It’s no secret that things have been much harder in the dental industry since the pandemic. There has been a significant increase in the workload, with extra infection control duties, more demanding patients, and higher targets to be met. This is all after the redeployment scheme saw dental nurses become one the largest group of registrants – but without any of the benefits. With rising dissatisfaction in the job, and many dental nurses leaving the profession altogether, it’s time to look more closely at what can be done to improve working conditions for dental nurses across the country.
DNN’s free online Zoom support sessions for dental nurses are back. These support sessions include enhanced verifiable CPD. We aim to run one free support session every two to three months. 
It’s a fresh new year in dentistry, and that means there are a whole lot of new dental shows for you to sink your shiny teeth into! The perfect place to hear from leading professionals in the dental industry, to collect Enhanced CPD, or to peruse the latest technology, new product launches, and current details, dental shows are not to be missed – and they’re available to all dental professionals. From the 2023 Dental Technology Showcase to the Dentistry Show, we’ve got your dates covered. 
Personal development plans have always been a useful and highly beneficial tool for all kinds of professionals – but creating them has also been viewed as a daunting and difficult task to carry out. Unfortunately, many nurses struggle with creating (and following) a personal development plan (or PDP) and may put off using one. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. PDPs were not created to make our workload heavier or our day harder – if anything, they were created to make it all that much easier.