GDC Publish the Standards for Education
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Toothbrushing Hits the News
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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The Next CPD Session is ‘Sustainability, Oral Health and Procurement’
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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GDC Scope of Practice is launched
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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Consultation Opens: BAN ON HIGH-CAFFEINE energy drinks sales to children
Sustain’s Children’s Food Campaign welcomes the government’s plans to ban the sales of high caffeine energy drinks to under-16s as a logical step for drinks that already carry warning labels saying ‘not suitable for children’. Image credit: Canva The government has opened a 12-week public consultation on plans to ban sales of high-caffeine energy drinks to
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Dental Nurses Summit – Celebrating 10 Years
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Dental Mavericks – Hope you have remembered the Coffee Cafe this month.
Ever thought about broadening your horizon and making use of your excellent skills? Drop in and listen to Sam, who will take you through the work of the Dental Mavericks. It could be that life-changing experience that you are looking for. Follow the link to attend https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J0a7y3_lQqauNu8zU8hG3w
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The GDC has Reported an Increase in the Number of Registered Dental Care Professionals (DCPs).
The Society is pleased to acknowledge the rise in the number of dental nurses on the register in 2025, but again questions what has happened between July 2025 and August 2025, acknowledging natural attrition. It is pleasing to see a recorded increase of 3,293 dental nurses on the register as of August 2025 in comparison
Supporting Dental Nurses Restoring to The GDC Register
In 2024, the GDC reported a drop in dental nurses being removed from the register. Often, the removal from the register is related to CPD errors. The Society was involved in developing the Mythbuster for CPD, which is displayed on the GDC website – we have added the link below. If you were removed from
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National Dental Nursing Awards 2025
This year, the awards have a slightly different approach. We are celebrating our next significant milestone, we are 10 years old! We will present the successful candidates with their awards on the day and celebrate with everyone who was nominated. Manchester 22nd November. Top Tips for the nominations are: Awards History The Society was founded
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