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- Dental nurses are dental care professionals and work as part of the dental team.
- A dental nurse supports the dentist in all aspects of patient care; this includes getting the appropriate instruments ready, mixing materials and ensuring patient comfort.
- They will also take notes from dentists dictation for records and once the patient has left, the dental nurse tidies the surgery and sterilises all of the instruments.
- In general practice, sometimes the dental nurse may help with reception work - making appointments, taking payments, dealing with paperwork and meeting and reassuring patients.
- Dental nurses can be employed in general practice, hospitals or the community dental services and can also train as a dental nurse in the armed forces.