Members and Public

The Society has never been an organisation that stands still. In the fast moving environment and an environment that is seeing a change in the mood and demands for difference nobody can be so foolish as to not move with the times, or ignore the future possibilities. We are pleased to acknowledge some of the […]

On Thursday 30th November Our Patron Emma Riley and Oral Health/Gerodontology Lead Amanda McLaughlin presented an academic poster at the British Society of Gerodontology. The poster brought an excellent and longstanding piece of work together and allowed for the open discussion about the resources that have been co-desgined with the very people who will be

The Society recently held the annual AGM, as always lots to discuss and agree and plans for 2024. From left to right: Back row- Amanda McLaughlin, Lesley Redman, Emma Riley- Front row: Heidi Cresswell, Clare Faulkner, President Tracy Wallis, Tony Bedford and Donna Lightbody. It is hard to believe that we are nearly at the

Huge congratulations to all of the award winners and runners up, with so many entries it is always hard to have to select winners and runners up. It is wonderful to see entries from other nations, the Society never forgets our wonderful members, colleagues, followers and friends in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, or indeed our

The Society recently contributed to the consultation of the GDC learning outcomes and the development of the Framework of Behaviours and Outcomes for Dental Professional Education published 9th November, 2023. The consultation was very welcome and timely, whilst there has been much improvement the Society has mixed opinions on the final iteration and had hoped

Dental Nursing has so much to offer and sometimes we simply need to think outside the box …or perhpas we have spent so much time looking outside the box it is time to start looking inwards again. The Society are keen to help you find your way, to ignite that passion within you for dentistry

Many of you will have an interest in research, some simply prefer the clinical world and these are choices we all have the privillage of making. You may well know that the Society has an educational special interest group and as it evolves it is good to have articles that perhaps challenge our thinking. We

Yesterday (27/10/23) the Society of British Dental Nurses had respresentation at the open GDC Council meeting in Birmingham. We were keen to observe the decision making and results of the Annual Rention Fee (ARF) discussions. The approval of the the option to reduce the ARF was taken on board and the option to reduce the

The Society of British Dental Nurses attended the NEBDN 80th celebrations as guests of NEBDN. President Tracy Wallis was delighted to attend the event held at the Villa Country House Hotel on the 19th October, 2023. The Society meet with the NEBDN on regular basis and conversations around education flow, this is of course a

Many of you will know that we work in collaboration with the Dental Nurse Historian Group and we are delighted to hear that through a new contact additional titles/names have been added to the existing list. Fiona Ellwood recently presented to a room of historians and received some excellent feedback. Adamant to ensure that dental