England– Dental hygienists and dental therapists are to be able to work under the direct access ruling as part of NHS working. Author: Fiona Ellwood Refering back to the systems approach recently discussed on the OCDO England webinar the OCDO in England has advised that direct access is now possible in the wider dental settings. […]
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SBDN are takingh part in two webinars next week: These are two fantastic subjects to get involved with and will be topical throughout the coming months. Please follow the link and join in the converssations. Webinar 1 looks at the work we have been involved in with the OCDO – Project Sphere, we are fortunate
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Many of you will know that I was honoured to become the President and Chief Dental Nursing Officer for the Society of British Dental Nurses in November 2022. It was an enormous pleasure and honour to take up the reins, following on from Fiona Ellwood. Like Fiona I have over 30years experience in the field
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Please look out for the link to the latest Dental Nursing Times journal – it has been a busy time and there are lots of things going on. We will be sharing links to consultations with you, the latest being on ECPD – we want to encourage you to feedback your constructive points of view
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Government Published the Women’s Health Strategy in July 2022 The Society have asked what does this strategy mean for dental nurses given that there are 57113 dental nurses on the GDC register who identify as female as of August 2022. The Society support all dental nurses and on this occasion are exploring this recent health
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OCDO England Announced first steps of contract reform, stating this is not ‘job done’. The full details are available on the link provided https://t.co/8Kpow11dmZ This represents the first significant change to the contract since its introduction in 2006. It follows 12 months of engagement with frontline dental teams, the public, patients and other stakeholders after
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As a members benefit SBDN have a purposefully designed scheme which has been collaboratively designed by and for dental nurses. The policy offers a competitive rate. As part of our membership you also have access to free ECPDs, career coaching, mentoring, academic support and so much more – join us see the benefit. For further
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SBDN are keen to share this news with you from the GDC …. We’re setting out our plans for public protection for the next three years at a time of considerable uncertainty for dentistry and the UK. Our plan provides a framework for how we plan to manage uncertainty while furthering our ambition for a
SBDN are hosting a free webinar 25/06/2022 supporting dental nurses with the 10hrs over 2yrs GDC Rule: Having enough hours is not enough! Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcumtrT0tGNEUKwxUd6cjj5-J-_aQQcmX
Encouraging Dental Nurses To Get Ahead with ECPD, remembering the 10/2 rule too. GDC calls for particular focus on CPD as dental care professionals’ annual renewal opens The annual renewal period for dental care professionals (DCPs) opens today with the General Dental Council (GDC) calling for professionals to check their CPD record now to make
