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GDC Update – Changes to FtP Support in England
Greater Development Support Options Introduced for Professionals with Conditions and Undertakings. Original GDC Post Today we have announced changes to the way dental professionals in England with conditions or undertakings will arrange their development support. From 1 October 2021 professionals will have greater options and flexibility with regards to who provides their development support, which has historically only been available through Health Education England. Conditions or undertakings are applied
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NSK Launch SMART Handpiece Decontamination Protocol
NSK launches the SMART3 Handpiece Decontamination Protocol (sponsored post) As the UK’s market leader in handpiece and decontamination technology, NSK is committed to improving the standards of handpiece decontamination, especially as a result of the heightened risks posed by transmission of harmful pathogens, particularly by asymptomatic patients in relation to COVID-19. Currently the central focus
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GDC Registration Statistics August 2021
The GDC have published the August 2021 statistics, at the time of publishing 58,053 dental nurses were recorded as being on the register and those shows an increase on last year of 814. What is currently not clear is how many are new registrants and how many existing registrants have (if any) not renewed their
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Mental Health Leads
The Society have contributed to the amazing Mental Health Wellness in Dentistry work. This work is co-Chaired by Roz McMullan and Fiona Ellwood and has been co-designed with representation of the all of the professional groups: Society of British Dental Nurses, Orthodontic Technicians Association, British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy, British Association of Dental
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OCDO England Update
There has been a minor change to dentistry’s infection prevention control guidance – post AGP down time (fallow time) is not considered necessary for successive appointments between members of the same household. For further information please click the following link http://createsend.com/t/d-9E73D7FC0811E05A2540EF23F30FEDED
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DSA Alumni
SBDN are very proud to be asked to support the DSA Alumni. Dental Surgery Assistants (DSA)were for many years the only qualified dental professionals working chairside assisting clinicians. With the decisions to officially change the name from DSA to dental nurse a moment in time and our history was made. From 1994 the title of
Dental Nurse Conference November 2021
‘There is no Place Like Dentistry’ This is a Face-Face meeting in November 2021 and will be in Birmingham. As always there is a fantastic line-up of speakers covering a broad range of topics: Oral Cancer, Mini Mouthcare Maters, Complaint Handling, Radiography Safety, Legionella, ethical sales, GDC, Successful Fluoride varnish programmes. Future focused the Society
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Chance to win an Autoclave
Sponsored post Your chance to win an NSK iClave Plus autoclave worth over £5500! NSK UK is delighted to be joining forces with Aura Infection Control Ltd. for the Aura Infection Prevention & Control Team of 2021 Awards. NSK firmly believes that raising the standards of infection control, and in particular handpiece re-processing, is vital
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Dame Margaret Seward –
SBDN are sad to hear of the passing of Dame Margaret Seward – a great steward of Dental Nursing in her time and a stalwart to the whole profession. Deepest sympathies go to her family. President Fiona Ellwood – recalls many a meeting where Dame Margaret was in attendance, especially the BDA historian meetings. Fiona
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