It was announced today that as of April 2022 all those who are patient facing and working in CQC regulated activity will be required to have the COVID-19 vaccinations. There are suggestions that there will be exemptions for those who cannot take part in the vaccination programme on medical grounds. This includes both NHS and […]
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SBDN are huge advocates for mentoring and mentorship and have trained and practicing mentors – yet another benefit to your membership with us. The Society are proud to not only be mentors but to support others in becoming a mentor. Mentoring in the workplace is essential and it is no difference in education, but it
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A subject never far away from the dental press and the wider healthcare settings, but a subject that has always held a vital part in the day to day smooth running of a dental workspace. Dental nurses tend to be the focal point in infection prevention and control and have really taken the lead in
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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 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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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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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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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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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
