How to Develop Your Career in Dental Nursing
Documents the challenges, benefits, and progression opportunities of a career in dental nursing
How to Develop Your Career in Dental Nursing provides practical information on how to progress your career in dental nursing. Guidance is included throughout, and the reader should use the book to make informed decisions and conduct further research for the benefit of their own career. The book considers the historical context, along with reviewing the current position of dental nursing and considering the future of the field, all with the overarching theme of helping dental nurses further their career in modern dentistry.
Topics covered include:
* Dental Nursing from a profession and social context, as well as gender perspectives
* Differences in dental nursing worldwide
* Formal and informal training and education
* Pros and cons for dental nurses and dentistry as the profession has developed
* The impact of working in a modern environment
* How dental nurses can become agents for change
* Dental nursing as an academic versus vocational endeavor
Written by highly qualified authors, How to Develop Your Career in Dental Nursing is an invaluable resource for Dental Nurses, as well as students beginning their professional journey.

The Editors
Janine Brooks MBE, DMedEth, MSc, FFGDP(UK), MCDH, DDPHRCS, BDS, FAcadMEd, is CEO of Dentalia Coaching and Training Consultancy, Co-Founder of Dental Mentors UK and a Registration Assessment Panelist for the General Dental Council in the UK.
Fiona Ellwood BEM, M.Ed L M, PG Cert HF/E, PG Cert PH, PG Cert DMent, BA (Hons) Ed S, (Hon) FFGDP, Former FDTF RCS (Ed), MAadMEd, NSCTS Practitioner, mental health first aider, is a Specialist Expert Advisor at Bangor University, an Education Associate and Registration panel member for the General Dental Council.

About the authors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Early history of dental nursing
The 19th. Century
The 20th. Century
Role of the World Wars
Women in Employment 20th. And 21st. century
The 21st. Century
Chapter 3 - The rise of the profession
North America
New Zealand
Canada
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland
Europe
Australia
World wide
Chapter 4 - Training and qualifications
Professional Registration and Dental Nurse Qualifications
Dental Nurse Qualifications
Additional duties
Impact of registration and education
Continuing Professional Development
Reflective Practitioner
Chapter 5 - Career Development
Clear understanding of self
Knowledge of dental landscape
Conditions of Success
Lead roles
Career Pathway examples
Shape of your Career
Developing a professional portfolio
Curriculum Vitae design
Promoting yourself
Chapter 6 - The Future
The World outside Dentistry
Dentistry
The profession of Dental Nursing
Individual Dental Nurse
Future training thoughts
The Advanced Dental Nurse Practitioner
21st. century skills
Examples to build your working portfolio
Chapter 7 - Discussion and Conclusions
Appendix 1 - Timeline of Important Events in Dentistry in United Kingdom