The reason you should learn to take dental radiographs Have you ever wondered if dental nurses can take radiographs? Radiographs, commonly called X-rays, are taken during many dental treatments by a GDC qualified dentist. Since the beginning of your dental nursing career, you will have probably assisted your dentist to take 100s of
How to shine during your dental nurse interview My name is Josh, and here are some of my best hints and tips. I’m a GDC Registered dental nurse and an experienced practice manager in a busy, private dental practice in Central London. Whether it is your first ever dental nursing interview or you’ve
Keep up with your dental nursing CPD the easy way! Let’s talk about Continuous Professional Development - often just referred to as ‘CPD’ for short - and why it’s important for dental nurses to keep up to date with it. Once you become a qualified dental nurse and finally get your GDC number
How to attract the right dental nurse or practice support staff! Hire the right staff for your dental practice by starting your recruitment process correctly. Katherine Foley, Head of Recruitment at SmileWisdom, explains where many go wrong from the onset of their recruitment process, and how to ensure a successful hire. In most
What does it mean to upskill your team and why should you be considering it? Josh, Head of Resourcing at SmileWisdom delves into how upskilling your team makes your practice more productive and the easy way you can go about it. From the point of view of someone who
How to keep organised in the hunt for a dental nurse job Once you’ve decided that you’re looking for a new job it can feel quite overwhelming trying to stay on top of the whole process. You’re updating your dental nurse/practice manager CV, looking across multiple job sites applying to jobs everywhere, uploading
The reason you should learn to take dental impressions Imagine the patient is in the dental chair and your dentist has just discussed they need to have a nightguard. The patient agrees and so your dentist turns to you and says "please take an impression for a nightguard". You
Here’s Why Your Smile Is So important. A famous yellow bear (via A.A. Milne) once said “always wear a smile, because your smile is a reason for many others to smile.” And boy do we all need more smiles right now! Taking care of yours is the gateway to good health along with
Your teeth and your health Many of us at some point in our lives have experienced the pain of a deteriorating tooth or sensitivity in the mouth. Avoiding cold/hot foods, adopting a grin and bear it attitude, hoping the pain will just go away on its own; but should we be doing more
Beginning your career in dental nursing So, you’ve taken the leap and made the exciting decision to pursue a new career as a dental nurse, where do you go from here to make your dream a reality? To work as a dental nurse in the UK you will need to join an approved
