Posts Tagged ‘Dental Nurses’

Tooth fairies spread smiles in Rochdale

Tooth fairies spread smiles in Rochdale

A group of dental nurses, who dressed up as tooth fairies to visit local children, have been spreading smiles in Rochdale. The tooth fairies, dental nurses based in the borough, have been visiting children’s centres, nurseries and groups run by childminders to talk to children about oral hygiene and looking after their teeth and gums. […]


Dental Nurses visits nursery in Grantham to teach pre-schoolers a lesson in healthy teeth

Dental Nurses visits nursery in Grantham to teach pre-schoolers a lesson in healthy teeth

Children from a nursery in Trent Road in Grantham, invited a pair of dental nurses to introduce young children to ways they can keep their teeth healthy. The Maltings Dental Practice nurses came in to talk to the young learners at Children 1st Nursery as part of the topic “People Who Help Us”. The children […]


New £500,000 Centre for Dental Training To Open in Bradford

New £500,000 Centre for Dental Training To Open in Bradford

Students in West Yorkshire will be able to study in a new state of the art dental training centre this week, as NORDEC, the Northern Dental Education Centre in Bradford is officially opened. NORDEC will be opened this Friday at a ceremony at Bradford College by the MP for Bradford South, Judith Cummings, as well […]


Cumbria Dental Nurses Angry Over Dumped Waste

Cumbria Dental Nurses Angry Over Dumped Waste

Dental nurses from a practice in Cumbria are calling for people to stop dumping waste on land adjacent to the surgery; the nurses have been cleaning the land next to the Horn Hill Dental Practice on a regular basis and are fed up of removing bags of rubbish and dog excrement, which has been dumped […]


Number Of Dental Nurses Working In Scotland Up By 65% Since 2007

Number Of Dental Nurses Working In Scotland Up By 65% Since 2007

 The number of dental nurses working for the NHS in Scotland has increased by 65 per cent in the last five years, according to the latest figures. New figures also revealed that the number of dental technicians has increased by 171 per cent in the same time period. SNP MSP Bob Doris said that the […]


Dental Firm to Offer 25 Apprenticeships in the North East

Dental Firm to Offer 25 Apprenticeships in the North East

A leading UK dental firm has confirmed that it will offer 25 apprenticeships in the North East over the next 18 months. Genix Healthcare, an NHS service provider, will offer 25 apprenticeships in the North East in addition to 75 apprenticeships in the rest of the country. Genix Healthcare has 22 practices in England and […]


Dental nurses protest against fee increase

Dental nurses protest against fee increase

Dental nurses in Bradford are protesting against an increase in the annual retention fee, which they must pay in order to work. Nurses at the Thornton Dental Care Centre in Market Street have written to fellow nurses in the area urging them to join the campaign and sign the petition against the fee increase; the […]