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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

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

‘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

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