Championing the professional vision of dental nurses, paving the way for a fulfilling career and achieving goals with ‘a can do‘ approach. We know only too well how hard dental nurses work and what it takes to be excellent at what you do… We are stronger together.
1. Influencing policy and informing change.
2. Enhancing the capacity and ability of our membership.
3. Placing education, learning, experience, growth and development at the heart of the society.
4. Recognising national and local priorities and our role within these areas.
5. Dedicated to the education and support of dental nursing students.
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Latest Updates

Sharing three Events with you
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

GDC Announce a change to the ARF for 2026
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 Society is delighted to see Fiona Ellwood appointed as the Director of Dental Education at the University of Lincoln
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

Coffee Cafe – The Career Squiggle
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’
