision and will continue to ask the GDC to
GDC Announce a change to the ARF for 2026 Read More »
The data, collected since the DCP working patterns survey launched in June 2024, shows that 56,032 DCPs are currently working or looking for work in the dental sector. The responses represent 63,968 professional titles (70% of all registered DCP titles). What the data tells us Most DCPs were in clinical roles, with 87% doing some clinical
GDC Has Published The Working Patterns Data for the Wider Dental Team Read More »
Fiona Ellwood BEM Fiona has had an extensive career in dental nursing and dental nursing education; she has also undertaken several roles, with education being central to those, including the two roles she has with the General Dental Council (GDC). Over the years, she has undertaken a number of educational qualifications, from the most basic
