Heidi Cresswell has been announced as the President-Elect for 2025-2026. It is an enormous honour to welcome Heidi to the role. She has been a key influencer in the Society’s growth and direction for many years. She has dedicated her dental nursing career to supporting, developing, and facilitating others at every juncture of their careers. […]
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These were the three top words at the end of the Dental Nurse Summit – it truly was even better than we could have hoped for. A new format, a new idea, the first Dental Nursing Summit. This event coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the Society and National Dental Nurses Day. The event was
Can you believe we are heading towards the end of 2025 and beginning to round up our CPD and Coffee Cafe sessions? So, as a heads up, the Society just wanted to share that, as always, we have an additional session to raise awareness of oral cancer. The next two sessions are ‘back to back’.
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In the latest open council meeting on the 31st October, the General Dental Council announced that the ARF will be increased for both dentists and the wider dental team. To read the full announcement, please follow the link below. https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2025/10/31/gdc-announces-annual-retention-fee-for-2026 The Society is disappointed with this decision and will continue to ask the GDC to
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Fiona Ellwood BEM Fiona has had an extensive career in dental nursing and dental nursing education; she has also undertaken several roles, with education being central to those, including the two roles she has with the General Dental Council (GDC). Over the years, she has undertaken a number of educational qualifications, from the most basic
All too often, we hear about the career ladder; the history behind the very words is questionable. As a professional group, the term’ career progression’ is contentious and often deemed meaningless to many. This is no surprise, but the sooner we start to look at careers in dental nursing through a different lens, the sooner
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Wednesday, the 22nd October, is the next CPD event – The Art of Reflection. Although we are all expected to reflect, all too often, what happens is that a description is mistaken for a reflection. The GDC notes reflection and reflective practice as important and key to learning, this is your opportunity to get to
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Join us on Wednesday, the 8th October at 7pm—everything you need to know about orthodontic nursing. Join ambassador Louise Morgan who will be sharing her journey through orthodontics as she enters the world of orthodontic therapy. Please follow the link to book https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Gsm8gQPySw28EYtV4uFXzA
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It was a pleasure to be invited to the Bupa Dental Care Clinical Training Academy in Staines on the 24/09/2025 Greeted by the amazing team at Bupa and a large social gathering and lunch ahead of the panel discussion and tour of the amazing facilities. It is game-changing for the world of dental education. During
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