Jane Dalgarno, Chairman of the British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN), released a podcast on 1 May through Scottish Dental magazine. Jane recorded this podcast on behalf of BADN President Jacqui Elsden, who is currently recovering from the virus.

In the podcast, Jane - who works for Community Dental Service CIC - answers many of the questions dental nurses have been calling the BADN offices to ask, covering the furlough scheme, redeployment, support from BADN, and where to go for up to date, accurate information.

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Jane also stressed, as did England CDO Sara Hurley in her webinar last month, that misinformation, speculation and rumour circulating on many social media platforms is causing high levels of anxiety and distress. She encouraged dental nurses to get their information only from reliable sources publishing official information, such as the BADN website www.badn.org.uk, rather than from various Facebook or other social media groups, and to stop sharing misinformation posted there, which she described as the equivalent of 'hearsay or gossip'.

In the podcast Jane outlines the support offered to dental nurses by BADN, the new email address set up specifically for queries - enquiries@badn.org.uk - and the further support available such as the Legal Helpline, Health & Wellness Hub and BADN Rewards, which offers a variety of special offers and discounts to BADN members. BADN has temporarily lowered its membership fee to £30, to allow those members whose renewal is now due to continue their BADN membership, and their access to membership services, and to encourage those dental nurses who have not in the past supported BADN, their professional association, but are now in times of difficulty turning to it for assistance, to join.

The podcast can be accessed via the BADN website or at https://bit.ly/badnpodcast.