The Society has been working with a number of dental nurse registrants and representatives to establish a definition that is worthy of the current-day dental nurse and dental nursing. A recent research piece undertaken by the Executive Director of the Society has made it very clear that being valued, recognised, and acknowledged shapes and informs […]
The Society was honoured to present the position of dental nurses from a member’s perspective and the wider dental nursing community. The Society was asked to present the information against the backdrop of 4 questions posed by the General Dental Council: Given 5 minutes to provide a summary was perhaps a challenge in itself. Nevertheless,
the Society presents on the GDC survey findings for dental nurses. Read More »
We are thrilled to announce that Clare Faulkner has become the President of the Society. Clare has an extensive portfolio in dental nursing and is currently a dental nurse matron at Birmingham Dental School. Prior to this, she was the principal dental nurse at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and was the lead dental nurse
The Society of British Dental Nurses spoke recently as of one of the 5 in 5(mins) panels at the recent leadership event. The General Dental Council recently published the ‘Dental Care Professionals Working Patterns Data Report’ (31st October, 2024) and our Executive Director, Fiona Ellwood was asked to present the findings from the perspective of
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The GDC published a report on the 4th November relating to dental professionals who died while fitness to practise (ftp) concerns were being investigated or remediated. This is the first report of its kind Lord Harris notes that ” Every death is a tragedy, and when the data and what we are doing to improve
GDC Publish Report on Causes of Death During Fitness to Practise Investigations. Read More »
The team are asking all dental nurses and oral health practitioners to support the Mouth Cancer Action Month. Many of you will know that Emma Riley, Lisa Andrews and Fiona Ellwood work closely with the Mouth Cancer Foundation and the Society considers this work as a key part of its SIG function. Recetly, our president
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Follow the link to read the full report: https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2024/10/31/gdc-dcp-working-patterns-data?fbclid=IwY2xjawGU8ldleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXKbCPWKh5fZtpG25l-XLmlEWBTfowICaevxJDhJRQUnC7Z5dgycHzTShw_aem_m4tfp7d20oIBmOSYOBVPaA The survey was conducted in conjunction with the 2024 ARF renewals. Out of the 75, 743 DCPs on the register, 43, 692 registrants responded, interestingly of the 43,692 who responded, 36,257 were dental nurses. None of this is new to the Society and the evidence is
gdc Publish the Dental Care Professionals Working Patterns – A very welcome report. Read More »
The Society supported ‘World Suicide Day’ on the 10th September not only as a key feature of the Mental Health Wellness SIG, but also as part of the MHWD group. In addition to this a member of the SIG presented on the 11th September at the British Society of Peadiatric Dentistry Teachers conference in Cardiff.
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It is with much sadness that the Society share with you that Dr Philip Lewis MBE passed away on Saturday. Philip was perhaps best known for his outstanding commitment to the Mouth Cancer Foundation, where he was a past president and an ambassador. He was a distinguished figure in the industry and along with his
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The Society are pleased to share this research event with you. All too often dental nurses feel excluded from research, or believe that research is not something dental nurses do, well they do. This is a wonderful opportunity for up to 50 dental nurses to attend an event which will give dental nurses a greater
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