Dental Nurse CPD, Courses & Inspiration

Personal Development Plan

My field of practice

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My registrant title(s) and cycle period:	My work setting(s):	Any additional roles, qualifications or professional interests:	My patient population:
List each title you are registered under, your cycle period and total hours needed.	What is your place(s) of work and its environment? Different settings may require you to undertake certain roles and skills.	Do you have additional roles, qualifications, specialties or areas of focus/interest? Do any of these need continual learning or maintenance?	What are the oral health and management needs of patients in your care? Does this change across your work settings?

My personal development plan

What do I need to learn or maintain for this cycle?	How does this relate to my field of practice?	Which development outcome does it link to?	What benefit will this have to my work?	How will I meet this learning or maintenance need?	When will I complete the activity?
What skills or knowledge have you identified that need developing or maintaining? Are there any gaps that need addressing?	Why have you identified this, how does it relate to your daily job, patients or tasks?	A, B, C or D ( see development outcomes here)	How will CPD activity in this area help you to maintain or improve your daily work and/or care for patients?	What activities could you do to help meet your learning and maintenance needs?	What are your target dates for review and completion?

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Our Mission

Dental Nurse Network (DNN) was set up to inspire and encourage dental nurses to develop their skills and further their careers. We are committed to providing ethical, affordable and flexible high-quality education led by teachers who are experienced, passionate and qualified in their field.

Who We Are

We are a team of dental care professionals – mostly dental nurses, dental therapists and dental hygienists – who work together to provide resources and training for dental nurses across the UK. We all value ethical education practices and are continuously updating our qualifications to ensure we are offering the best support, resources and services.

Opportunities

We create opportunities for nurses with additional qualifications to work with us and gain experience and extra income. We have a team of registered dental care professionals who write up-to-date, relevant content for us. They also teach, both online and in classroom settings, which allows them to gain valuable experience and enjoy generous rates of pay.

Our Values

At DNN, we value ethical practices and excellence.

We provide excellent support services for all our courses and are constantly looking for ways to improve our support services and overall learning experience.

We Care

DNN was set up by dental nurses, for dental nurses. That means we know what it’s like to work in the industry. We’ve experienced the highs and the lows, and we know the issues we all face every day. This means we’re particularly passionate about the fair treatment of dental nurses. We believe that by empowering our members with knowledge and education, we can make progress towards being regarded as professional and valued members of the dental team.

We Support

Dental Nurse Network has partnered with Dentaid's BrightBites oral health initiative, sponsoring over a thousand children per year.

BrightBites is an educational resource with lesson plans and experiments aimed at teaching children about their teeth. Volunteers visit schools to deliver a presentation that covers toothbrushing, sugar awareness and the importance of regular dental check ups. All the children receive a leaflet, toothbrushing chart, toothbrush and toothpaste. This is complemented by resources and lesson plans for teachers, which include experiments and classroom activities.

We also support other charities including Mercy Ships who provide oral health care to those in desperate need of help and A21 Campaign. The A21 Campaign is an anti-trafficking charity. There are more slaves in the world today than at any other time in human history. The A21 Campaign:

prevents human trafficking through awareness and education;
protects victims of human trafficking through restoration programmes;
pursues justice by prosecuting human traffickers;
partners with people just like you to fight for freedom together.

Our Partnerships

We work with Henry Schein Dental and Medicruit. Both companies share similar ethical values, and Henry Schein has been particularly supportive of dental nurse empowerment and development.

Our Sponsors

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Who we sponsor:

A21 Counter human trafficking

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Refund, Cancellation and Extension Policy

Distance Learning Courses

Distance Learning Courses: Terms and Conditions

(Updated 25/04/24. Our terms now include Re-enrolment fees.)

1) The course, course material and resources are available from the start date specified in the course information once enrolment and payment have been processed. All course due dates and end dates are specified in the course information. After the course end date, access to information and resources for the course will no longer be available.

2) To extend your access to the courses, the following are available:

a) Grace Periods and Extenuating Circumstances:

We give a maximum free grace period of one month for the following courses: Level 3 Dental Management, Level 3 Dental Reception, Level 3 IPC Lead, Level 3 Dental Nurse Lead, Level 2 Patient Care Coordination, Level 2 IPC Lead, Impression-Taking, Fluoride Varnish Application, Plaque Indices, and Oral Health Promotion.

We give a maximum free grace period of one week for the following courses: Certificate in Dental Management.

Please note that NEBDN courses have separate terms and conditions.

If you feel you have an extenuating circumstance and would like to request a further extension, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Extenuating circumstances could include:

Physical sickness where time has been taken off work;
Mental health conditions where time has been taken off work;
Bereavement;
Other reasons which necessitate time off work.

b) Extension Fees

If you do not have an extenuating circumstances and have already used up your grace period allowance (see above), the following fees apply:

A one (1)-month extension:

The extension start date starts from the date of the course expiry.

Level 3 Certificate in Dental Practice Management	APPLY
Level 3 Certificate in Dental Reception	APPLY
Level 3 Dental Nurse Lead	APPLY
Level 3 IPC Lead	APPLY
Level 2 and 3 IPC Lead	APPLY
Level 3 Certificate in Oral Health Promotion	APPLY
Level 2 IPC Lead	APPLY
Level 2 Patient Care Coordination	APPLY
Certificate in Dental Practice Management	APPLY
Impression-Taking	APPLY
Fluoride Varnish Application	APPLY
Plaque Indices	APPLY

A three (3)-month subscription extension:

This is available at a cost of 40% of the course fee. To apply for a three-month extension, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

3) If you wish to unenrol for any reason, the following policies apply at the discretion of Dental Nurse Network:

a) Over 30 days before the course start date, a full refund of all fees will be granted.

b) 15–29 days before the course start date, a refund will be granted amounting to half the course fees paid.

c) 14 days or less before the course start date, no refund of any fees will be granted.

(If you feel you have an exceptional circumstance leading to a need to unenrol during this time, the policy may not apply; please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..)

4) Re-enrolment

In certain circumstances, learners may find it necessary to take a temporary break from their studies, unrelated to extenuating circumstances. Should this occur, students have the option to re-enrol in their courses at a later time. The re-enrolment fee for such cases will be set at 50% of the course fee as it stands at the time of re-enrolment. Upon re-enrolment, students will be enrolled onto the next available course start date. Re-enrolment must be within 5 years of the original enrolment date, otherwise full fees apply.

Re-enrolment fees do not cover NEBDN fees. NEBDN fees must be paid separately, in addition to re-enrolment fees.

5) If you have any concerns over the course material, have a complaint, or feel improvements can be made to the E-Learning Certificate of Competency courses, please feel free to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Online CPD

Online Verifiable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses: Terms and Conditions

1) The course, course material and resources will be available from the start date specified in the course information once enrolment and payment have been processed. All course due dates and end dates are specified in the course information. After the course end date, access to information and resources for the course will no longer be available.

2) To extend your subscription to Online Verifiable CPD courses, the following are available:

a) A one (1)-month subscription extension at the cost of 20% of your subscription fee.

b) A three (3)-month subscription extension at the cost of 40% of your subscription fee.

3) If you wish to unenrol for any reason, the following policies apply at the discretion of Dental Nurse Network:

a) Within the first 30 days of enrolment, if you have completed one hour of verifiable CPD (one topic) or less, a full refund of fees will be granted.

b) If you have been enrolled for 31 days or longer, regardless of the number of CPD hours completed, no refund of any fees will be granted.

(If you feel you have an exceptional circumstance leading to a need to unenrol during this time, the policy may not apply; please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..)

4) If you have any concerns over the course material, have a complaint, or feel improvements can be made to the Online CPD courses, please feel free to contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

One-day courses

One-Day Courses: Terms and Conditions

1) To be considered booked and enrolled onto a one-day course, your enrolment must be accepted and payment processed at the time of booking/enrolment.

2) Due to the short duration of one-day courses, we are unable to offer any extensions for them.

3) If you wish to unenrol for any reason, the following policies apply at the discretion of Dental Nurse Network:

a) Over 60 days before the course start date, a full refund of all fees will be granted.

b) 31-60 days before the course start date, a refund will be granted amounting to half the course fees paid.

c) 30 days or less before the course start date, no refund of any fees will be granted.

4) If you have any concerns over the course material, have a complaint, or feel improvements can be made to the one-day courses, please feel free to contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Complaints Handling Policy

Our complaints policy

We are committed to providing a high-quality service to all users of our services. When something goes wrong, we need you to tell us about it. This will help us to improve our standards.

If you have a complaint, please contact us with the details by email, post or fax.

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Fax: 020 7197 8117
Post: Dental Nurse Network, 20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU

What will happen next?

We will send you an email acknowledging receipt of your complaint within two working days of receiving it, enclosing a copy of this procedure.
We will then investigate your complaint.
We will attempt to resolve your complaint within 14 working days.

Download our policy here

Data Protection

Dental Nurse Network are committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of anyone using our site and the confidentiality of any information that you provide us with. The purpose of this statement is to set out how we use any personal information that we may obtain from you.

Data Protection Act 1988 (‘the Act’)

We are registered under the Data Protection Act (Reg. Z367219) and comply with the Act in all our dealings with your personal data.

Use and collection of personal information

In general, you can visit our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any information about yourself. If, however, you use our site you will need to register and you will be asked to provide certain information such as your contact details. We will store this data and hold it on computer or otherwise.

We may use information that you provide:

• To register you with our website and to administer it.
• To send you relevant website updates via email with your permission.

We do not disclose your personal information to third parties except in the case of students who are registered on the NEBDN Oral Health Education Course. Students enrolled on this course will have their information shared with the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses.

Cookies

We collect information directly from you in a number of ways. One way is through our use of ‘cookies’. Most websites use cookies in order to make them work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. They help us to understand how our customers and potential customers use our website so we can develop and improve the design, layout, content and function of the site. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer’s hard drive by websites that you visit. They save and retrieve pieces of information about your visit to the website – for example, how you entered the site, how you navigated through the site and what information and documentation was of interest to you. This means that when you go back to a website, it can give you tailored options based on the information it has stored about you on your last visit.

Some of our cookies are used to simply collect information about how visitors use our website and these types of cookies collect the information in an anonymous form.

Where there is a login process relating to buying products or services from us we also use cookies to store personal registration information so that you do not have to provide it to us again on subsequent visits.

The rules about cookies on websites have recently changed. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings in the preferences or options menu in your browser. You can set your browser to reject or block cookies or to tell you when a website tries to put a cookie on your computer. You can also delete any cookies that are already stored on your computer’s hard drive. However, please be aware that if you do delete and block all cookies from our website, parts of the site will not then work. This is because some of the cookies we use are essential for parts of our website to operate. Likewise, you may not be able to use some products and services on other websites without cookies.

To find out more about cookies, including seeing what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

If you do not wish to accept cookies from our website, please leave this site immediately and then delete and block all cookies from this site. Alternatively, you may opt out of receiving information from us by e-mail, telephone, fax or post. Our phone number is (details), or you can e-mail us on (details).

Security

We endeavour to take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information. However, we cannot guarantee the security of any data that you disclose online and we will not be responsible for any breach of security unless this is due to our negligence or wilful default.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will inform you before collecting your data if we intend to use your data for such purposes.

General

You have the right to see personal data (as defined under the Data Protection Act) that we keep about you upon receipt of a written request.

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