Whether you’re searching for dental nursing CPD, oral health promotion resources, or simply want to stay in the loop with the latest dental news and journals, these platforms provide trusted, relevant, and up-to-date content for dental nurses across the UK.
Websites for Dental Nurses
General Dental Council (GDC)
The recognised body in the UK that regulates all dental care professionals. Here you can find a wide range of information from registration to standards or education. Because GDC’s responsibility is to protect the public patients can also find information about what to expect from their dental care and guidance on complaints process making this one of the most essential websites for dental nurses.
British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN)
The designated association for the profession. Their aim is champion dental nurses and they do this through established relationships with recognised organisation in the field such as the GDC, BDA, Office of the Chief Dental Officers for example. You can find educational resources, new and information on indemnity for dental nurses.
British Dental Nurses Journal
The official journal which provides four editions every year and is free for members of the BADN.
Oral Health Foundation
Aimed at providing information on how to improve the oral health of patients through various means, including campaigns, written and video resources. Dental nurses can enrich their knowledge and use in their daily work by increasing awareness of oral health. Their scope is wide as patient can also learn about all aspects of oral health and dental procedure by reading on their website.
Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP)
A highly recognised organisation that provide evidence-based information for all dental professionals. Dental nurses can find useful information on the topic of infection control such as managing decontamination, hand hygiene, occupational exposure management and many others.
City and Guilds Dental nursing
A Royal Chartered Institute that provides dental nursing courses and also accredits other organisations to deliver their own courses.
Cavity Training
Our ever growing hub where we aim to provide excellent education and skills development for our trainee dental nurses. We are an approved City & Guilds centre and provide Apprenticeship and Diploma course sin Dental Nursing as well as specialised course the those graduated can undertake.
Dental Nursing
A monthly newsletter covering various clinical and professional issues, dentistry news and supporting education of dental nurses on topics like medical emergencies, cross-infection, orthodontics or radiography to name a few. All resources can be accessed via a membership.
Dentistry.co.uk
The place where you will find all things dentistry. This includes anything from dental news and trends, dental shows and awards as well as CPDs and webinars.
Dental Update
A peer-reviewed journal that brings evidence-based articles to all dental professionals. Although many of the reads may be out width the scope of practice of dental nurses, they are nevertheless helpful in keeping up with recent developments and gaining diverse dental knowledge.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
A world-renowned organisation which offers guidance and recommendations on various medical and dental topics. Dental nurses can use their guidelines for oral health promotion and understanding of important topics like antimicrobial resistance, implants or caring for people in the wider community.
British Dental Journal
Another example of a valuable resource for dental nurses. BDJ published articles on various topics of dentistry and every month has a particular theme usually base on a dental speciality.
Cavity Training FREE CPDs
Different topics such as safeguarding, smoking cessation, anaphylaxis, professional development plan and others.
E-books and journals
- Requires a free NHS OpenAthens account to access resources in the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub
Examples of e-books available:
- Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry
- Oxford Handbook of Dental Nursing
- Medical Emergencies in Dentistry
Kortext
Hundreds of books including resources on sustainability, equality and diversity.
Dental Nurse Forum UK
A private Facebook group designated for dental nurses to share experiences, knowledge and advice.
NHS Wellbeing
Offers advice and resources to support your mental wellbeing from useful articles to guides and activities to reduce stress and help you balance work and life.
Cavity Health & Wellbeing
A hub of resources including blogs and links so that when you need information, it’s just a click away. Our resources are user-friendly and the directory of links have been made accessible to all.
Researched and Written by: Sara Revelo