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.
Mental Health Wellness
The SBDN will add any information related to Mental Health, Anxiety and Stress here including our blog posts.
Latest Updates

GDC Publish Report on Causes of Death During Fitness to Practise Investigations.
The GDC published a report on the 4th November relating to dental professionals who died while fitness to practise (ftp) concerns were being investigated or

Mouth Cancer Action Month
The team are asking all dental nurses and oral health practitioners to support the Mouth Cancer Action Month. Many of you will know that Emma

gdc Publish the Dental Care Professionals Working Patterns – A very welcome report.
Follow the link to read the full report: https://www.gdc-uk.org/news-blogs/news/detail/2024/10/31/gdc-dcp-working-patterns-data?fbclid=IwY2xjawGU8ldleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXKbCPWKh5fZtpG25l-XLmlEWBTfowICaevxJDhJRQUnC7Z5dgycHzTShw_aem_m4tfp7d20oIBmOSYOBVPaA The survey was conducted in conjunction with the 2024 ARF renewals. Out of the 75, 743

World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10th 2024
The Society supported ‘World Suicide Day’ on the 10th September not only as a key feature of the Mental Health Wellness SIG, but also as