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Earlier this year we opened our annual Special Recognition Awards (SRAs) for individuals who had a major impact on the contribution to education and training of Dental Nurses.  We would like to take this opportunity to recognise two worthy recipients of NEBDN’s Special Recognition Awards for 2021. These awards are allocated across two categories: – Contribution […]

NEBDN has been working tirelessly over the last few months to produce a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system named TheHub, for Centres to use as a central access point to enter and submit learner details. TheHub was transitioned over four phases and last week marked the final phase taking place, the launch! The CRM system […]

Do you know someone who has made a major impact on the ▪ Contribution to Dental Nursing developments ▪ Contribution to Dental Nursing education and training ▪ Contribution to general operations and development of NEBDN If you do, then please join us in nominating someone for a Special Recognition Award! What is a Special Recognition […]

Introduction There are currently 61,879 registered dental nurses according to the latest General Dental Council’s (GDC) figures. As Dental Care Professionals (DCP), they play a vital role in the delivery of care for patients, and often take on more advanced clinical and non-clinical responsibilities in addition to their main duties. As a result of the […]

Our office is now open, with a hybrid model of working in place. The hybrid model means some NEBDN staff members will continue to work from home and others will return to the office on scheduled days of the week. What does this mean for you? We’re pleased to say this transition of hybrid working […]

This month we hear from Sangita Marahatta, Founder and Director at Forward Academic Team Ltd. to share her success and experience working as a course provider for NEBDN and talk about how she built her business up from one centre to eight, sitting approximately 150 students a year. Sangita founded Forward Academic in 2016 and has kindly […]

Important update on certificates & badges: we know many candidates have been asking about when they will receive their certificates and/or badges for all exams impacted from COVID-19. We apologise for the delay and any inconvenience this has caused and kindly ask that you are patient with our team whilst we work to support you […]

This month we hear from Wayne Thomas, Dental Nurse at The University Dental Hospital of Manchester, to share his experience from trainee dental nurse to working as an Associate Examiner for NEBDN. My association with NEBDN goes back a long way. It started back in 2010, when I began my journey as a trainee dental […]

This month we hear from Ellen Davison, Manager of Dental Nursing and Technology at Leeds Dental Institute, to share her experience working as a course provider for NEBDN whilst navigating through a global pandemic. Ellen shares information on how Leeds Dental Institute run their courses and how they operate a successful business. Ellen has successfully […]

The National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN), celebrate their 1-year milestone working remotely, following the ongoing global pandemic COVID-19. Since the national lockdown in March 2020, NEBDN has introduced new systems and processes to support the delivery of online examinations and has successfully managed to reduce its environmental footprint by working from home. So […]