Features in 2008

Looking for a dental nursing role with a difference? Romy Slater found her niche with NHS 24.

Dr Richard Cure and Professor Robert Ireland discuss the benefits of including dental practice managers and receptionists in dental team training.

Hygiene and therapy student Sarah Brett conducted a local study of GDP opinion on DCPs and their current and future remits.

…with carefully formulated toothpaste, says Ann Generlich, PR and Marketing Director for Purity Laboratories.

Training in NLP can provide you with the tools to effectively develop a rapport with your patients. Lynne Rees explains.

Fiona Ryan, Monika Cedro, Sona Pabari, Lucy Davenport-Jones and Joseph Noar describe a study they carried out to test clinicians' knowledge and practice of data protection legislation and information management.

Jack Mirza and Guy Robertson outline the origin of dental implants and how they are used today, with case studies and treatment protocols.

It was opened when Macmillan was prime minister and national service was still in force and closed 23 years later as a result of Government and BDA opposition. But the spirit and values of the UK's first school for dental therapists live on. Joanna Lyall attended a reunion of the New Cross ‘girls’.

New BSDHT President Marina Harris sees herself less as a figurehead and more as one member of an influential team, says Kate Maynard.

Dental technician Mark Oborn presents his views on management processes and principles in the extended dental team.

Dental nurse and Clinical IT Coordinator Wendy Leach^* explains how to make full use of information technology in your dental practice.

Boasting over 400 friends and his own group on Facebook, Ali Parker knows how to have a good time. But why does the self-confessed ‘oral surgery boy’ love dental nursing? asked Kate Maynard.

Dental nurse Nicola George works alongside an implantologist. Here she tells us what her job involves and the impact implants can have on a patient's life.

Who is the BDTA and what do they do? Tony Reed, Executive Director of the BDTA, explains.

Julie Ferry found out why senior dental technician Ashley Hunt was awarded for distinguished service.

Dental hygienist Bobby Keeling enrolled on a hypnotherapy course in pursuit of helping as many of her patients as possible to kick the habit.

Major Tim Fildes shares his experience of the patient safety initiatives used with great success among US dental teams.