Dentists

Staff absence can have a massive impact on the smooth running of the practice. Whether staff absence is due to a short-term acute illness, or long-term chronic conditions, on their…

Forty-plus years on from the recommendations of the Robens Committee’s for the improvement work place safety, were enacted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSAWA), the concept…

If you have a new member of staff starting in your team this Monday morning, this is an exciting opportunity to expand the diversity of your team skills and add value…

Consent, respect and dignity are three vital aspects of the patient experience given high priority by regulating bodies and patients alike. The days when patients were prepared to be passive…

Shaping the future This week the Care Quality Commission (CQC) launched its public consultation document on how its work will look for the next five years. The proposed strategy, ‘Shaping the…

If you see your job descriptions as being stand-alone aspects of personnel management you may be missing a trick. In a truly quality based management system every part of the…

For many years dental nurses with an ambition to play an extended role in patient care, have enrolled onto courses to develop their knowledge and skills so that they can…

In the rush and pressure of a busy dental clinic it is easy to consider that by delaying record keeping you can make time for treating patients. This is never…