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July
Newsletter
Summer
is here and it comes now as an expensive time for dental nurses.
Please
ensure that you re-new your GDC registration on time
– it is so easy to forget but very difficult to get back into if you do not re-new on
time!
Secondly
– Personal Indemnity Insurance – this is a very
important issue and one that frequently gets over-looked. In these days of litigation and legal
people out to make a name for themselves we can no longer sit back and be complacent! We
strongly recommend joining the British Dental Nurses Association. For
the annual retention fee you will receive a quarterly magazine as well as news of courses, jobs
and other articles of relevance to our profession.
Thirdly
be sure that your vaccinations are up-to-date and that you are adequately protected. Be safe! Be
sure!
Lastly
keep up to date with your CPD keep adequate records
of verifiable and non-verifiable points. Take the opportunity to join in any courses that you
can – not all of them are expensive and some are even free!
We have
now been asked by a few practices for the GDC number of the dental nurse (found easily on GDC
web-site). Also proof of Personal Indemnity and proof of vaccinations. While this is not a legal
requirement yet some practices claim that it is! We do not regard it as wise for the nurse to
carry such valued documents.
Enjoy
the summer – take a break and return refreshed to enjoy your job.
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