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Waste Disposal

Dental Nursing – Why Use Disposables and Correct Waste Disposal?

Many products used in dental surgeries are disposable, single-use products, cups, paper towels, etc. Some products are available to dental care professionals as either re-usable – to be sterilised or disinfected, or as disposable, these include items such as; aspirator …

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Washing Your Hands

Dental Nursing – Understanding Disinfection

Disinfection uses chemicals rather than steam and pressure to kill micro-organisms, it cannot kill as many micro-organisms as sterilisation can but it does kill a great number of

Dental Nurse Cleaning

Dental Nursing Tips – What you should do before using an Autoclave to Sterilise Instruments

Autoclaves only sterilise effectively if items are dealt with properly prior to being placed in an autoclave. Cleaning of instruments is usually the role of the dental nurse and

Training Dental Nursing

Training as a Dental Nurse

To become a qualified dental nurse there are two possible routes available to take. Dental nurses can either take the National Certificate for Dental Nurses examination or take

Dental Nurse

Qualities of a Dental Nurse

The dental nurse has many duties to manage on a day to day basis to ensure a dental surgery runs smoothly and efficiently. Much of their role involves