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.”
How long will it take me to become a dental nurse? What are the different course options and what do I need to know in advance? You’ve decided on a change of career and are thinking that dental nursing might be the one for you but there are still some questions in the
What to do if you can’t find the right dental nurse for your dental practice. Looking after a dental practice and ensuring it runs smoothly is a demanding job on a normal day; doing this when short-staffed is even more challenging. If you’ve tried creating a job listing, carried out interviews and still
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
Top tips for retaining information when learning dental and clinical knowledge If you are studying for your NEBDN diploma or want to increase your dental nursing skills with a postgraduate course there is a lot of new information to take it. For your course, there will be a host of new procedures, technical
5 Non-Negotiables For A Healthy Smile While we love seeing new dental practices busy and thriving here at SmileWisdom, we also want to see people with healthy smiles, free from gum disease and tooth decay. Good oral hygiene affects not only your smile but the rest of your body too, have a read
Join our support group to learn and make friends Are you a recently qualified or soon to qualify dental nurse? We know how difficult it can be starting a new profession and feeling thrown in at the deep end, chuck a pandemic on top of that and things can start to get a
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
