Dental nursing is so much more than chairside assistance. It’s a dynamic, rewarding career filled with opportunities for growth, leadership and real impact. We had the opportunity to learn about Chloe Keeling and felt her journey was inspiring to say the least: her path from starting as a trainee to becoming a lead dental nurse, treatment coordinator, sedation nurse, trainer and charity advocate proves that dental nursing can open doors to incredible possibilities.

Calling all dental nurses!

This Smile Month, we are inviting you to help raise awareness around an issue that affects thousands of families but often goes unnoticed: the high sugar content in baby food pouches. [See article here]

As dental professionals, we’re often the first to spot the signs of sugar creeping into children’s diets. Early enamel erosion, tiny carious lesions in first molars, and parents genuinely confused as to how it’s happened when they’re “doing everything right”.

National Smile Month is an annual campaign organised by the Oral Health Foundation, aimed at raising awareness about the importance of good oral health by promoting the following four key messages:

Dental nurses with an oral health education qualification play a vital role in educating patients on the importance of oral health. The best way to utilise this qualification is by planning and carrying out oral health education sessions regularly. These can be one-on-one with patients in practice or in a group environment in the wider community. Regardless of the setting, these sessions require good organisation and planning to ensure a structured session is delivered with effective learning.