We are nearing the end of the GDC's 2024-2025 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) cycle year, with the annual period concluding on 31st July 2025. Submitting your CPD declaration is an essential part of maintaining your GDC registration, so let's ensure it's on your radar and completed smoothly.

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]

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:

In recent years, there has been a growing understanding of how oral health impacts general health. This includes its connection to mental health, which we will explore in this article. Mental health problems may occur in the short-term due to certain life events and circumstances or may form a long-term chronic condition. These can be equally distressing and impact day-to-day life.