Table of contents : Vital

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Vital guide to conscious sedation - pp19 - 22

Katherine Wilson

Katherine Wilson explains that it is the professional responsibility of all members of the dental team to adhere fully to recommended guidelines on providing conscious sedation to patients.

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Subject Categories: Clinical | Regulations/policy | Training, education and careers

Hotspot - p22

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'Our relative discomfort was easily forgotten' - pp24 - 26

Principal Sunita Verma and her practice manager travelled all the way to India to spread some Christmas sparkle.

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Subject Categories: Charity work | Working abroad

The rise of the dental nurse - pp28 - 29

Anne M. Milarvie

Dentist Anne M. Milarvie reflects on dental nurse evolution, registration, and contribution to VDP training in general practice.

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Subject Categories: Dental nurses | History | GDC registration | Training, education and careers

Carbon neutral practice. Dentistry for well-being and nurturing - pp30 - 34

Joanna Lyall spoke to the dental team behind the greenest practice in the country.

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Subject Category: Practice design

Illuminating communication - pp35 - 37

Mariyah Nazir

Mariyah Nazir describes a practical workshop for dental professionals that was held in Manchester and which focused on effective communication with patients.

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Subject Categories: Communication | Teamwork | Training, education and careers

Feeling stressed? - pp38 - 42

Christine Macleavy

Christine Macleavy describes the stages of stress and how they can be managed for optimum teamwork in dental practice.

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Subject Categories: Stress | Health | Teamwork

Log-on to radiography expertise - pp44 - 45

Education Programme Manager at the BDA, Elizabeth Clark, speaks to a dental nurse who took part in the BDA's online course in Dental Radiography.

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Subject Categories: IT | Radiography | Training, education and careers | Dental nurses

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DCPs: who can do what? - pp46 - 48

Janet Collins, Head of Standards at the GDC, describes their consultation on what skills each DCP should have on qualification and those that they could go on to develop.

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