Dental industry figures gathered recently for the launch of a programme designed to prepare dental nurses to deliver evidence-based oral health advice and apply fluoride varnish.
The new partnership between North Western Deanery, The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Colgate has produced a programme for registered dental nurses to study part time towards a 'Certificate in Oral Health and Application of Fluoride Varnish'.
Dr Barry Cockcroft, Chief Dental Officer for England, who opened the proceedings at London's Chandos House, owned by the Royal Society of Medicine, said, 'The toolkit Delivering better oral health underpins the role of the whole dental team in preventing dental disease and moves the focus away from treatment of existing disease to positively improving oral health. Modern high quality dentistry provides a wide range of opportunities for all trained dental care professionals to take an active part in supporting patients to achieve healthy functioning mouths.'
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New training for dental nurses launched. Br Dent J 206, 304 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.229
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.229