FIONA ELLWOOD

Update: The Recovery Plan landed –https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-plan-to-recover-and-reform-nhs-dentistry/faster-simpler-and-fairer-our-plan-to-recover-and-reform-nhs-dentistry#supporting-and-developing-the-whole-dental-workforce. Talks with key stakeholders have been none stop, and what about Dental Nursing? Yesterday the news broke that the Dental Recovery Plan is on its way – the CDO Jason Wong made it clear to the Society that this is the Recovery Plan and not the Dental Contract Reform […]

The Society are providing a mentorship Masterclass for dental nurses who are mentors or who are interested in the field. There are 4 classes and for those looking to progress there is an opportunity to undertake a mentoring course. We specifically look to mentoring skills and keep the coaching elements at bay, acknowledging that there

The Society of British Dental Nurses have been part of the Dental Professional Alliance since its evolution and collectively we all work together on specific matters. We felt it was so important to shine a light on this missed opportunity to have the whole team at the table, none of these solutions will come to

The Society have a number of shows that they are attending and they are speaking on a range of topics; are you ready for what lies ahead? The shows start in March and there are more to add, as we sign up to the Scotland shows and more … get booking

Many of you like to gather together, listen to some ECPD and look at new equipment and learn new techniques. You may recall an old article that Fiona Ellwood wrote on Show Etiquette and we thought we would revisit it, after an experience at the end of the show season in 2023 when a couple

The Society of British Dental Nurses are members of the Dental Professional Alliance (DPA). It was formed by Fiona Ellwood in 2018, with the hope of having the elected presidents or elected Chair (lead seat of the professional organisation), who is a registrant with the General Dental Council. The first member representatives were: Fiona Ellwood-

The Society has never been an organisation that stands still. In the fast moving environment and an environment that is seeing a change in the mood and demands for difference nobody can be so foolish as to not move with the times, or ignore the future possibilities. We are pleased to acknowledge some of the