Online learning - how to get the best out of online CPD courses How to get the most out of online CPD. Online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is widely available and affordable to all dental professionals but does it always do what it says it should.....does it really continually, professionally develop us? Sometimes
The world needs more Oral Health Educators, could you be one of them? The historic World Health Organisation (WHO) Resolution May 2021 paves the way for oral health improvements with “a shift from the traditional curative approach towards a preventative approach that includes promotion of oral health within the family, schools and workplaces.”
Increase productivity with a dental nursing postgraduate course There’s a good reason that more and more dental practices are encouraging and supporting their dental nurses to take on additional skills - and it relates to productivity. A productive and successful dental practice uses the time of every person available in the most efficient
Why it’s worth taking a risk on retraining to become a dental nurse Career change to become a dental nurse Choosing to switch careers can be a daunting prospect and no more so than in our current post-pandemic world. As the saying goes, ‘a change is as good as a rest’ and changing
Join in the conversation with other dental nurses Team Work Makes the Dream Work. Come and say hello on our Facebook Channel If you’re considering a career in dental nursing or are perhaps about to enrol on one of our SmileWisdom dental nurse training courses, then we’d love you to be part of
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
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
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
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
All about the NEBDN Diploma in dental nursing As a trainee dental nurse, choosing a dental nurse training course can be confusing. There are now several ways of becoming a registered dental nurse so how do you know which option is the best for you? We take a look at some of the
