BDJ Team is an online publication for the whole dental team published 10 times a year, with CPD. Flagship journal the BDJ celebrated 150 years in 2022!
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BDJ Team is an online publication published 10 times a year and is part of the BDJ Portfolio. BDJ Team was launched in March 2014 and is aimed at UK dental care professionals (DCPs) such as dental nurses, dental hygienists, dental therapists, orthodontic therapists and dental practice managers. BDJ Team offers readers ten free hours of verifiable CPD annually, through the British Dental Association's (BDA's) CPD Hub. The Editor is Kate Quinlan.
NEW COLLECTION!
BDJ Team takes a break in August but we do have a brand new website collection focusing on all things orthodontic therapy, and the role of the orthodontic therapist.
Visit the collection here 👉 https://www.nature.com/collections/orthodontictherapy. If you're seeing this post on our Instagram, visit 'Collections' via the 'Explore content' pull-down at the top of the BDJ Team homepage 😁
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Have you suffered verbal or physical abuse from colleagues or patients?
BADN are conducting a quick survey to find out if dental nurses have suffered verbal or physical abuse from colleagues or patients in their workplace. To take part, visit the following link by 18 August 2024:
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New resources launched to improve oral healthcare for patients with disabilities: https://bit.ly/4c3ri0g
Visit 'Ten years of BDJ Team', a collection of articles created to celebrate a decade of your favourite dental team publication, including interviews with Fiona Ellwood, Miranda Steeples and Pam Swain 🤩
A Collection of articles celebrating ten years of BDJ Team, 2014–2024, the BDJ Portfolio's online publication for the whole dental team.
BSDHT Member of the Year 2024 opens for entries:
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"‘Boss your oral health' is my motto! I want patients to feel empowered, to own their oral health! It is on the patient to put our advice into practice and absorb the education that we as dental professionals provide them with."
In the July issue of BDJ Team we examine the career, background and working life of dental therapist Gemma Cowen: https://go.nature.com/4c0F8k2
'I feel fortunate to enjoy the job I do alongside delivering a service which truly matters'
Before she became an orthodontic therapist, Chrystal was a qualified dental nurse working in orthodontics. She completed a Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy from Warwick University in 2012 and an Advanced Certification in Facial Aesthetics in 2024. Two years ago she was awarded best Orthodontic Therapist 2022 at the Clinical Dentistry Awards.
Find out more about being an orthodontic therapist and Chrystal's typical week in BDJ Team: https://go.nature.com/4bYDAHB
The Dental Professional Alliance has published CPD myth-busting advice for GDC registrants: https://go.nature.com/3y9eBDo
For example:
Q. When do I need to apply for a grace period?
A. If you are struggling to meet your hours in the final year of your cycle, you can apply for a grace period (an additional 56 days) during the final six months of your cycle (this is from 1 February for the wider dental team.) It will take effect from 1 August if it is granted. The next CPD cycle must then begin as normal despite this. If you do not meet the requirements by the end of the 56 days, you will be removed from the register.
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Anaphylactic shock and acute allergic reaction
This updated article from Emma Hammett's First Aid for Life is essential reading for dental professionals, and includes one free hour of CPD: https://go.nature.com/4deVDKm
Figure: Common Anaphylaxis Triggers
Building our practice together
Husband and wife team Chris Rogers, an engineer and property developer, and Nida Kamal, an endodontist, bought a one-surgery dental practice, Shiraz Endo, in Solihull 18 months ago. The private dental centre, dedicated to endodontics and periodontics, was founded in 2000. Over the period of 18 months, they have expanded the practice to five surgeries. Chris and Nida share their journey with BDJ Team Editor Kate Quinlan in the July issue.
https://go.nature.com/3A1JN82
As BDJ Team celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2024, to help mark the occasion we caught up with some important people within dentistry to reflect on the past decade and look forward to the next.
For the July issue we caught up with Fiona Ellwood, who first became a dental nurse in the mid-1980s and is now Executive Director and Emeritus Chair of the Society of British Dental Nurses (SBDN), Acting Chair of The National Oral Health Group, a BDJ Team reader panellist and much, much more!
https://go.nature.com/4cPVqh4
Helping patients with their dental phobias
Amy Louise Scarbro, 28, is a qualified dental nurse from Southampton who is passionate about helping patients with dental phobias:
'I'm passionate about people who have dental phobias because I have one myself and I know how bad things can get if decayed teeth are left untreated. I want to show people how to help prevent treatment from being needed through teaching them excellent oral hygiene and by encouraging people to come to their routine examinations.'
Read Amy's article in the July issue of BDJ Team: https://go.nature.com/3Y8FFNN
Thank you to Fiona for sharing her impressive dental career with our readers! :-)
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The July issue of BDJ Team is now live online, free to read and a real 'people issue'. Our lovely cover star this month is the wonderful Sakina Syed, a talented dental hygienist and dental therapist, researcher and writer.
https://go.nature.com/3WuOCzQ
Legislative change for dental hygienists and therapists comes into effect
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Amazing news! Congratulations to Dr Claire McCarthy!
Claire McCarthy, Clinical Teacher and Clinical Research Fellow, has made history as the first Dental Hygienist to complete a PhD in Clinical Dentistry at King’s College London. She now joins an elite group of dental hygienists in the UK who hold a PhD.
In the June issue of BDJ Team, Miranda Steeples discusses the forthcoming approval of exemptions legislation for dental hygienists and dental therapists:
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'Many children living in areas of social deprivation do not have their own toothbrush.'
Dental nurses wanted to take part in research!
Please Help Agnes Neer with Her Research!
Agnes Neer, a research student at Birkbeck, University of London, is conducting a study for her MSc dissertation. She is inviting dental nurses who are registered with the General Dental Council, aged between 18 and 65, and not directly employed by the NHS to participate in her research.
Study Aim: To investigate if dental nurses' decisions to leave the profession are associated with high effort, low reward, overcommitment, psychosocial factors, and musculoskeletal disorders.
To access the anonymous survey, please click on the link below:
https://buff.ly/3XIpfLF
GDC ANNUAL RENEWAL IS OPEN
On 10 June the General Dental Council (GDC) opened the annual renewal period for dental care professionals (DCPs).
This crucial process ensures that DCPs remain on the UK register and continue to provide essential dental care to patients.
To streamline the renewal process, the GDC has outlined three straightforward steps for DCPs to complete by the respective deadlines:
*Pay the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) of £96 by 31 July
*Indemnity cover: Ensure indemnity cover is in place, or will be, by 31 July
*Complete a CPD statement by 28 August: DCPs must check they have completed the minimum number of CPD hours for their cycle and at least ten CPD hours within the last two years.
https://go.nature.com/3L5tidp
Top tips: Adult and child support and protection for the dental practice
This original BDJ article by Alex Blair, Clement Seeballuck, Catherine McCann and Abigail Heffernan describes a series of tips and recommendations for the appropriate management of patients affected by abuse and neglect. With one free hour of CPD via the BDA's CPD Hub.
Article: https://go.nature.com/4cGTJls
CPD questions: https://go.nature.com/3xFNr6T
Award-winning oral health poster distributed to hundreds of children's settings: https://go.nature.com/3RKIsbX
How does Helen Flynn balance being a CEO, a Virtual Treatment Coordinator, a Dental Triage Nurse and a busy mum to a 19 month old? Find out in the June issue of BDJ Team 😁🤩
https://go.nature.com/3xuVtzn
The voice of dentistry to include views of DCPs?
Can the overhaul of NHS dental services which almost certainly lies ahead also enable dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental nurses to have more of a voice in national negotiations? asks Caroline Holland in a special feature for BDJ Team: https://go.nature.com/45IeGdw
Emma Hammett awarded BEM for services to first aid training
Emma authored 13 medical emergencies/first aid articles for BDJ Team between 2017 and 2020, one of which has been accessed over 93,000 times: ‘How long does Coronavirus survive on different surfaces?' (2020).
https://go.nature.com/3zfuFUl
Career aspirations of dually trained dental therapy and dental hygiene students from one London dental institute
By Athina Belsi, Swapnil Ghotane, Koula Asimakopoulou and Jennifer E. Gallagher
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Pam Swain: ‘We need a culture change in dentistry'
The second of a series of interviews to celebrate BDJ Team's 10th anniversary, this month we catch up with Pam Swain, Chief Executive of BADN for over 30 years, to find out the highlights of her career and the BADN's greatest achievements during her tenure.
Pictured is Pam back in 1992!
https://go.nature.com/3VVkcX1
Leadership challenges in dental practice management
By dental nurse turned practice manager Jeanine Buitenhoff ten cate (pictured), who is now studying for an MSc in Healthcare management.
'As a manager in a dental practice, agility, adaptability, and flexibility are essential qualities and the benefits of having these skills as a dental practice manager will have a significant impact on the team and contribute to the overall success of the practice. A skilled dental practice manager becomes not just a leader but a driving factor for success in the dental practice.'
New BDJ Team: https://go.nature.com/3KYySyd
‘With NHS dental access increasingly difficult there is no better time to share our positive dental messages and give everyone something to smile about.'
One-woman oral health campaigner and dental nurse Jo Dawson is encouraging all dental professionals to connect with their local communities:
https://go.nature.com/4czO6pq
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