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 […]
Fiona Ellwood Executive Director, Society of British Dental Nurses – Human Factors/Ergonomics PG MSc Crt Human Factors/Ergonomics We are fortunate to work closely with the Human Factors in Dentistry Group and have Fiona represent the Society. Project sphere meets quarterly and over time, we have contributed to several discussions and informed the development of documents
All too often, we hear about the career ladder; the history behind the very words is questionable. As a professional group, the term’ career progression’ is contentious and often deemed meaningless to many. This is no surprise, but the sooner we start to look at careers in dental nursing through a different lens, the sooner
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Wednesday, the 22nd October, is the next CPD event – The Art of Reflection. Although we are all expected to reflect, all too often, what happens is that a description is mistaken for a reflection. The GDC notes reflection and reflective practice as important and key to learning, this is your opportunity to get to
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Join us on Wednesday, the 8th October at 7pm—everything you need to know about orthodontic nursing. Join ambassador Louise Morgan who will be sharing her journey through orthodontics as she enters the world of orthodontic therapy. Please follow the link to book https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Gsm8gQPySw28EYtV4uFXzA
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It was a pleasure to be invited to the Bupa Dental Care Clinical Training Academy in Staines on the 24/09/2025 Greeted by the amazing team at Bupa and a large social gathering and lunch ahead of the panel discussion and tour of the amazing facilities. It is game-changing for the world of dental education. During
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You may well have missed this in the news last week; it was featured as a good news story for the government and the work focusing on the supervised toothbrushing national programme. Equally, there was a fabulous paper published by Anna Hunt, Samantha Watt and Zoe Marshman (the link can be found below). The Society
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This session was delivered in Brussels and was so well received. It established a connection between sustainability, oral health, and the importance of sustainability in the purchasing and selling of oral health products. We only have one planet, this really matters and if you want to start to llok at his in a different light,
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The GDC has published the new Scope of Practice document, which will be introduced on the 1st November 2025. We are proud to have been involved in the development of this latest version and to have made some strong comments around the dental nursing aspect of the document. Far too much relies on the dental
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